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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2022, 12:18 AM EDT for Adams County, Ohio; Lewis County, Mason County, Kentucky. It was in force for 31 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 20, 2022, 12:18 AM EDT (04:18 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2022, 12:49 AM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Lewis County, KY, Mason County, KY, Adams County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:18 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 8:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 719 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1389 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
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 19, 10:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 19, 10:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 220 PM EDT Thu May 19 2022 INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>055-060>062-201100- Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan- Union OH-Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin OH-Preble- Montgomery-Greene- 220 PM EDT Thu May 19 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana, Central Ohio and West Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A few strong to severe storms will be possible tonight. The main threat will be damaging wind and large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. The chances for thunderstorms will increase Saturday into Saturday night. A few strong to severe storms will be possible with damaging winds and large hail being the primary threats. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ091>093-OHZ070-071-077-201100- Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Boone-Kenton-Campbell- Butler-Warren-Hamilton- 220 PM EDT Thu May 19 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A few severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening into tonight. Damaging wind and large hail will be the main threat, although a tornado or two cannot be ruled out. Locally heavy rainfall will also be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. The chances for thunderstorms will increase Saturday into Saturday night. A few strong to severe storms will be possible with damaging winds and large hail being the primary threats. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this evening. OHZ063-072-073-080-082-201100- Fayette OH-Clinton-Ross-Highland-Pike- 220 PM EDT Thu May 19 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Ohio, South Central Ohio and Southwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A few severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening into tonight. Damaging wind and large hail will be the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed tonight. KYZ089-090-094>100-OHZ078-079-081-088-201100- Carroll-Gallatin-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis- Clermont-Brown-Adams-Scioto- 220 PM EDT Thu May 19 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Kentucky, Northern Kentucky, South Central Ohio and Southwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A few severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening into tonight. Damaging wind and large hail will be the main threat, although a tornado or two cannot be ruled out. Locally heavy rainfall will also be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this evening. OHZ056-064-065-074-201100- Licking-Pickaway-Fairfield-Hocking- 220 PM EDT Thu May 19 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible tonight. Damaging wind and large hail will be the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hamilton | 30 min |
| May 19, 8:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 43 min |
| May 19, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 41 min |
| May 19, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren | 31 min |
| May 19, 9:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Highland, Warren | 51 min |
| May 19, 9:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Highland, Warren | 33 min |
| May 19, 10:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette, Highland | 34 min |
| May 19, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pickaway, Ross | 29 min |
| May 19, 11:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont | 55 min |
| May 19, 11:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Scioto | 34 min |
| May 20, 12:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams, Scioto | 3 hr |
| May 20, 12:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Scioto | 35 min |
| May 20, 12:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams | 26 min |
| May 20, 1:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Scioto | 39 min |
| May 20, 1:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Scioto | 38 min |
| May 20, 3:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Hamilton | 4 hr |
| May 20, 4:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Hamilton | 27 min |
| May 20, 4:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Brown, Highland | 37 min |
| May 20, 5:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Butler, Hamilton, Warren | 3 hr |
| May 20, 6:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 6 hr |
| May 20, 6:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren | 4 hr |
| May 20, 6:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Brown, Clinton, Highland | 3 hr |
| May 20, 6:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ross | 27 min |
| May 20, 6:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hocking, Ross | 22 min |
| May 20, 6:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clinton | 33 min |
| May 20, 7:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Fayette, Highland, Ross | 3 hr |
| May 20, 10:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren | 3 hr |
| May 19, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin | 34 min |
| May 19, 9:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin, Owen | 52 min |
| May 19, 9:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Carroll, Gallatin | 31 min |
| May 19, 10:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Gallatin | 23 min |
| May 19, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Owen | 28 min |
| May 19, 11:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken, Pendleton | 26 min |
| May 19, 11:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 36 min |
| May 19, 11:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Bracken, Grant, Pendleton, Robertson | 49 min |
| May 19, 11:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Grant, Owen, Pendleton | 3 hr |
| May 19, 11:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Mason, Robertson | 39 min |
| May 19, 11:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Bracken, Pendleton | 3 hr |
| May 20, 12:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 31 min |
| May 20, 12:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 20 min |
| May 20, 3:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin | 28 min |
| May 20, 3:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone, Gallatin | 21 min |
| May 20, 4:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and 1 more | 41 min |
| May 20, 1:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin, Ripley | 36 min |
| May 20, 2:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ripley | 27 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.