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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 254, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 29, 1998Brown County, Ohio; Mason County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 1998, 11:32 PM EDT for Brown County, Ohio; Mason County, Kentucky. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 29, 1998, 11:32 PM EDT (03:32 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 1998, 12:30 AM EDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Whole counties

Counties Mason County, KY, Brown County, OH

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 29, 10:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

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.

NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 29, 9:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 9:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
900 PM EDT MON JUN 29 1998

COMPLEX IN CENTRAL INDINANA CONTINUES TO DROP TO THE SOUTHEAST.
CURRENT TRACK WILL BRING THE STRONGEST STORMS INTO SOUTHWEST SECTION
OF CWA...BUT REST OF CWA WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE THE SYSTEM. WOULD
UP POPS TO CATEGORICAL...AT LEAST TO IN SW OH...SE IN AND NRN KY DUE
TO EXTENSIVE PRECIP SHEILD.  FLASH FLOOD WATCHES LOOKING GOOD.

WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S LOWER MIGHT HOLD IN THE 70 TO 75
RANGE ACROSS THE SOUTH.

SITES

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 10:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-KYZ
091>093-095>100-300700-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1015 PM EDT MON JUN 29 1998

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
OHIO ALONG WITH MOST OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 3 AM EDT (2 AM
EST)...

...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA (INCLUDING THE WHITEWATER
   VALLEY) AND NORTHWEST KENTUCKY UNTIL 1 AM EDT (MIDNIGHT EST)...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN...CENTRAL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO ALONG WITH MOST OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY. A LARGE
AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAS PRODUCED DAMAGING WEATHER IN
INDIANA...WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING AND EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.  DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING
COULD OCCUR AS THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH.

IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR
CAN BE EXPECTED.

SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE CINCINNATI..DAYTON...COLUMBUS
PORTSMOUTH AND MAYSVILLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SITES

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 10:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-KYZ
091>093-095>100-300700-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1015 PM EDT MON JUN 29 1998

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
OHIO ALONG WITH MOST OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 3 AM EDT (2 AM
EST)...

...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA (INCLUDING THE WHITEWATER
   VALLEY) AND NORTHWEST KENTUCKY UNTIL 1 AM EDT (MIDNIGHT EST)...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN...CENTRAL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO ALONG WITH MOST OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY. A LARGE
AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAS PRODUCED DAMAGING WEATHER IN
INDIANA...WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING AND EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.  DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING
COULD OCCUR AS THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH.

IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR
CAN BE EXPECTED.

SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE CINCINNATI..DAYTON...COLUMBUS
PORTSMOUTH AND MAYSVILLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SITES

Local storm report, Jun 29, 10:43 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
1043 PM EDT MON JUN 29 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0856 PM    TIPP CITY                 OH   WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98   MIAMI                          75 MPH GUST...MEASURED BY
                                          ANEMOMETER

0909 PM    TIPP CITY                 OH   WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98   MIAMI                          SEVERAL 6 TO 9 INCH
                                          BRANCHES BROKEN.

0945 PM    3 S WEST MILTON           OH   WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98   MIAMI                          SEVERAL TREES DOWN, IN
                                          ADDITION TO 4 INCH DIAMTER
                                          FLAG POLE THAT FELL ONTO
                                          HOUSE.

1015 PM    NAPOLEON                  IN   WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98   RIPLEY                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN

1020 PM    DELAWARE                  IN   WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98   RIPLEY                         POWER OUT DUE TO
                                          THUNDERSTORM WINDS

Local storm report, Jun 29, 10:57 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
1057 PM EDT MON JUN 29 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1005 PM    DELAWARE                  IN   WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98   RIPLEY                         POWER OUT DUE TO
                                          THUNDERSTORM WINDS

1010 PM    NAPOLEON                  IN   WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98   RIPLEY                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN

1055 PM    HARRISON                  OH   WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98   HAMILTON                       NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN
                                          HARRISON

Local storm report, Jun 29, 11:00 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 29, 11:00 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 29, 9:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Miami	20 min
Jun 29, 9:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Montgomery	32 min
Jun 29, 9:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke	43 min
Jun 29, 9:44 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Franklin, Madison, Pickaway	3 hr
Jun 29, 10:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hamilton	46 min
Jun 29, 11:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clermont	61 min
Jun 29, 11:13 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Miami	117 min
Jun 29, 11:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clark	47 min
Jun 29, 11:29 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Franklin, Madison, Pickaway	3 hr
Jun 29, 11:29 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Licking	3 hr
Jun 29, 10:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin	44 min
Jun 29, 10:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone	46 min
Jun 29, 10:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Grant, Pendleton	53 min
Jun 29, 10:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Owen	53 min
Jun 29, 11:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Bracken, Robertson	65 min
Jun 29, 9:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Union, Wayne	45 min
Jun 29, 10:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley	52 min
Jun 29, 10:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Ohio, Switzerland	44 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 1998 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 1998 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998

Sources

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