SKYWARN · Ohio · Kentucky · Indiana
NWS Wilmington ILN
52 counties, 4 radars, one forecaster on the warning desk when it goes bad. This page is what that desk is looking at, plus the nets that feed it.
Nothing active from this office
NWS checked 11:27 PMRadar
NWS RIDGE · base reflectivity · last hour
Deeper look: KIND interactive ↗ · KIND at College of DuPage ↗ · KILN interactive ↗ · KILN at College of DuPage ↗ - velocity, correlation coefficient and every tilt.
SPC outlook · day 1
categorical
Marginal → Slight → Enhanced → Moderate → High · day 2 ↗ · mesoscale discussions ↗
Reports taken by this office today
3 · SPC preliminary💨18:57Z1 NE Maineville · Warren, OHA couple of small trees down in Hamilton.
💨19:15ZBlanchester · Clinton, OHSmall tree down in Blanchester.
💨20:53Z1 NE Rosemount · Scioto, OHTree down in Clay Township.
Cameras near the office
none listed yetNo cameras listed near Wilmington yet. Know one?
Radar tells you what the storm is doing; these tell you what it looks like. Pictures open at their source - ODOT and the Mesonet allow linking, not republishing.
SKYWARN & weather nets for this office
Suggest or fix one →No net is listed for NWS Wilmington yet. If you know the repeater and who runs it, suggest it - the state coordinator checks it and it shows up here and on the state hub. Never guess a frequency from memory; a wrong one during a warning is worse than none.
Citizen weather stations nearby
12 reporting within 200 mi · APRS, last 2 h| Station | Temp | Hum | Wind | Gust | Rain 24 h | Pressure | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KE9DBJ-13 | 73° | 92% | calm | - | - | 1015.7 | 32 mi |
| WE8L | 71° | 98% | calm | - | 0.21" | 1019.4 | 45 mi |
| N9BSW | 74° | 81% | calm | - | - | 1017.2 | 47 mi |
| KQ4NAL | 73° | 99% | calm | - | 0.10" | 1017.6 | 58 mi |
| AB4KY | 73° | 99% | calm | - | 0.24" | 1014.3 | 59 mi |
| N9ALD | 73° | 82% | 1 N | 1 | - | 1014.0 | 62 mi |
| WB9TLH-11 | 72° | 89% | calm | - | 0.38" | 1016.2 | 70 mi |
| N9LYA-3 | 75° | 50% | calm | - | - | 1017.6 | 73 mi |
| KC9DRE | 73° | 96% | calm | - | 0.29" | 1017.3 | 73 mi |
| KM4KMS | 72° | 99% | calm | - | 0.76" | 1015.8 | 73 mi |
| KB9HUO | 74° | 96% | calm | - | 0.72" | 1017.9 | 77 mi |
| KT4LH-10 | 72° | 81% | calm | - | 0.10" | 1015.3 | 101 mi |
Heard on APRS-IS, receive only. These are privately owned stations reporting themselves — treat them as a hint about what the air is doing between the official sites, not as verified observations. Wind and gust are mph. See them on the map →
NOAA Weather Radio in this area
16 transmitters · this office’s first, neighbours after162.500 MHz KHB52 · Richmondcovers Butler, Darke, Montgomery, Preble · 300 W · NWS Wilmington
162.550 MHz KIG86 · Columbuscovers Champaign (E), Clark (E), Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hocking, Knox (SW 1/2), Licking, Madison, Marion, Morrow (CENTRAL/S), Muskingum (W), Perry, Pickaway, Union (SE 1/2) · 1000 W · NWS Wilmington
162.550 MHz KIH42 · Covingtoncovers Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton (W 1/2), Hamilton, Highland (W 1/3), Warren · 1000 W · NWS Wilmington
162.500 MHz KJY68 · Chillicothecovers Fairfield (SW), Fayette (EAST AND CENTRAL), Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Vinton · 300 W · NWS Wilmington
162.450 MHz KZZ48 · Owentoncovers Carroll, Franklin, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Henry, Owen, Pendleton, Scott, Shelby · 300 W · NWS Wilmington
162.425 MHz KZZ49 · Maysvillecovers Adams, Brown · 300 W · NWS Wilmington
162.475 MHz WXJ46 · Daytoncovers Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Greene, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby, Warren · 1000 W · NWS Wilmington
162.400 MHz WXJ93 · Limacovers Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Shelby, Van Wert, Wyandot · 1000 W · NWS Wilmington
162.525 MHz WXM69 · Otwaycovers Adams, Brown, Highland, Jackson, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton · 1000 W · NWS Wilmington
162.550 MHz KIH39 · Ashlandcovers Gallia (S), Jackson (SW), Lawrence, Scioto (Central/SE) · 1090 W · NWS Charleston
162.400 MHz KIH41 · Lexingtoncovers Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Fleming, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Madison, Menifee, Mercer, Montgomery, Nicholas, Powell, Robertson, Rowan, Scott, Woodford · 1000 W · NWS Louisville
162.425 MHz KZZ46 · Athenscovers Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington · 1030 W · NWS Charleston
162.525 MHz KZZ47 · Careycovers Crawford, Hancock, Hardin, Marion, Putnam, Seneca, Wood, Wyandot · 308 W · NWS Cleveland
162.450 MHz WWG57 · Mansfieldcovers Ashland, Crawford, Holmes, Knox, Licking, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Wayne, Wyandot · 300 W · NWS Cleveland
162.525 MHz WWG73 · Seymourcovers Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Ripley, Scott, Shelby · 1000 W · NWS Indianapolis
162.475 MHz WXJ47 · High Hillcovers Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Licking, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Tuscarawas, Washington · 1000 W · NWS Pittsburgh
What to report, and where
Size charts and the full guide →🌪️ Tornado, funnel, wall cloud
- ·Tornado on the ground (say if you see debris)
- ·Funnel cloud - rotating, not touching down
- ·Wall cloud, especially a rotating one
- ·Where it is relative to you, and which way it's moving
🧊 Hail
- ·The largest stone, compared to a coin or ball (chart below)
- ·1″ (quarter) is the severe threshold - smaller is still worth a report to most offices
- ·How long it fell and whether it's covering the ground
💨 Wind
- ·Measured gusts of 40 mph+; 58 mph is severe
- ·Damage: trees down, limbs bigger than your arm, roof or structure damage, power lines
- ·Say whether it was measured or estimated
🌊 Flooding
- ·Water over a road, especially moving water
- ·Creeks and rivers rising fast or out of their banks
- ·Rainfall of 1″ or more in an hour if you have a gauge
❄️ Winter
- ·Snowfall of 1″ an hour or more, and totals
- ·Freezing rain and ice accumulation on wires and trees
- ·Visibility under ¼ mile, blowing and drifting
🚫 Not this
- ·Lightning and thunder on their own
- ·Rain that isn't causing flooding
- ·Ordinary dark clouds, scud, or clouds that only look scary
- 1 · The net, if one is up
When the office activates SKYWARN, a net control on the local repeater takes reports in a set format and relays them straight to the forecaster. Listen first, check in when asked, keep it short: who, what, where, when.
- 2 · The office directly
No net running? Every office has a spotter line or online report form on its SKYWARN page - for you that’s NWS Wilmington. Trained spotters get the number in class; anyone can use the form.
- 3 · Tell the room here
/report hail quarter · 71st & Memorial in #oh-wx puts it in front of everyone watching the state. It does not reach the NWS - do 1 or 2 for that.
Counties served by NWS Wilmington · 52
INC029 Dearborn
INC041 Fayette
INC047 Franklin
INC115 Ohio
INC137 Ripley
INC155 Switzerland
INC161 Union
INC177 Wayne
KYC015 Boone
KYC023 Bracken
KYC037 Campbell
KYC041 Carroll
KYC077 Gallatin
KYC081 Grant
KYC117 Kenton
KYC135 Lewis
KYC161 Mason
KYC187 Owen
KYC191 Pendleton
KYC201 Robertson
OHC001 Adams
OHC011 Auglaize
OHC015 Brown
OHC017 Butler
OHC021 Champaign
OHC023 Clark
OHC025 Clermont
OHC027 Clinton
OHC037 Darke
OHC041 Delaware
OHC045 Fairfield
OHC047 Fayette
OHC049 Franklin
OHC057 Greene
OHC061 Hamilton
OHC065 Hardin
OHC071 Highland
OHC073 Hocking
OHC089 Licking
OHC091 Logan
OHC097 Madison
OHC107 Mercer
OHC109 Miami
OHC113 Montgomery
OHC129 Pickaway
OHC131 Pike
OHC135 Preble
OHC141 Ross
OHC145 Scioto
OHC149 Shelby
OHC159 Union
OHC165 Warren