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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 24, 2023Fairfield County, Hocking County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2023, 9:14 PM EDT for Fairfield County, Hocking County, 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
Jul 24, 2023, 9:14 PM EDT (01:14 UTC)
Expired
Jul 24, 2023, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Fairfield County, OH, Hocking County, OH

The radar

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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
Jul 24, 3:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

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 24, 7:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 7:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 1:26 PM EDT, 7 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
126 PM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023

INZ050-058-059-066-KYZ098-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>062-070-
251730-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Robertson-Hardin-Mercer-
Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan-Union OH-Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-
Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-Preble-Montgomery-Greene-Butler-
126 PM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and into this evening.
Some strong to severe storms are possible with damaging winds and
large hail the primary threats. Where multiple rounds of
thunderstorms occur, locally heavy rainfall may lead to a localized
flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

A few strong to severe storms are possible Wednesday night.

The heat index will approach 100 on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>097-099-100-OHZ063>065-071>074-077>082-088-
251730-
Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-
Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Mason-Lewis-Fayette OH-
Pickaway-Fairfield-Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-Hamilton-Clermont-
Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto-
126 PM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and into this evening.
Some strong to severe storms are possible with damaging winds and
large hail the primary threats. Where multiple rounds of
thunderstorms occur, locally heavy rainfall may lead to a localized
flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The heat index will approach 100 on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 24, 7:14 PM EDT, 2 hours before
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Local storm report, Jul 24, 7:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 24, 7:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 8:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin43 min
Jul 24, 8:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield38 min
Jul 24, 8:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign, Clark48 min
Jul 24, 8:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin29 min
Jul 24, 8:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFairfield, Franklin, Licking11 hr
Jul 24, 8:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield38 min
Jul 24, 8:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNChampaign, Clark, Logan, Madison, Union5 hr
Jul 24, 9:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClark36 min
Jul 24, 9:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLogan30 min
Jul 24, 9:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHocking34 min
Jul 24, 9:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette36 min
Jul 24, 10:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHocking36 min
Jul 24, 10:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHocking22 min
Jul 24, 10:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHocking13 min
Jul 24, 8:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis39 min
Jul 24, 8:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis37 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.