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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 2, 2024Fayette County, Franklin County, Union County, Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 2, 2024, 4:39 AM EDT for Fayette County, Franklin County, Union County, Indiana. It was in force for 51 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 2, 2024, 4:39 AM EDT (08:39 UTC)
Expired
Apr 2, 2024, 5:30 AM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fayette County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Union County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 109 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2024-04-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 159 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2024-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 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
159 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
901 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
193 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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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 2, 3:54 AM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 3:54 AM EDT, 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 2:20 PM EDT, 14 hours 19 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

Local storm report, Apr 1, 11:35 PM EDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 1, 11:38 PM EDT, 5 hours 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1138 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024

INZ050-020415-
Wayne IN-
1138 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF WAYNE COUNTY THROUGH
1215 AM EDT...

At 1138 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near New Castle,
moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and very heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning
         is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Richmond, Centerville, Cambridge City, Hagerstown, Fountain City,
Dublin, Franklin, Milton, Greens Fork, Spring Grove, Bethel,
Economy, Whitewater, Middleboro, Jacksonburg and Williamsburg.

This includes I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 134 and 155.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.

Motorists should slow down and use extra caution.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT for
east central Indiana.

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 3987 8522 3987 8520 4000 8520 4000 8482
      3978 8483 3978 8518 3979 8518 3979 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 261DEG 37KT 3988 8533

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Hatzos
Special weather statement, Apr 2, 12:09 AM EDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1209 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

INZ050-OHZ042-060-020445-
Wayne IN-Darke OH-Preble OH-
1209 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EASTERN WAYNE...
NORTHERN PREBLE AND SOUTHWESTERN DARKE COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM
EDT...

At 1208 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Richmond,
moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and very heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning
         is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Richmond, Eaton, Centerville, Arcanum, Lewisburg, New Paris, West
Alexandria, New Madison, Fountain City, Wayne Lakes, Eldorado,
Verona, West Manchester, Greens Fork, Spring Grove, Bethel,
Hollansburg, Gordon, Ithaca, and Castine.

This includes the following Interstates...
 I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 141 and 156.
 I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 17.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.

Motorists should slow down and use extra caution.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT for
east central Indiana...and west central Ohio.

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 3992 8507 4007 8455 3989 8448 3972 8448
      3975 8481 3974 8510
TIME...MOT...LOC 0408Z 263DEG 32KT 3985 8492

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Hatzos
Special weather statement, Apr 2, 1:08 AM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
108 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

OHZ053-062-020530-
Clark OH-Greene OH-
108 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN CLARK
AND NORTHERN GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 130 AM EDT...

At 107 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over
Wright-Patterson AFB, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Beavercreek, Fairborn, Xenia, New Carlisle, Yellow
Springs, Wright-Patterson Afb, Cedarville, Enon, Jamestown,
Wilberforce, New Jasper, Bowersville, Donnelsville, Clifton, Green
Meadows, Hustead, Selma, Oldtown, and Gladstone.

This includes I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 42 and 59.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.

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 3969 8409 3995 8403 3989 8365 3958 8371
TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 281DEG 30KT 3979 8405

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...45 MPH

Hatzos
Special weather statement, Apr 2, 1:25 AM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
125 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

OHZ053-054-062-063-020600-
Fayette OH-Madison OH-Clark OH-Greene OH-
125 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
FAYETTE...SOUTHEASTERN CLARK...NORTHEASTERN GREENE AND SOUTHWESTERN
MADISON COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM EDT...

At 125 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Yellow Springs,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Xenia, London, Yellow Springs, Cedarville, Jamestown,
South Charleston, Jeffersonville, Wilberforce, Harmony, Lisbon, New
Jasper, Brighton, Lafayette, South Vienna, South Solon, Midway,
Clifton, Octa, and Newport.

This includes the following Interstates...
 I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 52 and 63, and between mile
markers 65 and 68.
 I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 65 and 78.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.

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 3965 8394 3993 8386 3994 8341 3975 8339
      3959 8347
TIME...MOT...LOC 0525Z 277DEG 28KT 3979 8385

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...45 MPH

Hatzos
Local storm report, Apr 2, 1:40 AM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
140 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1255 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 NW Vandalia           39.91N 84.22W
04/02/2024  M51 MPH          Montgomery         OH   ASOS

            ASOS station KDAY Dayton International
            Airport.

&&

HATZOS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 12:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPreble36 min
Apr 2, 12:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNDarke, Shelby3 hr
Apr 2, 12:46 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNLogan, Union3 hr
Apr 2, 1:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreene22 min
Apr 2, 1:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClark, Greene35 min
Apr 2, 3:09 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNShelby55 hr
Apr 2, 5:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Montgomery, Preble, Warren44 min
Apr 2, 5:31 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHamilton30 min
Apr 2, 5:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreene, Warren36 min
Apr 2, 6:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont, Hamilton27 min
Apr 2, 6:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClark, Greene, Madison37 min
Apr 2, 6:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin, Madison, Pickaway42 min
Apr 2, 6:49 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAuglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Shelby5 hr
Apr 2, 7:02 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNChampaign, Clark, Delaware, Franklin, Madison, Union5 hr
Apr 2, 7:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield, Licking, Pickaway40 min
Apr 2, 7:57 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNLicking23 hr
Apr 2, 8:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown45 min
Apr 2, 8:19 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Highland, Pike41 min
Apr 2, 8:28 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryILNDelaware, Franklin7 hr
Apr 2, 9:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams, Pike, Scioto41 min
Apr 2, 9:58 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNClark19 hr
Apr 2, 10:06 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNFranklin12 hr
Apr 2, 10:27 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNMiami52 hr
Apr 2, 10:27 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNMiami, Montgomery50 hr
Apr 2, 10:27 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNHamilton25 hr
Apr 2, 10:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNPickaway4 days
Apr 2, 10:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNFranklin, Pickaway13 hr
Apr 2, 10:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNPike, Scioto4 days
Apr 2, 1:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNLicking18 hr
Apr 2, 1:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNLicking23 hr
Apr 2, 5:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAuglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Shelby3 hr
Apr 2, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Hamilton49 min
Apr 2, 5:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNHamilton6 hr
Apr 2, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClermont, Hamilton51 min
Apr 2, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDarke, Miami, Preble, Shelby15 min
Apr 2, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Greene, Montgomery, Warren42 min
Apr 2, 6:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNButler, Hamilton, Warren3 hr
Apr 2, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, Warren24 min
Apr 2, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton, Fayette, Greene, Warren34 min
Apr 2, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Madison, Pickaway51 min
Apr 2, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont39 min
Apr 2, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield, Licking23 min
Apr 2, 7:12 PM EDTTornado WarningILNBrown33 min
Apr 2, 7:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClinton, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Madison, Pickaway15 hr
Apr 2, 7:25 PM EDTTornado WarningILNBrown, Highland7 min
Apr 2, 7:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Franklin, Licking, Pickaway48 min
Apr 2, 7:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown, Clermont3 hr
Apr 2, 7:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Pike, Scioto69 min
Apr 2, 7:41 PM EDTTornado WarningILNAdams, Brown34 min
Apr 2, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland27 min
Apr 2, 7:52 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNFairfield, Licking38 hr
Apr 2, 7:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Hocking36 min
Apr 2, 7:59 PM EDTTornado WarningILNFairfield, Hocking31 min
Apr 2, 9:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLewis21 min
Apr 2, 6:05 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedILNOwen25 min
Apr 2, 6:15 PM EDTTornado WarningILNBoone, Campbell, Kenton16 min
Apr 2, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNGrant, Owen, Pendleton49 min
Apr 2, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNOwen31 min
Apr 2, 6:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNGrant, Owen, Pendleton3 hr
Apr 1, 11:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWayne37 min
Apr 2, 5:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDearborn, Ripley29 min
Apr 2, 7:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFayette, Franklin, Union, Wayne3 hr
Apr 2, 10:27 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNFayette, Franklin13 hr
Apr 2, 5:14 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedILNDearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland46 min
Apr 2, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWayne28 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.