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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 28, 1994Highland County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 1994, 7:18 PM EDT for Highland County, Ohio. It was in force for 42 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 1994, 7:18 PM EDT (23:18 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 1994, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Whole counties

County Highland County, OH

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 3:04 PM EDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090-
091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-290100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH
302 PM EDT (202 PM EST) THU APR 28 1994

...TORNADO WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA...AS WELL AS
BOONE...CARROLL...GALLATIN AND OWEN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
UNTIL 900 PM EDT(800 PM EST)...

A TORNDAO WATCH MEANS THAT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE
POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE WATCH AREA YOU NEED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION VERY CLOSELY
AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES.

JOHNSTONE
CORRECTED TO CHANGE KENTON TO OWEN COUNTY
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 3:38 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090-
091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-282100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH
336 PM EDT (236 PM EST) THU APR 28 1994

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA...AS WELL AS
BOONE...CARROLL...GALLATIN AND OWEN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
UNTIL 900 PM EDT(800 PM EST)...

AT 330 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A 90 MILE WIDE AREA OF
SHOWERS...AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...EXTENDING FROM 50 MILES NORTH OF
INDIANAPOLIS...TO 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE. THE STRONGEST
THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN INDIANA...BETWEEN EVANSVILLE
AND LOUISVILLE...OR AROUND J120 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CINCINNATI.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 4:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090-
091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-282200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH
436 PM EDT (336 PM EST) THU APR 28 1994

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA...AS WELL AS
BOONE...CARROLL...GALLATIN AND OWEN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
UNTIL 900 PM EDT(800 PM EST)...

AT 430 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A 115 MILE WIDE AREA OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 90 MILES NORTH OF CINCINNATI...
TO LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST NORTH OF
LOUISVILLE IN SOUTHERN INDIANA.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE POSSIBLE
DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOS IN THE WATCH AREA.
PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING
HOURS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA <WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES.

JOHNSTONE
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 5:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090-
091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-282200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH
503 PM EDT (403 PM EST) THU APR 28 1994

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA...AS WELL AS
BOONE...CARROLL...GALLATIN AND OWEN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
UNTIL 900 PM EDT(800 PM EST)...

AT 500 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A 100 MILE WIDE AREA OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH WERE SEVERE...EXTENDING FROM
80 MILES NORTH OF CINCINNATI...TO NEAR TELL CITY INDIANA...120 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CINCINNATI. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM
LOUISVILLE TO TELL CITY INDIANA.

A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE POSSIBLE
DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOS IN THE WATCH AREA.
PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING
HOURS.
.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES.

JOHNSTONE
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 5:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 28, 6:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090-
091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-282315-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH
608 PM EDT (508 PM EST) THU APR 28 1994

TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR OWEN COUNTY KENTUCKY UNTIL 615 PM AND
GRANT COUNTY KENTUCKY UNTIL 630 PM EDT.

HAM RADIO OPERATORS IN SOUTEASTERN OWEN COUNTY REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE
GROUND 5 MILES TO THE WEST OF CORINTH KENTUCKY MOVING EAST-NORTHEST.

IF YOU LIVE IN SOUTHERN OWEN COUNTY OR SOUTHERN GRANT COUNTY
KENTUCKY...ESPECIALLY IN CORINTH...TAKE COVER NOW. YOUR QUICK ACTION MAY
SAVE YOUR LIFE!

JOHNSTONE
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Hamilton, Warren50 min
Apr 28, 7:10 PM EDTTornado WarningILNClinton35 min
Apr 28, 7:12 PM EDTTornado WarningILNGreene33 min
Apr 28, 5:39 PM EDTTornado WarningILNOwen36 min
Apr 28, 5:57 PM EDTTornado WarningILNGrant32 min
Apr 28, 6:13 PM EDTTornado WarningILNPendleton42 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.