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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 18, 20234 counties in Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2023, 5:36 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 24 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: Jul 18, 2023, 5:36 PM EDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2023, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Adams County, OH, Highland County, OH, Pike County, OH, Scioto County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 67 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: 168 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -208 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1106 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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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 Jul 18, 3:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 3:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 4:03 AM EDT, 13 hours 33 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
403 AM EDT Tue Jul 18 2023

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190815-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-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-
403 AM EDT Tue Jul 18 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

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

Thunderstorms are expected on Thursday. Some storms may be strong to
severe with the primary severe weather threats damaging winds and
large hail.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

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Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-
Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Ross-
Hocking-Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto-
403 AM EDT Tue Jul 18 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. A
few strong to severe storms are possible with the primary severe
weather threats damaging winds and large hail.

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

Thunderstorms are expected on Thursday. Some storms may be strong to
severe with the primary severe weather threats damaging winds and
large hail.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 18, 4:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 18, 4:46 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 18, 4:58 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 18, 5:01 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:13 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 18, 5:27 PM EDT, 9 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
Jul 17, 8:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Montgomery, Preble	29 min
Jul 17, 8:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	25 min
Jul 17, 8:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Montgomery, Preble	50 min
Jul 17, 8:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Hamilton	48 min
Jul 17, 8:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Preble	108 min
Jul 17, 8:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Montgomery, Preble, Warren	52 min
Jul 17, 8:29 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Preble	93 min
Jul 17, 8:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Greene, Warren	40 min
Jul 17, 8:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hamilton	33 min
Jul 17, 8:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Greene, Montgomery, Warren	42 min
Jul 17, 8:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland, Warren	46 min
Jul 17, 9:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Greene, Montgomery, Warren	107 min
Jul 17, 9:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	27 min
Jul 17, 9:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Warren	36 min
Jul 17, 9:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield	28 min
Jul 17, 9:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Warren	118 min
Jul 17, 9:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette	25 min
Jul 17, 9:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Pickaway	35 min
Jul 17, 9:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Highland	32 min
Jul 17, 9:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pickaway	25 min
Jul 17, 10:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams, Pike, Ross, Scioto	40 min
Jul 17, 10:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking	52 min
Jul 17, 10:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	37 min
Jul 17, 10:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams, Pike, Scioto	48 min
Jul 17, 10:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fairfield, Pickaway	3 hr
Jul 17, 10:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Delaware, Licking	3 hr
Jul 18, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Warren	25 min
Jul 18, 4:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Highland	29 min
Jul 18, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown	45 min
Jul 18, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Highland	27 min
Jul 18, 4:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Highland, Pike, Ross	26 min
Jul 18, 5:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	44 min
Jul 18, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Warren	32 min
Jul 18, 5:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	41 min
Jul 18, 5:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams	37 min
Jul 18, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Scioto	33 min
Jul 18, 5:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	26 min
Jul 18, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	31 min
Jul 18, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pike	37 min
Jul 18, 6:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Highland	37 min
Jul 18, 7:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams, Brown	33 min
Jul 18, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams	31 min
Jul 17, 10:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Lewis, Mason, Robertson	28 min
Jul 17, 10:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin	34 min
Jul 17, 11:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin	48 min
Jul 17, 11:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Grant, Owen	37 min
Jul 18, 10:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Grant	25 min
Jul 17, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ripley	37 min
Jul 17, 9:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Ripley	2 hr
Jul 17, 9:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ripley	32 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.