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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2019, 1:41 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky; Ohio County, Switzerland County, Indiana. It was in force for 49 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
- May 2, 2019, 1:41 PM EDT (17:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2019, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Ohio County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Boone County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Grant County, KY, Kenton County, KY
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 342 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 608 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1061 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
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 May 2, 9:25 AM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 9:25 AM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 1:31 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 131 PM EDT Thu May 2 2019 OHZ026-034-035-031030- Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize- 131 PM EDT Thu May 2 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for West Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ042>046-051>056-060>065- 070>074-077>082-088-031030- Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio- Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant- Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Darke-Shelby-Logan-Union OH- Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-Preble- Montgomery-Greene-Fayette OH-Pickaway-Fairfield-Butler-Warren- Clinton-Ross-Hocking-Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike- Scioto- 131 PM EDT Thu May 2 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana, Southeast Indiana, Northeast Kentucky, Northern Kentucky, Central Ohio, South Central Ohio, Southwest Ohio and West Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms can be expected this afternoon and evening. A few strong to severe storms may be possible. Damaging winds will be the primary severe weather threat. However, isolated large hail may be occur. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required later this afternoon and evening.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 2, 1:30 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
130 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2019
KYZ094-021745-
Owen KY-
130 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT OWEN COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM EDT...
At 129 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 10 miles
southwest of Owenton, moving northeast at 40 mph.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 45 mph...
One half inch diameter hail...
Locations impacted include...
Owenton, Monterey, Gratz, Elk Lake, Beechwood, Harmony, Long Ridge,
Natlee, New Liberty, Squiresville, Needmore, New Columbus and Elmer
Davis Lake.
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 3835 8482 3838 8490 3842 8488 3843 8493
3846 8492 3843 8494 3843 8496 3847 8495
3849 8499 3852 8498 3851 8503 3856 8501
3857 8507 3868 8478 3862 8478 3856 8467
3855 8468 3848 8462 3847 8458 3837 8470
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 244DEG 37KT 3842 8495
SitesThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 3:39 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke and 19 more | 6 hr |
| May 2, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Brown, Clermont | 31 min |
| May 2, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown | 28 min |
| May 2, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams | 36 min |
| May 2, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette, Pickaway | 23 min |
| May 2, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pickaway | 26 min |
| May 2, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Scioto | 38 min |
| May 2, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hocking | 23 min |
| May 1, 8:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Owen | 36 min |
| May 2, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Owen | 15 min |
| May 2, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Grant | 16 min |
| May 2, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell, Kenton | 13 min |
| May 2, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Campbell, Kenton, Pendleton | 18 min |
| May 2, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pendleton | 30 min |
| May 2, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken | 27 min |
| May 2, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Robertson | 29 min |
| May 2, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 29 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.