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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 17, 2024Auglaize County, Mercer County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 17, 2024, 1:37 PM EDT for Auglaize County, Mercer County, Ohio. It was in force for 38 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 17, 2024, 1:37 PM EDT (17:37 UTC)
Expired
Apr 17, 2024, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Auglaize County, OH, Mercer County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:40 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 17, 12:18 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 136 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 12:00Z on 2024-04-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 54 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 12:00Z on 2024-04-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 412 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
54 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
496 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
412 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
414 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 17, 11:02 AM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 11:02 AM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 10:53 AM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1053 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

KYZ097>100-OHZ078-079-081-088-181000-
Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Clermont-Brown-Adams-Scioto-
1053 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Breezy south winds will gust to around 40 mph at times this
afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ089>096-OHZ077-181000-
Franklin-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-
Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Hamilton-
1053 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Breezy south winds will gust to around 40 mph at times this
afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Another round of showers and storms is likely late Thursday evening.
A few strong to severe storms will be possible, with gusty to
damaging winds being the primary threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed late Thursday evening.

INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-080-
082-181000-
Wayne-Fayette-Union-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan-
Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin-Licking-Preble-
Montgomery-Greene-Pickaway-Fairfield-Butler-Warren-Clinton-Ross-
Hocking-Highland-Pike-
1053 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon. Some
of these thunderstorms may be severe. Primary threats include
strong/damaging winds and large hail. A tornado or two cannot be
ruled out.

Outside of the the thunderstorms, breezy south winds will gust to
around 40 mph at times this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Areas of frost or patchy frost will be possible both Saturday night
and Sunday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 17, 1:17 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 17, 1:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMercer28 min
Apr 17, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize, Shelby38 min
Apr 17, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDarke34 min
Apr 17, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Hardin48 min
Apr 17, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDarke, Miami, Shelby39 min
Apr 17, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLogan30 min
Apr 17, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMiami29 min
Apr 17, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHardin35 min
Apr 17, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Miami, Shelby39 min
Apr 17, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHardin, Logan24 min
Apr 17, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLogan26 min
Apr 17, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign, Miami34 min
Apr 17, 4:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Madison, Union43 min
Apr 17, 4:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware, Logan, Union41 min
Apr 17, 4:21 PM EDTTornado WarningILNChampaign, Madison, Union24 min
Apr 17, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Madison30 min
Apr 17, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware, Franklin, Madison, Union50 min
Apr 17, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMadison32 min
Apr 17, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware, Franklin, Licking60 min
Apr 17, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette35 min
Apr 17, 5:33 PM EDTTornado WarningILNLicking10 min
Apr 17, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Madison, Pickaway25 min
Apr 17, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLicking35 min
Apr 17, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Franklin, Pickaway52 min
Apr 17, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPickaway30 min
Apr 17, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield27 min
Apr 17, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Hocking66 min
Apr 17, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Hocking, Pickaway50 min
Apr 17, 7:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross65 min
Apr 17, 7:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNHocking, Pickaway, Ross12 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.