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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 28, 2026Champaign County, Clark County, Madison County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Apr 28, 2026, 1:21 AM EDT for Champaign County, Clark County, Madison County, Ohio. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Apr 28, 2026, 1:21 AM EDT (05:21 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2026, 2:00 AM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 50

Counties Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Madison County, OH

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 27, 2:20 PM EDT, 11 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 2:20 PM EDT, 11 hours 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 5:47 PM EDT, 7 hours 34 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
547 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026

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Mason-Lewis-Delaware-Clark-Madison-Franklin-Licking-Greene-Fayette-
Pickaway-Fairfield-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-
Scioto-
547 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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281000-
Wayne-Fayette-Union-Franklin-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-
Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-
Robertson-Preble-Montgomery-Butler-Warren-Hamilton-Clermont-
547 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

There is the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms this
evening and tonight. The primary threat is damaging winds.

Some of the storms will also be capable of producing heavy rainfall,
leading to the potential for localized flooding of low lying areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ026-034-035-042>045-051-052-281000-
Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan-Union-Miami-Champaign-
547 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Ohio and west central
Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A strong low pressure system moving through the Great Lakes will
produce gusty winds this evening. Southeast winds will gust in the
30 to 40 mph range at times through midnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 27, 7:32 PM EDT, 5 hours 49 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
732 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0606 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 ESE Versailles        39.05N 85.20W
04/27/2026                   Ripley             IN   911 Call Center

            Tree down on E 125 S.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 11:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Mercer	43 min
Apr 27, 11:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby	64 min
Apr 28, 12:07 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Montgomery, Preble	53 min
Apr 28, 12:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Shelby	29 min
Apr 28, 12:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler	29 min
Apr 28, 12:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Montgomery	38 min
Apr 28, 12:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hamilton	34 min
Apr 28, 1:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Greene, Warren	34 min
Apr 28, 1:17 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	43 min
Apr 28, 1:55 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown	35 min
Apr 28, 2:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Montgomery, Preble, Warren	3 hr
Apr 28, 2:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	39 min
Apr 27, 8:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Owen	37 min
Apr 27, 8:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Owen	4 hr
Apr 27, 11:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Carroll	27 min
Apr 27, 11:17 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Owen	5 hr
Apr 27, 11:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Boone	5 hr
Apr 27, 11:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin	29 min
Apr 28, 12:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Owen	4 hr
Apr 28, 1:02 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen	43 min
Apr 28, 1:36 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Bracken, Pendleton, Robertson	24 min
Apr 28, 1:59 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Bracken, Mason, Robertson	31 min
Apr 27, 11:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Franklin, Union, Wayne	47 min
Apr 28, 12:16 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland	44 min
Apr 28, 1:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Franklin	2 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.