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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 14, 20194 counties in Ohio; 6 counties in Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 14, 2019, 9:53 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio; 6 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 37 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, 9:53 PM EDT (01:53 UTC)
Expired
Mar 14, 2019, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bracken County, KY, Grant County, KY, Mason County, KY, Owen County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Adams County, OH, Brown County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Highland County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 14, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 00:00Z on 2019-03-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 108 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2019-03-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 322 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
108 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
864 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
322 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
384 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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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, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 7:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 14, 9:12 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 14, 9:23 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
923 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

OHZ054-055-063-064-072-150200-
Fayette OH-Madison OH-Clinton OH-Franklin OH-Pickaway OH-
923 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN
FRANKLIN...NORTHERN FAYETTE...NORTHEASTERN CLINTON...NORTHWESTERN
PICKAWAY AND SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...

At 923 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line
extending from near Bloomingburg to Sabina, moving northeast at 65
mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 50 mph...
Very heavy rain...

Locations impacted include...
Grove City, Washington Court House, Sabina, Mount Sterling,
Jeffersonville, Bloomingburg, Harrisburg, Orient, Milledgeville,
Octa, Deer Creek Lake, Chenoweth, Interstate 71 at State Route 38,
Derby, Jasper Mills, Madison Mills, Interstate 71 at US Route 35 and
Pancoastburg.

This includes I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 64 and 96.

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
weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can
do so safely.

LAT...LON 3986 8309 3962 8316 3946 8367 3964 8362
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 235DEG 57KT 3965 8346 3951 8362

KC
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 9:32 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
932 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

KYZ093-095>097-OHZ078-079-150200-
Pendleton KY-Campbell KY-Bracken KY-Grant KY-Clermont OH-Brown OH-
932 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN BRACKEN...SOUTHERN
CAMPBELL...SOUTHEASTERN GRANT...PENDLETON...SOUTH CENTRAL CLERMONT
AND SOUTHWESTERN BROWN COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...

At 932 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over
Williamstown, moving northeast at 65 mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 50 mph...
Very heavy rain...

Locations impacted include...
Williamstown, Falmouth, Dry Ridge, Augusta, Felicity, Brooksville,
Butler, Morgan, Corinth, Mentor, Moscow, Neville, Chilo, Mount
Auburn, Stewartsville, Willow Grove, Bradford, Saltair, Powersville
and Peach Grove.

This includes I-75 in Kentucky between mile markers 145 and 158.

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

To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at
weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can
do so safely.

LAT...LON 3863 8468 3896 8414 3871 8395 3856 8440
      3856 8441 3855 8442 3854 8447 3853 8448
      3849 8461
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 235DEG 57KT 3862 8456

KC
Local storm report, Mar 14, 9:43 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
943 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

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

0621 PM     HAIL             1 NW MILFORD            39.18N 84.29W
03/14/2019  M1.00 INCH       CLERMONT           OH   PUBLIC

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 8:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Franklin, Licking, Pickaway45 min
Mar 14, 8:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown25 min
Mar 14, 8:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross33 min
Mar 14, 9:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike, Ross42 min
Mar 14, 9:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette37 min
Mar 14, 9:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClermont2 hr
Mar 14, 9:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHighland, Pike, Ross14 min
Mar 14, 9:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking33 min
Mar 14, 10:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland30 min
Mar 14, 10:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Franklin, Licking17 min
Mar 14, 10:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Highland, Pike, Ross29 min
Mar 14, 10:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHocking27 min
Mar 14, 10:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHocking20 min
Mar 14, 10:34 PM EDTTornado WarningILNHocking12 min
Mar 14, 10:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHocking, Pike, Ross42 min
Mar 14, 11:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams, Pike, Scioto43 min
Mar 14, 11:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto34 min
Mar 14, 8:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNGrant, Owen, Pendleton24 min
Mar 14, 8:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBracken, Pendleton26 min
Mar 14, 8:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNGrant, Owen23 min
Mar 14, 8:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBracken20 min
Mar 14, 9:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGrant, Pendleton26 min
Mar 14, 9:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBracken, Grant, Pendleton28 min
Mar 15, 12:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreenup29 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2019Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2019Every 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.