Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 2013, 4:59 PM EDT for Butler County, Hamilton County, Warren County, Ohio. It was in force for 46 min. 15 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2013, 4:59 PM EDT (20:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2013, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Butler County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Warren County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 5:06 PM EDT | HAIL 1.5 | Sharonville, OH | |
| Apr 16, 5:09 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Sharonville, OH | |
| Apr 16, 5:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | 5 N Blue Ash, OH | |
| Apr 16, 5:15 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 6 Ne Blue Ash, OH | |
| Apr 16, 5:20 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Mason, OH | |
| Apr 16, 5:21 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Mason, OH | |
| Apr 16, 5:21 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | Maineville, OH | |
| Apr 16, 5:24 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 N Loveland, OH | |
| Apr 16, 5:28 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Kings Mills, OH | |
| Apr 16, 5:29 PM EDT | HAIL 1.5 | Landen, OH | HAIL DURATION 3 MINUTES. |
| Apr 16, 5:29 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | Maineville, OH | |
| Apr 16, 5:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | Maineville, OH | |
| Apr 16, 5:32 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Nw Maineville, OH | |
| Apr 16, 5:35 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 2 E Morrow, OH | ONE INCH HAIL COVERING THE GROUND, OCCURRED FROM 525-535PM |
| Apr 16, 5:53 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Morrow, OH |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 16, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 49 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
- 118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -182 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 788 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
422 WUUS51 KILN 162059 SVRILN OHC017-061-165-162145- /O.NEW.KILN.SV.W.0021.130416T2059Z-130416T2145Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 459 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO... NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO... WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO... * UNTIL 545 PM EDT. * AT 456 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND WINDS TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GREENHILLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SPRINGDALE... SHARONVILLE... WEST CHESTER... MASON... KINGS ISLAND... MORROW... LEBANON... IN ADDITION...GLENDALE...EVENDALE...BECKETT RIDGE...PISGAH...MAUD... SOCIALVILLE...LANDEN AND LOVELAND PARK ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES... I-71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND 37... I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND 29... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3929 8454 3957 8415 3931 8400 3923 8453 TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 240DEG 20KT 3928 8448 $$
3 follow-up statements
087 WWUS51 KILN 162109 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 509 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013 OHC017-061-165-162145- /O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130416T2145Z/ BUTLER OH-HAMILTON OH-WARREN OH- 509 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL WARREN...NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTIES... AT 506 PM EDT...STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL IN SHARONVILLE. RADAR INDICATED THAT THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM REMAINS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHARONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MASON...KINGS ISLAND...LEBANON AND MORROW. IN ADDITION...PISGAH...MAUD...SOCIALVILLE...LANDEN...LOVELAND PARK... MAINEVILLE...KINGS MILLS AND HAGEMAN ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES... I-71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 37... I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 25... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3931 8446 3956 8414 3932 8401 3927 8445 TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 241DEG 20KT 3931 8440 $$
972
WWUS51 KILN 162122
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
522 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013
OHC017-061-162130-
/O.CAN.KILN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130416T2145Z/
BUTLER OH-HAMILTON OH-
522 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE INITIAL WARNING HAS MOVED OFF TO THE
EAST. HOWEVER...ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS FORMED WEST OF THE
AREA AND MAY MOVE INTO THIS REGION BEFORE 6 PM.
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMITTING YOU
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
LAT...LON 3933 8435 3945 8408 3932 8401 3929 8430
3929 8435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 263DEG 29KT 3931 8427
$$
OHC165-162145-
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130416T2145Z/
WARREN OH-
522 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY...
AT 521 PM EDT...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN
MASON. RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR LANDEN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MORROW.
IN ADDITION...KINGS MILLS...MAINEVILLE...SOUTH LEBANON...FORT
ANCIENT...STATE ROUTE 123 AT STATE ROUTE 132 AND MIDDLEBORO ARE NEAR
THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...
I-71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 37...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS!
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND
SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3933 8435 3945 8408 3932 8401 3929 8430
3929 8435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 263DEG 29KT 3931 8427
$$419
WWUS51 KILN 162145
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
545 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013
OHC165-162155-
/O.EXP.KILN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130416T2145Z/
WARREN OH-
545 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING OUT OF THE WARNED AREA AND HAD WEAKENED
BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMITTING YOU
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
LAT...LON 3933 8435 3945 8408 3932 8401 3929 8430
3929 8435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 263DEG 29KT 3931 8425
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke | 24 min |
| Apr 16, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Greene | 36 min |
| Apr 16, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clark, Greene, Montgomery | 44 min |
| Apr 16, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke, Miami | 28 min |
| Apr 16, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Franklin, Madison | 40 min |
| Apr 16, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler, Hamilton | 44 min |
| Apr 16, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Franklin, Licking | 47 min |
| Apr 16, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pickaway | 27 min |
| Apr 16, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Warren | 51 min |
| Apr 16, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams | 36 min |
| Apr 16, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Highland | 31 min |
| Apr 16, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ross | 24 min |
| Apr 16, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams | 28 min |
| Apr 16, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross | 50 min |
| Apr 16, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams, Pike, Scioto | 53 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.