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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 3, 20224 counties in Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2022, 4:59 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 46 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 3, 2022, 4:59 PM EDT (20:59 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2022, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fairfield County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, Ross County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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
May 3, 2:29 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 87 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 2022-05-03Temperature 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 2022-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 260 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1276 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
260 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
470 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 May 3, 3:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 3:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 5:30 AM EDT, 11 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
530 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-040930-
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-
530 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022

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...Today and tonight.

Strong to severe storms are likely this afternoon and early evening.
Damaging winds, torrential rainfall, and large hail are expected to
be the greatest threat with these storms. A tornado or two is also
possible.

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

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 3, 4:27 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 3, 4:37 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 3, 4:41 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette34 min
May 3, 1:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Franklin, Madison, Pickaway48 min
May 3, 2:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland28 min
May 3, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton, Warren35 min
May 3, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland26 min
May 3, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPickaway34 min
May 3, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNButler32 min
May 3, 2:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Franklin, Pickaway41 min
May 3, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNGreene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble15 min
May 3, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHamilton33 min
May 3, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Licking48 min
May 3, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton, Greene, Warren26 min
May 3, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMontgomery37 min
May 3, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPickaway31 min
May 3, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Greene, Warren45 min
May 3, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown24 min
May 3, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHamilton37 min
May 3, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Hocking, Pickaway25 min
May 3, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Highland46 min
May 3, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield13 min
May 3, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Greene, Madison52 min
May 3, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMercer35 min
May 3, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPike, Ross44 min
May 3, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto23 min
May 3, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland34 min
May 3, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Franklin, Madison, Pickaway35 min
May 3, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize, Mercer26 min
May 3, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize36 min
May 3, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin34 min
May 3, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHardin43 min
May 3, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Hocking30 min
May 3, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking34 min
May 3, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPickaway35 min
May 3, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHardin33 min
May 3, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMiami30 min
May 3, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDarke28 min
May 3, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHardin50 min
May 3, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont28 min
May 3, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLogan26 min
May 3, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLogan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble32 min
May 3, 7:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign, Montgomery35 min
May 3, 7:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClark, Greene, Union38 min
May 3, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGrant, Owen32 min
May 3, 2:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNCampbell, Kenton35 min
May 3, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGrant, Kenton, Pendleton34 min
May 3, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis40 min
May 3, 1:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRipley34 min
May 3, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDearborn29 min
May 3, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDearborn29 min

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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.