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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 21, 20224 counties in Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 21, 2022, 5:26 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 38 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 21, 2022, 5:26 PM EDT (21:26 UTC)
Expired: May 21, 2022, 6:04 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Madison County, OH, Union County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 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 21, 2:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 73 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 808 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -174 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1154 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 152 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 147 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 21, 5:14 PM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 21, 5:14 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 6:00 AM EDT, 11 hours 26 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
600 AM EDT Sat May 21 2022

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>093-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>072-077-078-221000-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-
Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-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-Hamilton-Clermont-
600 AM EDT Sat May 21 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana,
Southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky, Central Ohio, Southwest Ohio
and West Central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. Some of these
storms may be severe. Damaging winds and large hail are the primary
threats. Tornado potential is low, but cannot be ruled out. Some
storms may also produce heavy rainfall. The most likely time frame
for severe storms will be between 3PM and 10PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening.

KYZ094>100-OHZ073-074-079>082-088-221000-
Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Ross-Hocking-
Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto-
600 AM EDT Sat May 21 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Kentucky, Northern
Kentucky, Central Ohio, South Central Ohio and Southwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this evening. A few storms could
be strong to severe, with a threat for gusty winds and hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

HATZOS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 21, 5:03 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 21, 5:05 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 21, 5:10 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 21, 5:17 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 21, 5:26 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 8:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Auglaize, Mercer	59 min
May 21, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	31 min
May 21, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	27 min
May 21, 2:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren	40 min
May 21, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Franklin, Madison, Pickaway	48 min
May 21, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette	49 min
May 21, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	39 min
May 21, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Brown	49 min
May 21, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Highland	32 min
May 21, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton, Fayette	30 min
May 21, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking	42 min
May 21, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont	39 min
May 21, 3:40 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Franklin, Madison, Pickaway	3 hr
May 21, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Madison, Pickaway, Ross	49 min
May 21, 3:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Madison	3 hr
May 21, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clark, Greene	28 min
May 21, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Highland	28 min
May 21, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke	25 min
May 21, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Miami, Shelby	35 min
May 21, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Auglaize	32 min
May 21, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Clermont, Highland, Pike, Ross	47 min
May 21, 3:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Highland, Pickaway, Ross	31 min
May 21, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Franklin, Licking	42 min
May 21, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILN	Darke, Miami, Shelby	48 min
May 21, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Preble	45 min
May 21, 4:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Brown, Highland	3 hr
May 21, 4:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Hamilton	4 hr
May 21, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield, Pickaway	35 min
May 21, 4:25 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Preble	19 min
May 21, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ross	29 min
May 21, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler	25 min
May 21, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hardin	23 min
May 21, 4:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Preble	51 min
May 21, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble	48 min
May 21, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Logan, Miami, Shelby	42 min
May 21, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking, Ross	35 min
May 21, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hamilton	32 min
May 21, 5:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Darke, Miami, Preble	5 hr
May 21, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke, Preble	27 min
May 21, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hamilton	42 min
May 21, 5:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Montgomery, Preble	3 hr
May 21, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler	35 min
May 21, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clark, Greene, Madison	43 min
May 21, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hardin	19 min
May 21, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	49 min
May 21, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette	46 min
May 21, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Fayette	26 min
May 21, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Highland	37 min
May 21, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette, Pickaway	35 min
May 21, 1:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Boone	37 min
May 21, 2:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Kenton	37 min
May 21, 2:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Campbell, Pendleton	47 min
May 21, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Mason, Robertson	33 min
May 21, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Bracken, Mason, Robertson	31 min
May 21, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Lewis	30 min
May 21, 7:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Lewis	27 min
May 21, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Wayne	30 min
May 21, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette, Union, Wayne	23 min
May 21, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	24 min
May 21, 4:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fayette, Franklin, Union, Wayne	3 hr

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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.