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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 30, 2025Fairfield County, Licking County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 30, 2025, 10:23 PM EDT for Fairfield County, Licking County, Ohio. It was in force for 52 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
Mar 30, 2025, 10:23 PM EDT (02:23 UTC)
Expired
Mar 30, 2025, 11:15 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fairfield County, OH, Licking County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 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
Mar 30, 6:45 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 120 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 2025-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 390 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 2025-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 293 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
390 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
816 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
293 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
322 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
6.4

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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 Mar 30, 9:57 PM EDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 9:57 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 3:54 PM EDT, 6 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
354 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-312000-
Wayne-Fayette-Union-Franklin-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-
Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-
Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan-
Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Licking-Preble-Montgomery-
Greene-Pickaway-Fairfield-Butler-Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-
Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto-
354 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Showers and storms are expected this evening, some of which will be
severe. Damaging winds are the primary threat, though large hail and
a few tornadoes are also be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Sunday.

On Wednesday and Wednesday night, a few strong to severe storms are
possible. In addition, an active pattern with episodes of storms are
expected through Sunday. The potential of heavy rain with each wave
of systems poses a significant increase in the threat of flooding,
possibly widespread flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 30, 9:59 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 30, 10:08 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 8:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHamilton65 min
Mar 30, 8:15 PM EDTTornado WarningILNButler, Hamilton30 min
Mar 30, 8:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami and 2 more53 min
Mar 30, 8:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHardin, Logan, Union56 min
Mar 30, 8:36 PM EDTTornado WarningILNButler, Warren24 min
Mar 30, 8:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren65 min
Mar 30, 8:57 PM EDTTornado WarningILNButler, Clinton, Warren33 min
Mar 30, 9:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Greene and 4 more53 min
Mar 30, 9:11 PM EDTTornado WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Greene, Warren34 min
Mar 30, 9:20 PM EDTTornado WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Highland25 min
Mar 30, 9:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDelaware, Union49 min
Mar 30, 9:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown, Clermont, Highland26 min
Mar 30, 9:38 PM EDTTornado WarningILNFayette, Franklin, Madison, Pickaway37 min
Mar 30, 9:41 PM EDTTornado WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Pickaway, Ross34 min
Mar 30, 9:44 PM EDTTornado WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Highland, Ross31 min
Mar 30, 9:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Highland, Licking and 4 more59 min
Mar 30, 10:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHocking51 min
Mar 30, 10:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Hocking44 min
Mar 30, 10:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown, Clermont52 min
Mar 30, 11:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown62 min
Mar 30, 11:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams37 min
Mar 30, 11:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPike, Scioto54 min
Mar 30, 11:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike32 min
Mar 31, 3:08 PM EDTFlood WatchILNAdams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more6 days
Mar 30, 8:19 PM EDTTornado WarningILNBoone, Gallatin26 min
Mar 30, 9:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBracken, Pendleton55 min
Mar 30, 10:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNCarroll, Grant, Owen, Pendleton48 min
Mar 30, 10:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBracken, Grant, Owen, Pendleton, Robertson62 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.