Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 10, 20134 counties in Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2013, 3:41 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 49 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: Apr 10, 2013, 3:41 PM EDT (19:41 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2013, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Auglaize County, OH, Logan County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Shelby County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 10, 1:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

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 Apr 10, 2:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 2:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 10:47 AM EDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1047 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013

INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-
111500-
WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-
SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-
FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-
FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-
1047 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL
INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF
OHIO...SOUTHWEST OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT OVER
NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN OHIO...RESULTING IN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME
SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH
ACROSS OUR AREA THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. STRONG
LOW TO MID LEVEL WINDS AND LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY WILL ALLOW THESE
STORMS TO BECOME ORGANIZED. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL
BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY AND THURSDAY.

INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ077>082-088-111500-
RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-
CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HAMILTON-
CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
1047 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO AND SOUTHWEST
OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER LOW AT THIS
TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH
ACROSS OUR AREA THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. STRONG
LOW TO MID LEVEL WINDS AND LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY WILL ALLOW THESE
STORMS TO BECOME ORGANIZED. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL
BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 11:19 AM EDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1119 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013

OHZ051-053-061-062-101545-
CLARK OH-GREENE OH-MIAMI OH-MONTGOMERY OH-
1119 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...
SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI...NORTHWESTERN GREENE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES
THROUGH 1145 AM EDT...

AT 1116 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
NORTHRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PENNY SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...HUBER HEIGHTS...
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB...FAIRBORN...NEW CARLISLE...ENON...YELLOW
SPRINGS AND SPRINGFIELD.

ALSO...PHONETON...BRANDT...BROWN...PARK LAYNE...MEDWAY...CRYSTAL
LAKES...HOLIDAY VALLEY AND GREEN MEADOWS ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
STRONG THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3979 8377 3971 8424 3989 8429 4003 8380
      4002 8378

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 11:34 AM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1134 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013

OHZ044>046-051>056-061-062-101730-
LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-
LICKING-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...
PIQUA...URBANA...SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK...
DAYTON...XENIA
1128 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE
MIAMI VALLEY AND CENTRAL OHIO THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE
STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZED
HAIL. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS.

RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF ANY OF THE STORMS
BECOME STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

Local storm report, Apr 10, 11:54 AM EDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1154 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1153 AM     HAIL             3 SSW SPRINGFIELD       39.89N 83.81W
04/10/2013  E0.75 INCH       CLARK              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 2:41 PM EDT, 1 hour before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 3:16 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
316 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

OHZ026-101945-
HARDIN OH-
316 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT HARDIN COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM
EDT...

AT 314 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ALGER...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PENNY SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...ADA...KENTON...DUNKIRK
AND FOREST.

ALSO...WALTON...MCGUFFEY...HUNTERSVILLE...DOLA...MENTZER...
BLANCHARD...GRANT AND PFEIFFER ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM.

RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES
STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

LAT...LON 4082 8349 4071 8349 4071 8344 4068 8341
      4058 8341 4057 8388 4080 8389 4083 8383
      4082 8350

Local storm report, Apr 10, 3:29 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 10, 8:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Shelby	25 min
Apr 10, 10:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Preble	31 min
Apr 10, 11:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clark	26 min
Apr 10, 2:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Auglaize, Mercer	49 min
Apr 10, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hardin	29 min
Apr 10, 3:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Hardin, Logan	38 min
Apr 10, 4:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Hardin, Logan, Union	41 min
Apr 10, 5:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hardin, Logan, Union	25 min
Apr 10, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Delaware, Union	32 min
Apr 10, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Mercer	39 min
Apr 10, 5:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Mercer, Shelby	3 hr
Apr 10, 6:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Hardin, Logan	40 min
Apr 10, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Auglaize	30 min
Apr 10, 6:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Auglaize, Delaware, Hardin, Logan, Shelby, Union	2 hr
Apr 10, 6:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, Shelby	50 min
Apr 10, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Delaware	49 min
Apr 10, 7:17 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Shelby	3 hr
Apr 10, 7:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	37 min
Apr 10, 7:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield	22 min
Apr 10, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Wayne	28 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2013 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2013

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.