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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 114, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 20, 2018Dearborn County, Ripley County, Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 2018, 1:24 PM EDT for Dearborn County, Ripley County, Indiana. It was in force for 51 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: Jul 20, 2018, 1:24 PM EDT (17:24 UTC)
Expired: Jul 20, 2018, 2:15 PM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Dearborn County, IN, Ripley County, IN

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 20, 11:47 AM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 11:47 AM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 10:06 AM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 11:36 AM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1136 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 2018

OHZ034-042-201600-
Darke OH-Mercer OH-
1136 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN DARKE AND SOUTHERN
MERCER COUNTIES UNTIL NOON EDT...

At 1136 AM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over Fort
Recovery, moving east at 40 mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 40 mph...
Pea size hail...

Locations impacted include...
Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Osgood, Chickasaw,
Burkettsville, North Star, Montezuma, New Weston, Yorkshire, North
Dayton, Rose Hill, Maria Stein, Eldora Speedway, Carthagena and
Willowdell.

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do so safely.

LAT...LON 4037 8445 4029 8444 4030 8481 4052 8480
      4055 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 1536Z 270DEG 34KT 4044 8476

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 11:53 AM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 12:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 20, 12:32 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 12:49 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1249 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2018

INZ050-OHZ042-043-051-201715-
Wayne IN-Darke OH-Shelby OH-Miami OH-
1249 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2018

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN WAYNE...SOUTHERN
SHELBY...CENTRAL DARKE AND NORTHWESTERN MIAMI COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM
EDT...

At 1247 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms over Versailles
extending back to near Whitewater, Indiana, moving northeast at 35
mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 45 mph...
One half inch diameter hail...
Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning...
Very heavy rain...

Locations impacted include...
Sidney, Piqua, Greenville, Versailles, Covington, Newport, Bradford,
Ansonia, Hardin, Webster, Wayne Lakes, Russia, Gettysburg, Port
Jefferson, Bethel, Hollansburg, Palestine, Lockington, Union Corners
and Polo.

This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 82 and 98.

Do not stay in the open or seek shelter under trees when lightning
threatens. Move indoors when a thunderstorm approaches.

Water will pond on roads and may quickly fill roadside ditches and
small streams.

Residents in these areas should remain alert. If these storms
become stronger, then a warning may be needed.

To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at
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LAT...LON 4043 8402 4020 8403 3996 8484 4001 8488
      4001 8481 4015 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 246DEG 49KT 4022 8444

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 1:12 PM EDT, 12 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
Jul 20, 7:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Brown	23 min
Jul 20, 7:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Brown	33 min
Jul 20, 11:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Preble	24 min
Jul 20, 11:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Mercer	24 min
Jul 20, 11:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke	37 min
Jul 20, 12:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Montgomery	43 min
Jul 20, 12:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke, Shelby	26 min
Jul 20, 1:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Preble	37 min
Jul 20, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Montgomery, Preble	44 min
Jul 20, 2:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Hamilton	118 min
Jul 20, 2:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hamilton	39 min
Jul 20, 3:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont	30 min
Jul 20, 3:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Brown, Clermont	99 min
Jul 20, 3:58 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	ILN	Adams, Brown, Clermont, Hamilton, Scioto	5 hr
Jul 20, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pike, Scioto	43 min
Jul 20, 6:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Owen	33 min
Jul 20, 6:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Owen	36 min
Jul 20, 8:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Owen	32 min
Jul 20, 8:58 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Owen	20 min
Jul 20, 9:51 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Owen	100 min
Jul 20, 10:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Gallatin, Kenton	29 min
Jul 20, 11:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Campbell, Kenton	36 min
Jul 20, 2:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Carroll	33 min
Jul 20, 2:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Kenton	25 min
Jul 20, 3:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and 2 more	113 min
Jul 20, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Grant, Owen, Pendleton	18 min
Jul 20, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Gallatin	33 min
Jul 20, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Gallatin	31 min
Jul 20, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin	35 min
Jul 20, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Gallatin	37 min
Jul 20, 7:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Gallatin, Grant, Owen	37 min
Jul 20, 10:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette	24 min
Jul 20, 1:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Dearborn, Ripley	63 min
Jul 20, 1:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Dearborn, Ripley	2 hr
Jul 20, 2:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland	50 min
Jul 20, 2:11 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Ripley	3 hr
Jul 20, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ohio, Switzerland	23 min
Jul 20, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ripley	28 min
Jul 20, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Ripley	35 min
Jul 20, 5:52 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Ripley	113 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.