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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 2, 20194 counties in Kentucky; Ohio County, Switzerland County, Indiana

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2019-05-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 608 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2019-05-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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 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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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

Sites

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 3:39 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryILNButler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke and 19 more6 hr
May 2, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown, Clermont31 min
May 2, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown28 min
May 2, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams36 min
May 2, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette, Pickaway23 min
May 2, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPickaway26 min
May 2, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto38 min
May 2, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHocking23 min
May 1, 8:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNOwen36 min
May 2, 1:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNOwen15 min
May 2, 1:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGrant16 min
May 2, 2:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNCampbell, Kenton13 min
May 2, 2:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNCampbell, Kenton, Pendleton18 min
May 2, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPendleton30 min
May 2, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBracken27 min
May 2, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRobertson29 min
May 2, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis29 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2019Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 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.