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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2023, 2:45 PM EDT for Shelby County, Ohio. It was in force for 30 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
- Apr 5, 2023, 2:45 PM EDT (18:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2023, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Shelby County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 10:25 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 106 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 630 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -189 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1078 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 386 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 377 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
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 Apr 5, 1:58 PM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 1:58 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 334 AM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023 OHZ026-034-035-042>044-061100- Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan- 334 AM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for West Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Showers and thunderstorms are expected today. Strong to severe storms will be possible, with the greatest threat expected between 2 PM and 10 PM EDT. The primary severe weather threat will be damaging winds. However, large hail and a few tornadoes may occur as well. A strong tornado is also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed this afternoon and evening. KYZ099-100-OHZ045-046-054>056-063>065-073-074-079>082-088-061100- Mason-Lewis-Union OH-Delaware-Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-Fayette OH- Pickaway-Fairfield-Ross-Hocking-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto- 334 AM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Kentucky, Northern Kentucky, Central Ohio, South Central Ohio and Southwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms are expected today. Strong to severe storms will be possible, with the greatest threat expected between 2 PM and 10 PM EDT. The primary severe weather threat will be damaging winds. Isolated large hail and isolated tornadoes will also be possible. In addition, gusty winds around 40 mph are forecast outside of precipitation. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed this afternoon and evening. INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>098-OHZ051>053-060>062-070>072- 077-078-061100- Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio- Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant- Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Preble-Montgomery- Greene-Butler-Warren-Clinton-Hamilton-Clermont- 334 AM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana, Southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky, Southwest Ohio and West Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Showers and thunderstorms are expected today. Strong to severe storms will be possible, with the greatest threat expected between 2 PM and 10 PM EDT. The primary severe weather threat will be damaging winds. Isolated large hail and isolated tornadoes will also be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed this afternoon and evening.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 5, 9:04 AM EDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Mercer | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Auglaize | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke, Shelby | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Preble | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Miami, Shelby | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hamilton | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Montgomery, Warren | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clinton, Fayette | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Highland | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Highland, Pickaway, Ross | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fairfield, Pickaway | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Licking | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 6:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 5 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Grant, Owen | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken, Pendleton, Robertson | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken, Mason, Robertson | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis, Mason, Robertson | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 9:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette, Union, Wayne | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin, Ripley | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Dearborn, Ripley | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 4:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley | 9 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.