Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 348, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 10, 1998, 2:53 PM EST for Fayette County, Madison County, Union County, Ohio. It was in force for 72 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 10, 1998, 2:53 PM EST (19:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 1998, 4:05 PM EST
- In force
- 72 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Fayette County, OH, Madison County, OH, Union County, OH
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 3:00 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Summerford, OH | Power poles and trees downed. |
| Nov 10, 3:30 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Madison Mills, OH | Trees knocked down. |
| Nov 10, 3:40 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Arnold, OH | Trees and power poles down. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 11:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 64 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 833 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 503 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 540 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Nov 10, 2:53 PM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 2:53 PM EST, 0 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Nov 10, 10:26 AM EST, 4 hours 27 minutes before
INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-102200- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1026 AM EST TUE NOV 10 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN KENTUCKY... SOUTHEASTERN AND EAST-CENTRAL INDIANA...AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL OHIO THIS AFTERNOON.. SOME CITIES IN THE RISK AREA INCLUDE CINCINNATI...DAYTON... SPRINGFIELD...COLUMBUS...PORTSMOUTH AND RICHMOND INDIANA. A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT PUSHES FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL PUSH THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE UNSTABLE AS STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT PULL WARM MOIST AIR INTO THE REGION. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN INDIANA...WESTERN OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL PUSH INTO NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND CENTRAL OHIO BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WITH THE RAPID MOVEMENT OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM...COMBINED WITH EXTREMELY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS...THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH IS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ACROSS EASTERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN INDIANA THIS MORNING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER TH\REAT THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES AN HOUR. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL OR CABLE NEWS MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. WILKINSON
Special weather statement, Nov 10, 10:26 AM EST, 4 hours 27 minutes before
INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-102200- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1026 AM EST TUE NOV 10 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN KENTUCKY... SOUTHEASTERN AND EAST-CENTRAL INDIANA...AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL OHIO THIS AFTERNOON.. SOME CITIES IN THE RISK AREA INCLUDE CINCINNATI...DAYTON... SPRINGFIELD...COLUMBUS...PORTSMOUTH AND RICHMOND INDIANA. A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT PUSHES FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL PUSH THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE UNSTABLE AS STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT PULL WARM MOIST AIR INTO THE REGION. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN INDIANA...WESTERN OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL PUSH INTO NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND CENTRAL OHIO BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WITH THE RAPID MOVEMENT OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM...COMBINED WITH EXTREMELY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS...THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH IS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ACROSS EASTERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN INDIANA THIS MORNING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER TH\REAT THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES AN HOUR. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL OR CABLE NEWS MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. WILKINSON
Special weather statement, Nov 10, 11:00 AM EST, 3 hours 53 minutes before
KYZ089-090-094>100-101800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1100 AM EST TUE NOV 10 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 400 PM... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN KENTUCKY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW WITHIN 30 MINUTES IN ANOTHER SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT. WILKINSON
Special weather statement, Nov 10, 11:00 AM EST, 3 hours 53 minutes before
KYZ089-090-094>100-101800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1100 AM EST TUE NOV 10 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 400 PM... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN KENTUCKY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW WITHIN 30 MINUTES IN ANOTHER SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT. WILKINSON
Special weather statement, Nov 10, 11:20 AM EST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>055-060>064-070>072-077>081-102200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1120 AM EST TUE NOV 10 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 400 PM... SOME TOWNS IN THIS WATCH AREA INCLUDE OWENTOWN AND MAYSVILLE. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST AND EAST- CENTRAL INDIANA...EXTREME NORTHERN KENTUCKY...AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 500 PM... SOME CITIES IN THIS WATCH AREA INCLUDE RICHMOND INDIANA...DAYTON... SPRINGFIELD...CINCINNATI...COLUMBUS AND COVINGTON KENTUCKY. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS WILL PUSH INTO THE WATCH AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME REPORTS OF WINDS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH AND SOME DAMAGE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM WESTERN INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND EASTERN ILLINOIS. THE STORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN INDIANA...WESTERN OHIO...AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY AROUND COVINGTON DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN PUSH INTO CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AROUND MAYSVILLE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. WILKINSON
Special weather statement, Nov 10, 11:20 AM EST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>055-060>064-070>072-077>081-102200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1120 AM EST TUE NOV 10 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 400 PM... SOME TOWNS IN THIS WATCH AREA INCLUDE OWENTOWN AND MAYSVILLE. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST AND EAST- CENTRAL INDIANA...EXTREME NORTHERN KENTUCKY...AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 500 PM... SOME CITIES IN THIS WATCH AREA INCLUDE RICHMOND INDIANA...DAYTON... SPRINGFIELD...CINCINNATI...COLUMBUS AND COVINGTON KENTUCKY. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS WILL PUSH INTO THE WATCH AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME REPORTS OF WINDS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH AND SOME DAMAGE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM WESTERN INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND EASTERN ILLINOIS. THE STORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN INDIANA...WESTERN OHIO...AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY AROUND COVINGTON DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN PUSH INTO CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AROUND MAYSVILLE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. WILKINSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 12:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Mercer | 60 min |
| Nov 10, 12:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke, Preble | 74 min |
| Nov 10, 1:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize | 59 min |
| Nov 10, 1:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler, Hamilton | 62 min |
| Nov 10, 1:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Miami, Shelby | 78 min |
| Nov 10, 1:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Montgomery | 78 min |
| Nov 10, 2:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont, Warren | 74 min |
| Nov 10, 2:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Greene | 64 min |
| Nov 10, 2:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hardin, Logan | 64 min |
| Nov 10, 2:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown | 56 min |
| Nov 10, 2:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton | 56 min |
| Nov 10, 2:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Highland | 72 min |
| Nov 10, 3:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Delaware, Franklin | 71 min |
| Nov 10, 3:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams | 73 min |
| Nov 10, 3:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pickaway, Ross | 75 min |
| Nov 10, 3:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pike, Scioto | 58 min |
| Nov 10, 4:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Licking | 73 min |
| Nov 10, 4:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hocking | 73 min |
| Nov 10, 1:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Carroll | 59 min |
| Nov 10, 1:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Gallatin, Owen | 62 min |
| Nov 10, 1:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Campbell, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton | 74 min |
| Nov 10, 12:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fayette, Franklin, Wayne | 61 min |
| Nov 10, 12:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Ripley | 61 min |
| Nov 10, 12:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Union | 44 min |
| Nov 10, 1:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Dearborn, Franklin | 59 min |
| Nov 10, 1:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Ohio | 59 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 1998Every 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.