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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 31, 20164 counties in Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2016, 5:52 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2016, 5:52 PM EDT (21:52 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2016, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Brown County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Highland County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 38 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2016-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2016-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 354 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1156 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
354 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
371 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

860 
WUUS51 KILN 312152
SVRILN
OHC015-025-027-071-312215-
/O.NEW.KILN.SV.W.0013.160331T2152Z-160331T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
552 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO...
  NORTHEASTERN CLERMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO...
  NORTHWESTERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO...
  SOUTHWESTERN HIGHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO...

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT.

* AT 551 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED OVER
  BATAVIA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

  STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
  WINDS TO 60 MPH...
  PENNY SIZE HAIL...

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BATAVIA...LYNCHBURG...OWENSVILLE...NEWTONSVILLE...FAYETTEVILLE...ST.
  MARTIN...LAKE LORELEI...DANVILLE IN HIGHLAND COUNTY...CLERMONT COUNTY
  AIRPORT AND CHASETOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS
UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

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 3907 8421 3915 8422 3930 8381 3909 8370
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 255DEG 37KT 3912 8421 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$
3 follow-up statements
107 
WWUS51 KILN 312200
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
600 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016

OHC015-025-027-071-312215-
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160331T2215Z/
CLINTON OH-CLERMONT OH-BROWN OH-HIGHLAND OH-
600 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
CLINTON...NORTHEASTERN CLERMONT...NORTHWESTERN BROWN AND SOUTHWESTERN
HIGHLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

AT 600 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR
BATAVIA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 60 MPH...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LYNCHBURG...NEWTONSVILLE...FAYETTEVILLE...ST. MARTIN...LAKE LORELEI...
DANVILLE IN HIGHLAND COUNTY AND CHASETOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS
UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

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 3909 8411 3919 8409 3930 8381 3909 8370
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 255DEG 37KT 3914 8410 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$
355 
WWUS51 KILN 312206
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
606 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016

OHC015-025-027-071-312215-
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160331T2215Z/
CLINTON OH-CLERMONT OH-BROWN OH-HIGHLAND OH-
606 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
CLINTON...NORTHEASTERN CLERMONT...NORTHWESTERN BROWN AND SOUTHWESTERN
HIGHLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

AT 606 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 7 MILES
NORTH OF WILLIAMSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 60 MPH...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...ST. MARTIN...LAKE LORELEI...DANVILLE IN
HIGHLAND COUNTY AND CHASETOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS
UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

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 3910 8405 3920 8402 3930 8381 3909 8370
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 255DEG 37KT 3916 8402 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$
298 
WWUS51 KILN 312211
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
611 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016

OHC015-025-027-071-312221-
/O.EXP.KILN.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160331T2215Z/
CLINTON OH-CLERMONT OH-BROWN OH-HIGHLAND OH-
611 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CLINTON...
NORTHEASTERN CLERMONT...NORTHWESTERN BROWN AND SOUTHWESTERN HIGHLAND
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM EDT...
    
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMIT YOUR
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

LAT...LON 3910 8405 3920 8402 3930 8381 3909 8370

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWarren35 min
Mar 31, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont33 min
Mar 31, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown, Clermont31 min
Mar 31, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton, Highland25 min
Mar 31, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland25 min
Mar 31, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Highland, Ross36 min
Mar 31, 6:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Pickaway, Ross27 min
Mar 31, 6:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPickaway, Ross28 min
Mar 31, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Franklin, Licking, Pickaway35 min
Mar 31, 7:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDelaware, Franklin30 min
Mar 31, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking35 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.