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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 14, 2019Hardin County, Union County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 14, 2019, 3:52 PM EDT for Hardin County, Union County, Ohio. It was in force for 16 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
Apr 14, 2019, 3:52 PM EDT (19:52 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2019, 4:08 PM EDT
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hardin County, OH, Union County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 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
Apr 14, 2:33 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 119 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 2019-04-14Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2019-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 629 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
474 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
629 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
740 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 Apr 14, 3:52 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 3:52 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 1:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
122 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019

KYZ094>100-OHZ045-046-052>056-062>065-071>074-078>082-088-151100-
Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Union OH-Delaware-
Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-Greene-Fayette OH-
Pickaway-Fairfield-Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-Clermont-Brown-
Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto-
122 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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.

   Wind Advisory.

Severe weather will be possible this afternoon into the early evening
hours. Best timing will be between 2 PM and 6 PM EDT. Damaging winds
will be the primary severe weather threat. However, isolated large
hail and a few tornadoes will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed this afternoon.

INZ074-075-080-KYZ089>093-OHZ044-051-061-070-077-151100-
Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-
Logan-Miami-Montgomery-Butler-Hamilton-
122 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Southeast Indiana, Northern
Kentucky, 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.

   Wind Advisory.

Severe weather will be possible this afternoon into the early evening
hours. Best timing will be between 2 PM and 6 PM EDT. Damaging winds
will be the primary severe weather threat. However, isolated large
hail and an isolated tornado will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required this afternoon.

INZ073-OHZ026-043-060-151100-
Ripley-Hardin-Shelby-Preble-
122 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Severe weather will be possible this afternoon into the early evening
hours. Best timing will be between 2 PM and 6 PM EDT. Damaging winds
will be the primary severe weather threat. However, isolated large
hail and an isolated tornado will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required this afternoon.

INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ034-035-042-151100-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-
122 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Isolated severe storms will be possible this afternoon. Damaging
winds and large hail may occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 14, 3:33 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 4:06 AM EDTWind AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont and 20 more14 hr
Apr 14, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNButler, Hamilton23 min
Apr 14, 2:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMontgomery33 min
Apr 14, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign, Clark30 min
Apr 14, 3:10 PM EDTTornado WarningILNChampaign, Clark35 min
Apr 14, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClark29 min
Apr 14, 3:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Logan, Union25 min
Apr 14, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHardin35 min
Apr 14, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDarke, Montgomery, Preble45 min
Apr 14, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike26 min
Apr 14, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign23 min
Apr 14, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPickaway33 min
Apr 14, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton30 min
Apr 14, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking21 min
Apr 14, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking20 min
Apr 14, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHocking, Pickaway, Pike, Ross47 min
Apr 14, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Champaign, Darke, Logan, Miami, Shelby50 min
Apr 14, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Hocking48 min
Apr 14, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking30 min
Apr 14, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClermont, Hamilton, Warren37 min
Apr 14, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign, Miami44 min
Apr 14, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign, Hardin, Logan, Union38 min
Apr 14, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton, Warren36 min
Apr 14, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette, Greene29 min
Apr 14, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion38 min
Apr 14, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking47 min
Apr 14, 6:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Licking42 min
Apr 14, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBoone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and 1 more36 min
Apr 14, 3:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Franklin, Union, Wayne41 min

Nearby

Severe 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.