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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 30, 2025Owen County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2025, 7:32 PM EDT for Owen County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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 30, 2025, 7:32 PM EDT (23:32 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Owen County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 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 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 135 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 2025-04-30Temperature 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2025-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 121 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
885 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
159 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 30, 2:42 PM EDT, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 2:42 PM EDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 4:31 AM EDT, 15 hours 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
431 AM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-010845-
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-
431 AM EDT Wed Apr 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...Today and tonight.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

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

Showers and thunderstorms are likely on Thursday. Some storms may be
strong to severe during the afternoon and evening. Damaging
straight-line winds are the primary threat, with hail being a
secondary threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 30, 7:25 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
725 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025

KYZ094-010000-
Owen KY-
725 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF OWEN COUNTY THROUGH
800 PM EDT...

At 724 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Owenton, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, half inch hail, and frequent
         cloud-to-ground lightning.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to
         vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death.

Locations impacted include...
Gratz, Owenton, Elk Lake, Long Ridge, Wheatley, Eagle Hill, New
Liberty, Squiresville, Needmore, Elmer Davis Lake, Monterey, Glencoe,
and Sparta.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.

When thunder roars, go indoors! Do not stay in the open or seek
shelter under trees when lightning threatens.

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 3842 8488 3843 8493 3846 8492 3843 8494
      3843 8496 3847 8495 3849 8499 3852 8498
      3851 8503 3856 8501 3857 8504 3856 8506
      3859 8508 3863 8501 3865 8494 3867 8493
      3872 8479 3862 8478 3854 8467 3840 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 225DEG 21KT 3850 8494

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Hickman

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 8:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike, Ross53 min
Apr 29, 8:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHocking38 min
Apr 30, 7:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNOwen35 min
Apr 30, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRobertson32 min
Apr 30, 7:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatILNGrant, Owen34 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.