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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 26, 2022Boone County, Carroll County, Gallatin County, Kentucky; Dearborn County, Ohio County, Switzerland County, Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2022, 1:03 PM EDT for Boone County, Carroll County, Gallatin County, Kentucky; Dearborn County, Ohio County, Switzerland County, Indiana. It was in force for 42 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 26, 2022, 1:03 PM EDT (17:03 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2022, 1:45 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Dearborn County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Boone County, KY, Carroll County, KY, Gallatin County, KY

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 116 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 2022-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 38 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 12:00Z on 2022-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 224 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
38 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-66 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
768 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
224 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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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 26, 10:02 AM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 10:02 AM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 4:54 AM EDT, 8 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
454 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-270900-
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-
454 AM EDT Thu May 26 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.
Severe storms are possible today. The most favored time for severe
weather is between 1 PM and 7 PM. Damaging wind is the primary
threat. Large hail and tornado potential are low, but cannot be ruled
out. There is also a chance for heavy rainfall and localized
flooding this afternoon into tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 11:36 AM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 26, 12:56 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPreble27 min
May 25, 8:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDarke, Preble44 min
May 25, 8:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont27 min
May 25, 8:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton, Warren35 min
May 25, 9:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, Shelby28 min
May 25, 9:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClark, Clinton, Greene33 min
May 25, 9:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize, Hardin, Shelby35 min
May 25, 9:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Fayette, Greene, Madison33 min
May 25, 10:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize, Shelby30 min
May 26, 1:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHamilton35 min
May 26, 1:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNButler48 min
May 26, 2:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Montgomery, Preble, Warren18 min
May 26, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreene43 min
May 26, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion36 min
May 26, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams30 min
May 26, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDelaware48 min
May 26, 5:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown5 hr
May 26, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin31 min
May 26, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown28 min
May 26, 5:51 PM EDTTornado WarningILNAdams39 min
May 26, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown49 min
May 26, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Pike, Scioto41 min
May 26, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams33 min
May 26, 6:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNPike, Ross, Scioto3 hr
May 26, 6:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPike, Ross, Scioto47 min
May 26, 7:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike, Ross, Scioto24 min
May 26, 7:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross46 min
May 26, 12:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBoone, Carroll34 min
May 26, 1:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGrant, Pendleton28 min
May 26, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNCampbell, Kenton32 min
May 26, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBracken, Mason, Robertson47 min
May 26, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMason, Robertson40 min
May 26, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis43 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2022Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2022Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2022

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.