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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky; Switzerland County, Indiana. It was in force for 45 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
- May 16, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2026, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Switzerland County, IN, Boone County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Grant County, KY, Owen County, KY
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 8:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke | 36 min |
| May 16, 8:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Champaign | 26 min |
| May 16, 8:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Union | 33 min |
| May 16, 8:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Miami, Shelby | 44 min |
| May 16, 9:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Union | 43 min |
| May 16, 9:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clermont | 45 min |
| May 16, 8:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin | 31 min |
| May 16, 8:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone, Gallatin, Kenton | 47 min |
| May 16, 9:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Grant, Owen | 25 min |
| May 16, 10:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Robertson | 27 min |
| May 16, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin, Owen | 42 min |
| May 16, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Campbell, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton | 37 min |
| May 16, 8:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley | 40 min |
| May 16, 8:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Dearborn, Ripley | 34 min |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.