Thunderstorms moved through the region during the early morning hours ahead of an approaching cold front.
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The episode as NWS ILN wrote it up.
Thunderstorms moved through the region during the early morning hours ahead of an approaching cold front.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 29, 1:46 AM EST, 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 246 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023 .SYNOPSIS... Chances for showers and thunderstorms will continue today as a frontal boundary moves through the Ohio Valley. High pressure and a drier, somewhat cooler airmass will settle into the region on Sunday. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... MCS is progressing quickly southeast across northern Indiana this morning. It looks like it should maintain itself at least a while longer as it moves into our area over the next hour or two as the airmass across our area remains unstable. The CAMs are suggesting some weakening though as it moves across our area but some uncertainty remains with this. It appears the best chance for damaging winds with this will be across our northwest, along the apex of the bowing portions of the MCS. The MCS should move off to our southeast through mid to late morning, but it will likely leave a remnant boundary somewhere across southern portions of our fa. As we destabilize again through the afternoon, additional scattered thunderstorms will be possible, mainly along and south of the Ohio River, in the vicinity of the boundary. Temperatures this afternoon will range from the mid 80s north to the lower 90s in the south. Heat indicies across our south may get close or just above 100 degrees/heat advisory criteria. But with the uncertainty of the effects of this morning's and afternoon's potential convection, will hold off on a heat advisory attm. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/... A few showers and thunderstorms may linger across our far south into this evening, but these should taper off as the boundary shifts south. High pressure and a somewhat drier and cooler airmass will settle into the area tonight into Sunday. Highs on Sunday will be in the 80s. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... Post frontal passage subsidence combined with ridging and surface high pressure moving in from Canada will keep the area precipitation free (barring any diurnally driven pop ups) for the first few days of the work week with daytime high temperatures in the low 80s and overnight lows falling to the upper 50s. Bit of a pattern shift is expected sometime mid-week when a longwave trough begins to dig down from western Canada. Felt that the NBM was a bit too progressive with introducing PoPs Wednesday early morning and have the bulk of the pcpn arriving into Thursday now. While confidence is high in the overall pattern change, confidence in timing is low, given the spread in solutions between ensembles. For now, have maintained the broadbrushed chance category. Temperatures appear to remain around normal for the remainder of the week with highs in the mid to upper 80s and lows in the mid 60s. && .AVIATION /06Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Thunderstorm complex across Indiana early this morning will continue to move quickly southeast and should overspread our area in the 07Z-09Z timeframe. Some uncertainty remains as to how well it will hold together but think all of the TAF sites will have a decent shot a 2-3 hour period of some tsra. Will try to time that through the TAF sites with a tempo group during the most favorable time period. Otherwise, convection should push off to the southeast through mid morning. A frontal boundary will move south across our area today and as we destabilize again this afternoon, shower and thunderstorm redevelopment can be expected along the boundary. The best chance for additional storms this afternoon will be along and south of the Ohio River. This activity will taper off/move south of the area this evening with decreasing clouds heading into tonight. OUTLOOK...No significant weather expected. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS...JGL NEAR TERM...JGL SHORT TERM...JGL LONG TERM...CA AVIATION...JGL
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 315 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023 INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>072- 300900- Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke- Shelby-Logan-Union OH-Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison- Franklin OH-Licking-Preble-Montgomery-Greene-Fayette OH-Pickaway- Fairfield-Butler-Warren-Clinton- 315 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana, Southeast Indiana, Central Ohio, Southwest Ohio and West Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A few strong to severe storms will be possible through 7 AM this morning. Damaging wind is the primary threat, along with locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to relay any severe weather reports to the National Weather Service. INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ073-074-077>082-088-300900- Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton- Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Ross- Hocking-Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto- 315 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Southeast Indiana, Northeast Kentucky, Northern Kentucky, Central Ohio, South Central Ohio and Southwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A few strong to severe storms will be possible through 8 AM this morning and then again this afternoon. Damaging wind will be the primary threat, along with locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to relay any severe weather reports to the National Weather Service.
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
950 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023
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0430 AM Flash Flood 3 ENE Saint Leon 39.31N 84.91W
07/28/2023 Franklin IN Law Enforcement
Two people camping on a sand bar in the
Whitewater River were rescued from the
rising waters.
&&The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:27 UTC.
31 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree fell onto a house along State Route 118.
A few trees were downed at a property on Frahm Pike.
Power lines were downed on Siegrist-Jutte Road between St. Peter and Burville Roads.
A tree was downed along Fountain Avenue.
Numerous trees were downed throughout the county.
A tree fell onto a road in the New Knoxville area.
A tree fell onto a house.
A large tree fell into power lines along State Route 66 near Cardo Road.
Several large branches were downed in the Ada area.
Several large branches were downed.
A house on Maplewood Road had a garage door blown in and roof damage. An outbuilding was also damaged.
A tree fell onto a car.
A tree fell onto a road near State Route 33.
Several trees were downed in the Belle Center area.
A few trees were downed near the intersection of State Route 127 and Consolidated Road.
Several trees were downed.
Several trees were downed across western Champaign County, including near the intersection of U.S. 36 and Zimmerman Road.
A tree was downed along West State Route 29.
Several trees were downed across northwest Butler County.
A few trees were downed in the West Liberty area.
A large branch was downed.
A large tree limb was downed.
A large tree limb was downed.
A large tree was downed.
A few trees were downed.
Several trees and power lines were downed along Leffel Lane, Possum Road and Ridge Road. A house also had minor roof and garage damage.
A tree was downed near the intersection of Junk Road and Yankeetown-Chenoweth Road.
A large tree limb was snapped.
A few trees were downed in the Jeffersonville area.
A tree fell onto a power line along Rodebaugh Road.
A tree was downed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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