Special Weather Statement for Robertson, Mason, Lewis, Adams, Scioto until 6:15 PM. Strong thunderstorms may bring wind gusts up to 40 mph. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow unsecured objects. Seek shelter indoors.
Special Weather Statement for Pendleton, Bracken, Robertson, Mason, Lewis, Brown, Adams, Scioto until 5:45 PM 6/14. Strong storms may bring wind gusts up to 45 mph. Gusts could knock down limbs and blow unsecured items. Seek shelter indoors.
Special Weather Statement for Ross, Highland, Adams, Pike, Scioto until 5:45 PM 6/14. Strong storms may bring wind gusts up to 40 mph, knocking down tree limbs and blowing unsecured objects. Seek shelter indoors.
Mesoscale Discussion — eastern OH, western PA & western WV. Severe threat continues with favorable instability and shear supporting organized storms. Monitor for damaging winds, large hail, and a few tornadoes.
Special Weather Statement for Campbell, Pendleton, Bracken, Clermont, Brown until 5:15 PM 6/14. Strong storms may bring wind gusts up to 45 mph and very heavy rain. Poor vis, hydroplaning possible. Seek shelter indoors; slow down.
Warning credibility matters. Accuracy matters. The goal should be getting people to act when it counts and not wearing them down with alerts that rarely verify.
We continue to over-watch and over-warn systems that never come close to severe limits. I talked to someone near Lanesville, IN who said she saw the alert for flash flooding but didn’t think much of it because they get those alerts all the time. That’s alert fatigue and it’s a real problem.
When watch/warn systems are triggered for setups that repeatedly fail to come close to severe limits, the public starts treating alerts like background noise. Then, when a truly dangerous storm is coming, the urgency may not land the way it should.
Special Weather Statement for Madison, Franklin, Fayette, Pickaway, Fairfield, Clinton, Ross until 4:45 PM 6/14. Wind gusts up to 45 mph possible. Radar-indicated storms may knock down tree limbs and blow unsecured objects. Seek shelter indoors.
Special Weather Statement for Clark, Madison, Greene, Fayette, Warren, Clinton until 4:15 PM 6/14. Wind gusts up to 45 mph possible. Gusty winds may knock down limbs and blow unsecured objects. Seek shelter indoors if outdoors.
Special Weather Statement for Franklin, Ripley, and Dearborn until 3:30 PM 6/14. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and very heavy rain. Poor vis and hydroplaning possible. Seek shelter indoors if outdoors; motorists slow down.
Special Weather Statement for Washington, Scott, Jefferson, Clark until 3:30 PM 6/14. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and torrential rain may cause localized flooding. Lightning possible. If outdoors, seek shelter inside; don’t drive through flooded roads.
Special Weather Statement for Decatur & Jennings until 3:00 PM 6/14. Strong storms may bring wind gusts up to 50 mph. Gusts could knock down tree limbs and blow unsecured objects. If outdoors, seek shelter inside a building.
Special Weather Statement for Johnson, Shelby, Rush & Others until 2:45 PM 6/14. Wind gusts up to 50 mph may knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. If outdoors, seek shelter inside a building.
Mesoscale Discussion — far eastern IN, portions of OH, western PA & northern WV Panhandle. Thunderstorms along and ahead of the cold front will expand in coverage/intensity; severe potential increases into the afternoon.
Severe T-Storm Watch for IN, KY, OH until 9 PM. Conditions favorable for severe storms. Watch for Warnings. Hazards may include damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rain.
Mesoscale Discussion — Far eastern IN, portions of OH, western PA & northern WV Panhandle. Thunderstorms along and ahead of the cold front may expand in coverage/intensity; severe potential increases into the afternoon.
We’ll deal with two rounds of gusty storms tomorrow. The first arrives during the early morning hours, with another round possible during the afternoon.
After that, attention turns to Wednesday and Thursday. You’ll likely start seeing plenty of severe weather talk about those days already. While the pattern is worth watching, let’s take it one day at a time before going buck wild over something that’s still several days away and lacks important details.
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