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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 1, 2023Carroll County, Gallatin County, Kentucky; Switzerland County, Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 1, 2023, 7:00 PM EST for Carroll County, Gallatin County, Kentucky; Switzerland County, Indiana. It was in force for 45 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Mar 1, 2023, 7:00 PM EST (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 1, 2023, 7:45 PM EST
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Switzerland County, IN, Carroll County, KY, Gallatin County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 1, 7:15 PM EST	HAIL 1	Vevay, IN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 135 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2754 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 295 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 428 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

582 
WUUS51 KILN 020000
SVRILN
INC155-KYC041-077-020045-
/O.NEW.KILN.SV.W.0021.230302T0000Z-230302T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
700 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2023

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Switzerland County in southeastern Indiana...
  Central Carroll County in northern Kentucky...
  Western Gallatin County in northern Kentucky...

* Until 745 PM EST.

* At 659 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Madison,
  moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind 
           damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Carrollton, Vevay, Warsaw, Florence, Kentucky Speedway, Glencoe,
  Fairview, Ghent, Sparta, Patriot, Prestonville, Brooksburg, Center
  Square, Braytown, Interstate 71 at US Route 127, Steele Bottom,
  Locust, Markland, Moorefield and Quercus Grove.

This includes I-71 in Kentucky near mile marker 45, and between mile
markers 60 and 64.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and
submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3874 8526 3873 8524 3870 8522 3869 8520
      3884 8520 3890 8501 3890 8484 3887 8480
      3885 8478 3874 8480 3862 8523 3873 8533
      3874 8533
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 250DEG 40KT 3865 8545 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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3 follow-up statements

466 
WWUS51 KILN 020015
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
715 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2023

INC155-KYC041-077-020045-
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230302T0045Z/
Switzerland IN-Carroll KY-Gallatin KY-
715 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EST
FOR SWITZERLAND...CENTRAL CARROLL AND WESTERN GALLATIN COUNTIES...

At 715 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carrollton,
moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind 
         damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Carrollton, Vevay, Warsaw, Florence, Kentucky Speedway, Glencoe,
Fairview, Ghent, Sparta, Patriot, Prestonville, Brooksburg, Center
Square, Braytown, Interstate 71 at US Route 127, Steele Bottom,
Locust, Markland, Moorefield and Quercus Grove.

This includes I-71 in Kentucky near mile marker 45, and between mile
markers 60 and 64.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and
submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3874 8526 3873 8524 3870 8522 3869 8520
      3884 8520 3890 8501 3890 8484 3887 8480
      3885 8478 3874 8480 3862 8523 3873 8533
      3874 8533
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 250DEG 40KT 3871 8524 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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491 
WWUS51 KILN 020025
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
725 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2023

INC155-KYC041-077-020045-
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230302T0045Z/
Switzerland IN-Carroll KY-Gallatin KY-
725 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EST
FOR SWITZERLAND...EASTERN CARROLL AND WESTERN GALLATIN COUNTIES...

At 725 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Vevay, moving
east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind 
         damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Vevay, Warsaw, Florence, Kentucky Speedway, Glencoe, Fairview, Ghent,
Sparta, Patriot, Ethridge, Center Square, Interstate 71 at US Route
127, Steele Bottom, Markland, East Enterprise, Allensville,
Easterday, Quercus Grove, Mount Sterling and Jacksonville.

This includes I-71 in Kentucky between mile markers 60 and 64.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and
submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3886 8512 3890 8501 3890 8484 3887 8480
      3885 8478 3874 8480 3865 8513
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 250DEG 40KT 3875 8510 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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744 
WWUS51 KILN 020035
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
735 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2023

INC155-KYC041-077-020045-
/O.EXP.KILN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230302T0045Z/
Switzerland IN-Carroll KY-Gallatin KY-
735 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SWITZERLAND...EASTERN CARROLL
AND WESTERN GALLATIN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

Please report previous wind damage or hail to the National Weather
Service by going to our website at weather.gov/iln and submitting
your report via social media.

LAT...LON 3886 8512 3890 8501 3890 8484 3887 8480
      3885 8478 3874 8480 3865 8513
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 250DEG 40KT 3878 8498 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 1, 7:13 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Boone	32 min
Mar 1, 7:29 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and 2 more	27 min
Mar 1, 8:09 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Boone, Gallatin, Kenton	36 min
Mar 1, 8:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Grant, Pendleton	30 min
Mar 1, 8:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Campbell, Kenton	45 min
Mar 1, 9:34 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Lewis	26 min
Mar 2, 3:08 AM EST	Flood Watch	ILN	Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more	42 hr
Mar 2, 2:34 PM EST	Wind Advisory	ILN	Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more	37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.