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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 2, 20244 counties in Ohio; Bracken County, Mason County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 2, 2024, 8:19 AM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio; Bracken County, Mason County, Kentucky. It was in force for 41 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, 8:19 AM EDT (12:19 UTC)
Expired: Apr 2, 2024, 9:00 AM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bracken County, KY, Mason County, KY, Adams County, OH, Brown County, OH, Highland County, OH, Pike County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:23 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 2, 6:55 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 62 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: 645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 12 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 2, 6:38 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 6:38 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 5:11 AM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
511 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

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Butler-Warren-Clinton-Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-
Scioto-
511 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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

   Flood Watch.

Showers and thunderstorms will move across the area this morning. A
few severe storms will be possible. Damaging wind and large hail will
be the main severe weather threat, although a tornado cannot be
ruled out.

Additional showers and thunderstorms will develop late this
afternoon and into this evening. Some severe storms can be expected
between 3 PM and 10 PM with the potential for all weather hazards.
Damaging winds, large hail, and several tornadoes, some strong or
intense, will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed this afternoon and evening.

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Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin-Licking-Preble-
Montgomery-Greene-Pickaway-Fairfield-Ross-Hocking-
511 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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

   Flood Watch.

Occasional showers and thunderstorms are expected today through this
evening. Some severe storms can be expected between 3 PM and 10 PM
with the potential for all weather hazards. Damaging winds, large
hail, and several tornadoes, some strong or intense, will be
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

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 2, 6:23 AM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 2, 6:48 AM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 7:00 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 2, 7:20 AM EDT, 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 7:26 AM EDT, 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 2, 8:00 AM EDT, 19 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 2, 12:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Preble	36 min
Apr 2, 12:27 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Darke, Shelby	3 hr
Apr 2, 12:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Logan, Union	3 hr
Apr 2, 1:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Greene	22 min
Apr 2, 1:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clark, Greene	35 min
Apr 2, 3:09 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Shelby	55 hr
Apr 2, 5:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Montgomery, Preble, Warren	44 min
Apr 2, 5:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hamilton	30 min
Apr 2, 5:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Greene, Warren	36 min
Apr 2, 6:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	27 min
Apr 2, 6:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clark, Greene, Madison	37 min
Apr 2, 6:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin, Madison, Pickaway	42 min
Apr 2, 6:49 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Shelby	5 hr
Apr 2, 7:02 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Delaware, Franklin, Madison, Union	5 hr
Apr 2, 7:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield, Licking, Pickaway	40 min
Apr 2, 7:57 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Licking	23 hr
Apr 2, 8:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Brown	45 min
Apr 2, 8:28 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	ILN	Delaware, Franklin	7 hr
Apr 2, 9:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams, Pike, Scioto	41 min
Apr 2, 9:58 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Clark	19 hr
Apr 2, 10:06 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Franklin	12 hr
Apr 2, 10:27 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Miami	52 hr
Apr 2, 10:27 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Miami, Montgomery	50 hr
Apr 2, 10:27 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Hamilton	25 hr
Apr 2, 10:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Pickaway	4 days
Apr 2, 10:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Franklin, Pickaway	13 hr
Apr 2, 10:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Pike, Scioto	4 days
Apr 2, 1:00 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Licking	18 hr
Apr 2, 1:00 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Licking	23 hr
Apr 2, 5:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Shelby	3 hr
Apr 2, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Hamilton	49 min
Apr 2, 5:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Hamilton	6 hr
Apr 2, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	51 min
Apr 2, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Miami, Preble, Shelby	15 min
Apr 2, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Montgomery, Warren	42 min
Apr 2, 6:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Hamilton, Warren	3 hr
Apr 2, 6:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, Warren	24 min
Apr 2, 6:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Warren	34 min
Apr 2, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Madison, Pickaway	51 min
Apr 2, 7:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont	39 min
Apr 2, 7:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield, Licking	23 min
Apr 2, 7:12 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Brown	33 min
Apr 2, 7:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Madison, Pickaway	15 hr
Apr 2, 7:25 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Brown, Highland	7 min
Apr 2, 7:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Pickaway	48 min
Apr 2, 7:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Brown, Clermont	3 hr
Apr 2, 7:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Pike, Scioto	69 min
Apr 2, 7:41 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown	34 min
Apr 2, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Highland	27 min
Apr 2, 7:52 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Licking	38 hr
Apr 2, 7:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking	36 min
Apr 2, 7:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking	31 min
Apr 2, 9:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Lewis	21 min
Apr 2, 6:05 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILN	Owen	25 min
Apr 2, 6:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Kenton	16 min
Apr 2, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Grant, Owen, Pendleton	49 min
Apr 2, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Owen	31 min
Apr 2, 6:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Grant, Owen, Pendleton	3 hr
Apr 1, 11:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Wayne	37 min
Apr 2, 4:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Franklin, Union	51 min
Apr 2, 5:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Dearborn, Ripley	29 min
Apr 2, 7:12 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fayette, Franklin, Union, Wayne	3 hr
Apr 2, 10:27 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Fayette, Franklin	13 hr
Apr 2, 5:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILN	Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland	46 min
Apr 2, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Wayne	28 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.