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Freeze Warning 3, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this freeze warning at Apr 1, 2021, 3:32 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana; 12 counties in Kentucky; 5 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Apr 2, 2021, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 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 1, 2021, 3:32 PM EDT (19:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2021, 11:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2021, 10:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
All 21 counties
Dearborn County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Boone County, KY, Bracken County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Carroll County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Grant County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Mason County, KY, Owen County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Adams County, OH, Brown County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Scioto County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1287 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
656 WWUS71 KILN 011932 NPWILN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington OH 332 PM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021 INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ077>079-081-088-020345- /O.NEW.KILN.FZ.W.0003.210403T0300Z-210403T1400Z/ /O.CON.KILN.FZ.W.0002.210402T0100Z-210402T1500Z/ Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton- Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis- Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Adams-Scioto- Including the cities of Batesville, Milan, Versailles, Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Rising Sun, Vevay, Carrollton, Warsaw, Florence, Burlington, Oakbrook, Covington, Erlanger, Independence, Newport, Alexandria, Owenton, Williamstown, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Falmouth, Butler, Augusta, Brooksville, Mount Olivet, Maysville, Vanceburg, Tollesboro, Cincinnati, Milford, Georgetown, Mount Orab, West Union, Peebles, Portsmouth, and Wheelersburg 332 PM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 21 expected. For the second Freeze Warning, sub- freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. * WHERE...Portions of Southeast Indiana, Northeast and Northern Kentucky and South Central and Southwest Ohio. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, from 9 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT Friday. For the second Freeze Warning, from 11 PM Friday to 10 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Freezing conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
7 follow-up statements
819 WWUS71 KILN 020201 NPWILN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington OH 1001 PM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021 INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ077>079-081-088-021015- /O.CON.KILN.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210402T1500Z/ /O.CON.KILN.FZ.W.0003.210403T0300Z-210403T1400Z/ Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton- Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis- Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Adams-Scioto- Including the cities of Batesville, Milan, Versailles, Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Rising Sun, Vevay, Carrollton, Warsaw, Florence, Burlington, Oakbrook, Covington, Erlanger, Independence, Newport, Alexandria, Owenton, Williamstown, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Falmouth, Butler, Augusta, Brooksville, Mount Olivet, Maysville, Vanceburg, Tollesboro, Cincinnati, Milford, Georgetown, Mount Orab, West Union, Peebles, Portsmouth, and Wheelersburg 1001 PM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 21 expected. For the second Freeze Warning, sub- freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. * WHERE...Portions of Southeast Indiana, Northeast and Northern Kentucky and South Central and Southwest Ohio. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, through 11 AM EDT Friday. For the second Freeze Warning, from 11 PM Friday to 10 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Freezing conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
998 WWUS71 KILN 020740 NPWILN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington OH 340 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ077>079-081-088-021545- /O.CON.KILN.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210402T1500Z/ /O.CON.KILN.FZ.W.0003.210403T0300Z-210403T1400Z/ Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton- Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis- Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Adams-Scioto- Including the cities of Batesville, Milan, Versailles, Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Rising Sun, Vevay, Carrollton, Warsaw, Florence, Burlington, Oakbrook, Covington, Erlanger, Independence, Newport, Alexandria, Owenton, Williamstown, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Falmouth, Butler, Augusta, Brooksville, Mount Olivet, Maysville, Vanceburg, Tollesboro, Cincinnati, Milford, Georgetown, Mount Orab, West Union, Peebles, Portsmouth, and Wheelersburg 340 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures with lows in the lower 20s. For the second Freeze Warning, sub- freezing temperatures with lows in the middle and upper 20s. * WHERE...Portions of Southeast Indiana, Northeast and Northern Kentucky and South Central and Southwest Ohio. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, until 11 AM EDT this morning. For the second Freeze Warning, from 11 PM this evening to 10 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
073 WWUS71 KILN 021503 NPWILN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington OH 1103 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ077>079-081-088-022315- /O.EXP.KILN.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210402T1500Z/ /O.CON.KILN.FZ.W.0003.210403T0300Z-210403T1400Z/ Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton- Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis- Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Adams-Scioto- Including the cities of Batesville, Milan, Versailles, Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Rising Sun, Vevay, Carrollton, Warsaw, Florence, Burlington, Oakbrook, Covington, Erlanger, Independence, Newport, Alexandria, Owenton, Williamstown, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Falmouth, Butler, Augusta, Brooksville, Mount Olivet, Maysville, Vanceburg, Tollesboro, Cincinnati, Milford, Georgetown, Mount Orab, West Union, Peebles, Portsmouth, and Wheelersburg 1103 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. * WHERE...Portions of Southeast Indiana, Northeast and Northern Kentucky and South Central and Southwest Ohio. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 10 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
445 WWUS71 KILN 021928 NPWILN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington OH 328 PM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ077>079-081-088-030330- /O.CON.KILN.FZ.W.0003.210403T0300Z-210403T1400Z/ Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton- Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis- Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Adams-Scioto- Including the cities of Batesville, Milan, Versailles, Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Rising Sun, Vevay, Carrollton, Warsaw, Florence, Burlington, Oakbrook, Covington, Erlanger, Independence, Newport, Alexandria, Owenton, Williamstown, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Falmouth, Butler, Augusta, Brooksville, Mount Olivet, Maysville, Vanceburg, Tollesboro, Cincinnati, Milford, Georgetown, Mount Orab, West Union, Peebles, Portsmouth, and Wheelersburg 328 PM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 expected. * WHERE...Portions of Southeast Indiana, Northeast and Northern Kentucky and South Central and Southwest Ohio. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 10 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
497 WWUS71 KILN 030144 NPWILN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington OH 944 PM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ077>079-081-088-030945- /O.CON.KILN.FZ.W.0003.210403T0300Z-210403T1400Z/ Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton- Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis- Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Adams-Scioto- Including the cities of Batesville, Milan, Versailles, Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Rising Sun, Vevay, Carrollton, Warsaw, Florence, Burlington, Oakbrook, Covington, Erlanger, Independence, Newport, Alexandria, Owenton, Williamstown, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Falmouth, Butler, Augusta, Brooksville, Mount Olivet, Maysville, Vanceburg, Tollesboro, Cincinnati, Milford, Georgetown, Mount Orab, West Union, Peebles, Portsmouth, and Wheelersburg 944 PM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 expected. * WHERE...Portions of Southeast Indiana, Northeast and Northern Kentucky and South Central and Southwest Ohio. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 10 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
687 WWUS71 KILN 030812 NPWILN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington OH 412 AM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021 INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ077>079-081-088-031400- /O.CON.KILN.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210403T1400Z/ Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton- Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis- Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Adams-Scioto- Including the cities of Batesville, Milan, Versailles, Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Rising Sun, Vevay, Carrollton, Warsaw, Florence, Burlington, Oakbrook, Covington, Erlanger, Independence, Newport, Alexandria, Owenton, Williamstown, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Falmouth, Butler, Augusta, Brooksville, Mount Olivet, Maysville, Vanceburg, Tollesboro, Cincinnati, Milford, Georgetown, Mount Orab, West Union, Peebles, Portsmouth, and Wheelersburg 412 AM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the mid and upper 20s. * WHERE...Portions of Southeast Indiana, Northeast and Northern Kentucky and South Central and Southwest Ohio. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
734 WWUS71 KILN 031401 NPWILN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington OH 1001 AM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021 INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ077>079-081-088-031515- /O.EXP.KILN.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210403T1400Z/ Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton- Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis- Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Adams-Scioto- Including the cities of Batesville, Milan, Versailles, Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Rising Sun, Vevay, Carrollton, Warsaw, Florence, Burlington, Oakbrook, Covington, Erlanger, Independence, Newport, Alexandria, Owenton, Williamstown, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Falmouth, Butler, Augusta, Brooksville, Mount Olivet, Maysville, Vanceburg, Tollesboro, Cincinnati, Milford, Georgetown, Mount Orab, West Union, Peebles, Portsmouth, and Wheelersburg 1001 AM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Temperatures have warmed above freezing, thus the freeze warning has been allowed to expire. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 8:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Preble | 40 min |
| Apr 1, 9:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Butler | 28 min |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Kentucky, 2021Freeze Warnings in Ohio, 2021Freeze Warnings in Indiana, 2021Every freeze warning in 2021
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.