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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 8, 20204 counties in Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 8, 2020, 4:08 AM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 52 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 8, 2020, 4:08 AM EDT (08:08 UTC)
Expired
Apr 8, 2020, 5:00 AM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clark County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Greene County, OH, Madison County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:08 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 7, 11:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 40 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 2020-04-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 773 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 2020-04-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 120 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
773 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1493 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
215 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
3.5

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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 Apr 8, 1:50 AM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 1:50 AM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 3:33 PM EDT, 12 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
333 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-081945-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-
Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-
Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-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-
333 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020

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.

Thunderstorms are expected to cross the region late this evening and
overnight. Some strong to severe storms are possible, with large
hail and damaging wind being the primary threats. A tornado cannot
be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed, while following all local, state
and CDC guidelines.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 8, 3:34 AM EDT, 34 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 8, 3:49 AM 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 8, 12:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize, Mercer31 min
Apr 8, 1:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize, Mercer35 min
Apr 8, 1:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMercer25 min
Apr 8, 1:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Hardin, Logan, Shelby51 min
Apr 8, 1:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAuglaize, Mercer3 hr
Apr 8, 1:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Delaware, Logan, Union27 min
Apr 8, 1:47 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, Shelby43 min
Apr 8, 2:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDelaware24 min
Apr 8, 2:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDarke, Miami27 min
Apr 8, 2:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin, Madison24 min
Apr 8, 2:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield, Franklin, Madison37 min
Apr 8, 2:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClark, Darke, Miami35 min
Apr 8, 2:45 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery45 min
Apr 8, 3:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield, Hocking, Pickaway25 min
Apr 8, 3:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClark, Fayette, Greene, Madison, Miami, Montgomery49 min
Apr 8, 3:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross23 min
Apr 8, 3:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPickaway26 min
Apr 8, 4:03 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClark, Greene, Madison, Miami, Montgomery3 hr
Apr 8, 4:36 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross39 min
Apr 8, 5:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette, Pickaway, Pike, Ross25 min
Apr 8, 1:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto30 min
Apr 8, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams32 min
Apr 8, 12:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMason31 min
Apr 8, 12:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGallatin25 min
Apr 8, 12:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNCarroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen47 min
Apr 8, 1:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBracken, Grant, Pendleton, Robertson27 min
Apr 8, 1:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMason27 min
Apr 8, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNGrant, Owen32 min
Apr 8, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis27 min
Apr 8, 1:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis34 min
Apr 8, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis12 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2020Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2020

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.