Showers and thunderstorms moved across the region ahead of a cold front.
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Showers and thunderstorms moved across the region ahead of a 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 May 22, 9:13 AM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 1013 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Seasonably warm temperatures continue through the entire week into the upcoming weekend. Periods of showers and storms will occur at times through the upcoming weekend and early next week, with an unsettled pattern expected through at least Monday. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... Radar imagery at 10AM continues to show the best convection from the decaying MCS lingering across southwest OH into portions of north-central KY. An MCV also visible on radar is barreling towards central OH, but this feature will not really impact our fa. While convection is expected to continue to weaken in overall intensity as it tracks further eastward, the environmental air mass may continue to support thunder/lightning across portions of our south through the remainder of the late morning and perhaps early afternoon hours. A relative minimum in convection is expected through the bulk of the afternoon hours. CAMs continue to be fairly meager with any initiation during peak heating hours when CAPE and lapse rates (particularly in the lower levels) will be most conducive for strong/severe storm potential. Thus, while the afternoon period will still have to be monitored for any CI, it does not appear favorable. If any storms do happen to materialize, the primary threats would be localized downbursts and large hail - wind shear is not strong/favorable enough to warrant a tornado concern. There is a better signal in CAMs for convection during the evening and overnight period when forcing increases. With better forcing, we will also slightly improve wind shear values as well, which could lead to a better window of severe potential mainly during the late evening and early overnight period. However, this potential will likely still be limited and does not have the greatest signal given latest trends. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/... For late this evening into tonight, some lingering SHRA/TSRA will persist through the nighttime, mainly near/S of the OH Rvr, but the prospect of a more widespread strong to severe storm potential for tonight is quite low. Coverage of activity should increase gradually past midnight into the predawn hours, particularly near/S of the OH Rvr, with one or more clusters of storms possible in these areas overnight into Thursday morning. So a few rumbles are expected from time- to-time through the night tonight across srn parts of the area. By the afternoon, the stalled front will attempt to nudge back to the N, perhaps getting somewhere in the vicinity of the I-70 corridor. This will occur as a S/W ejects E through KY, with better instby advecting back into the srn half or so of the ILN FA. The forcing for convection Thursday appears to be (ironically) better/greater than will be the case today, particularly for srn parts of the local area and N KY where SHRA/TSRA activity by early to mid afternoon should be fairly widespread. Suppose that an isolated strong to severe storm cannot be ruled out Thursday morning into the afternoon, especially if ample destabilization can take place with an influx of better LL moisture to the N into early afternoon. Gusty winds again would be the primary threat, along with very heavy downpours and brief ponding of water on roads in the most persistent storms (as PWATs will be >=125% seasonal norms). Expect the best coverage during the daytime Thursday to be near, and especially S of, a line from Franklin Co IN to Fairfield Co OH. More expansive cloud cover and pcpn should keep high temps a bit cooler (mid/upper 70s) in N/NE KY and the lower Scioto Valley compared to other locales further to the NW in WC OH and EC IN (lower 80s) where there will be some sunshine. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... The extended period will begin in a zonal flow pattern as periodic pieces of shortwave energy push east across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. The first of these should bring an increase in cloud cover and precipitation on Friday, mainly across our southern reaches of the CWA. A drying period looks to arrive on Saturday before a stronger disturbance approaches Sunday. At this time, guidance shows a rather deep surface low tracking across Wisconsin and Lake Michigan on Sunday/Sunday night which would increase the potential for strong to severe storms (increased vertical wind profile, better forcing). An upper trough moves into the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley late Monday into Tuesday, finally bringing a return to near normal temperatures after an extended warm spell. && .AVIATION /14Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Several loosely-organized clusters of SHRA/TSRA are moving in from the W, impacting KCVG/KLUK/KILN at the beginning of the TAF period. Although this activity is expected to wane with eastward extent through 15z, do think that TSRA, or at the very least VCTS, will be near KCVG/KLUK/KILN through the first several hours of the TAF period. The broken/loosely-organized convection will likely fall apart toward/beyond 15z, with some ISO SHRA/TSRA expected to develop in its initial wake between 15z-18z or so. Activity through the daytime, especially for the afternoon, will be very disorganized and somewhat spotty, with some indications for better coverage of development past 22z near KCVG/KLUK, but confidence is rather low in whether any of the local sites will have much SHRA/TSRA activity beyond the AM convection. A chance of SHRA/TSRA may linger through the night, especially for srn sites of KCVG/KLUK. Some MVFR CIGs cannot be ruled out between about 14z-18z in the immediate wake of the AM activity, but conditions (outside of SHRA/TSRA) should be mainly VFR. Southerly winds around 5-10kts will increase to 10-15kts, and gust to around 20-25kts, out of the SW past 14z or so. The gustiness should subside just a bit toward/beyond 21z, with sfc flow going more westerly at around 5kts by 06z. A weak front will bisect the area late in the period, with northerly winds expected for nrn sites and light/VRB winds expected for srn sites toward daybreak Thursday. OUTLOOK...Thunderstorms possible at times through Sunday. MVFR ceilings possible early Thursday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS...KC NEAR TERM...Clark SHORT TERM...KC LONG TERM... AVIATION...KC
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 524 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024 INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>044-051-060-230930- Wayne-Fayette-Union-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan-Miami- Preble- 524 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Indiana and west central Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Showers are storms are likely Sunday into Sunday night. Some strong to severe storms will be possible during this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ045-046-052>056-061>065-070>074- 077>082-088-230930- Franklin-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone- Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis- Union-Delaware-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Licking-Montgomery-Greene- Fayette-Pickaway-Fairfield-Butler-Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking- Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto- 524 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Indiana, northeast Kentucky, northern Kentucky, central Ohio, south central Ohio, southwest Ohio and west central Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Isolated to scattered showers and storms will be possible this afternoon through this evening. A few strong to severe storms cannot be ruled out, with damaging winds being the primary threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Showers are storms are likely Sunday into Sunday night. Some strong to severe storms will be possible during this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
819 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NE Osgood 39.15N 85.27W
05/22/2024 Ripley IN Emergency Mngr
A tree fell onto the roadway at SR 350 and N
Finks Road. Time estimated by radar.
&&Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
118 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024
OHZ088-221745-
Scioto OH-
118 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN SCIOTO
COUNTY THROUGH 145 PM EDT...
At 117 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Franklin
Furnace, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to
vegetation.
Locations impacted include...
Greenup, Franklin Furnace, Powellsville, and Haverhill.
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LAT...LON 3857 8282 3859 8285 3861 8285 3866 8286
3869 8288 3871 8287 3872 8270 3868 8271
3868 8276 3864 8277 3860 8274 3857 8281
TIME...MOT...LOC 1717Z 273DEG 28KT 3865 8288
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHThe Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:21 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees and large branches were downed in the Franklin Furnace area.
A large tree was uprooted, causing damage to a home on Norwich Avenue.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1172346, 1172348, 1172350, 1172352.