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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 14, 2019Licking County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 14, 2019, 7:59 PM EDT for Licking County, Ohio. It was in force for 46 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: Mar 14, 2019, 7:59 PM EDT (23:59 UTC)
Expired: Mar 14, 2019, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Licking County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:00 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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 14, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 205 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3154 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 178 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Mar 14, 7:45 PM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 7:45 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 14, 3:47 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
347 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2019

INZ050-058-059-066-073-OHZ026-034-035-042>045-051>053-060-061-151200-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Ripley-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-
Darke-Shelby-Logan-Union OH-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Preble-Montgomery-
347 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana,
Southeast Indiana, Central Ohio and West Central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.

Strong to severe storms are possible this afternoon into the early
evening. These storms will be capable of producing damaging
straight-line winds. In addition, a few tornadoes cannot be ruled
out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters should activate and report significant weather conditions.

INZ074-075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ046-054>056-062>065-070>074-077>082-088-
151200-
Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-
Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Delaware-Madison-
Franklin OH-Licking-Greene-Fayette OH-Pickaway-Fairfield-Butler-
Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-
Pike-Scioto-
347 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Southeast Indiana, Northeast
Kentucky, Northern Kentucky, Central Ohio, South Central Ohio,
Southwest Ohio and West Central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   High Wind Warning.
   Wind Advisory.

Strong to severe storms are possible this afternoon into the early
evening. These storms will be capable of producing damaging
straight-line winds. In addition, a few tornadoes cannot be ruled
out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters should activate and report significant weather conditions.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 14, 7:21 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
721 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

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

0655 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WNW SABINA            39.51N 83.73W
03/14/2019                   CLINTON            OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            BARN AND SILO BLOWN DOWN. 4 POWER POLES DOWNED.

&&

KK

Local storm report, Mar 14, 7:25 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
725 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

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

0718 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE MOUNT STERLING    39.71N 83.26W
03/14/2019                   MADISON            OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            DOWNED POWER POLES.

&&

JDR

Local storm report, Mar 14, 7:26 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
726 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

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

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE CLARKSVILLE        39.37N 83.94W
03/14/2019                   CLINTON            OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS STATE ROUTE 730 BETWEEN
            WILMINGTON AND BLANCHESTER

&&

BC

Local storm report, Mar 14, 7:36 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 14, 7:51 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 14, 7:57 PM EDT, 2 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
Mar 14, 3:33 PM EDT	High Wind Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Delaware and 14 more	4 hr
Mar 14, 3:33 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	ILN	Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Delaware and 14 more	7 hr
Mar 14, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke, Preble	26 min
Mar 14, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Preble	26 min
Mar 14, 4:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Montgomery, Preble	14 min
Mar 14, 4:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	31 min
Mar 14, 5:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren	29 min
Mar 14, 5:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Hamilton	3 hr
Mar 14, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hamilton	34 min
Mar 14, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Greene	33 min
Mar 14, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	26 min
Mar 14, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Pickaway	26 min
Mar 14, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	30 min
Mar 14, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hamilton	30 min
Mar 14, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Warren	48 min
Mar 14, 6:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren	3 hr
Mar 14, 6:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Highland, Warren	42 min
Mar 14, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Madison and 1 more	49 min
Mar 14, 7:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Licking	25 min
Mar 14, 7:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Highland	39 min
Mar 14, 7:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fayette, Pickaway	12 min
Mar 14, 7:30 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont	17 min
Mar 14, 7:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Licking	13 min
Mar 14, 7:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Highland	25 min
Mar 14, 7:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Pickaway	37 min
Mar 14, 7:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Madison, Pickaway, Ross	33 min
Mar 14, 7:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fairfield, Franklin, Licking	3 hr
Mar 14, 7:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Fayette, Highland, Pickaway, Pike and 1 more	49 min
Mar 14, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin	24 min
Mar 14, 4:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone	25 min
Mar 14, 4:47 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Boone	18 min
Mar 14, 5:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone	21 min
Mar 14, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Gallatin, Kenton	49 min
Mar 14, 6:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen	44 min
Mar 14, 6:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and 2 more	3 hr
Mar 14, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pendleton	18 min
Mar 14, 2:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Franklin, Ripley	35 min
Mar 14, 3:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fayette, Franklin, Union	15 min
Mar 14, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	34 min
Mar 14, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Dearborn, Ripley	32 min
Mar 14, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland	20 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2019 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.