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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 1, 2024Boone County, Campbell County, Kenton County, Kentucky; Ohio County, Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 1, 2024, 4:40 PM EDT for Boone County, Campbell County, Kenton County, Kentucky; Ohio County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 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 1, 2024, 4:40 PM EDT (20:40 UTC)
Expired
Apr 1, 2024, 5:06 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ohio County, IN, Boone County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Kenton County, KY

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 364 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2024-04-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2024-04-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
621 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Apr 1, 3:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 3:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 2:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
220 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024

INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ070>072-077>082-088-021830-
Franklin-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-
Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-
Butler-Warren-Clinton-Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-
Scioto-
220 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Indiana, northeast
Kentucky, northern Kentucky, south central Ohio and southwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected through tonight. In addition
to the heavy rain and flash flooding threat, some storms may be
strong to severe, with damaging winds and large hail being the
primary threats. A tornado cannot be ruled out tonight.

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

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to redevelop Tuesday afternoon
and evening. These storms will likely be strong to severe, with all
hazards possible. Damaging winds, large hail, and several tornadoes,
some strong or intense, will be possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed tonight and again on Tuesday.

INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-073-074-021830-
Wayne-Fayette-Union-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan-
Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin-Licking-Preble-
Montgomery-Greene-Pickaway-Fairfield-Ross-Hocking-
220 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Indiana, central
Ohio, south central Ohio and west central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

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

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to redevelop Tuesday afternoon
and evening. These storms will likely be strong to severe, with all
hazards possible. Damaging winds, large hail, and several tornadoes,
some strong or intense, will be possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed tonight and again on
Tuesday.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 4:30 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 1, 4:37 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
437 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024

INZ075-KYZ091-092-012115-
Ohio IN-Boone KY-Kenton KY-
437 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF OHIO...SOUTHEASTERN
DEARBORN...NORTHERN KENTON...NORTHERN CAMPBELL AND CENTRAL BOONE
COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

At 437 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Rising Sun,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to
         vegetation.

Locations impacted include...
Covington, Florence, Independence, Erlanger, Edgewood, Elsmere, Fort
Mitchell, Villa Hills, Taylor Mill, Fort Wright, Crescent Springs,
Walton, Crestview Hills, Lakeside Park, Rising Sun, Oakbrook,
Burlington, Union, Wilder, and French.

This includes the following Interstates...
 I-71 in Kentucky near mile marker 77.
 I-75 in Kentucky between mile markers 173 and 188.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.

Residents in these areas should remain alert. If this storm becomes
stronger, then a warning may be needed.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3902 8490 3901 8490 3903 8488 3905 8489
      3906 8450 3905 8449 3902 8449 3886 8447
      3891 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 268DEG 24KT 3898 8481

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 1:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMadison41 min
Apr 1, 8:17 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNLicking6 hr
Apr 1, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont25 min
Apr 1, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown37 min
Apr 1, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont51 min
Apr 1, 6:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams31 min
Apr 1, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNCampbell, Kenton30 min
Apr 1, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBoone, Kenton38 min
Apr 1, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNCampbell, Kenton37 min
Apr 1, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBoone26 min
Apr 1, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMason31 min

Nearby

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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.