Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 1986
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 10, 1986, 5:35 PM EST for Crawford County, Ohio. It was in force for 53 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 10, 1986, 5:35 PM EST (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 1986, 6:28 PM EST
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Crawford County, OH
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 5:55 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Crawford, OH |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 151 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 893 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 422 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 421 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMFD 102235 TORMFD OHC033-102335- BULLETIN-EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MANSFIELD OH 535 PM EST MON MAR 10 1986 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 635 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO CRAWFORD AT 530 PM EST A TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN MARION COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. BANYAS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 10, 1:34 PM EST, 4 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT COR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 135 PM EST MON MAR 10 1986 THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM EST. THE WATCH IS FOR A LARGE PART OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS..MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA..AND PARTS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. IN THE CINCINNATI TRI STATE AREA..THE TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.. IN KENTUCKY..BOONE..CARROLL..GALLATIN..OWEN. IN INDIANA..FRANKLIN..RIPLEY..DEARBORN..OHIO..AND SWITZERLAND. REMEMBER..A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED BY LISTENING TO THE LoATEST NOAA WEATHER BROADCASTS... TELEVISION AND COMMERCIAL RADIO STATEMENTS CONCERNING WATECHS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WHITAKER
Special weather statement, Mar 10, 2:58 PM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH
THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL
THE WATCH IS FOR
ERASE THIS INSTRUCTION AND INCLUDE AREA
DESCRIPTION GIVEN IN THE SELS WATCH DON`T FORGET SECOND PAGE.
IN THE CINCINNATI TRI STATE AREA..THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES..
IN OHIO..HAMILTON..BUTLER..WARREN..CLERMONT..BROWN..HIGHLAND..
AND CLINTON.
IN KENTUCKY..BOONE..KENTON..CAMPBELL..CARROLL..GALLATIN..OWEN..
GRANT..PENDLETON..BRACKEN..AND MASON.
IN INDIANA..FRANKLIN..RIPLEY..DEARBORN..OHIO..AND SWITZERLAND.
REMEMBER..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED...BY LISTENING TO THE
LATEST NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCASTS...TELEVISION AND COMMERCIAL
RADIO STATEMENTS CONCERNING WATCHES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
SURNAME PRINT:Special weather statement, Mar 10, 3:16 PM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT COR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH
THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL
THE WATCH IS FOR
ERASE THIS INSTRUCTION AND INCLUDE AREA
DESCRIPTION GIVEN IN THE SELS WATCH DON`T FORGET SECOND PAGE.
IN THE CINCINNATI TRI STATE AREA..THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES..
IN OHIO..HAMILTON..BUTLER..WARREN..CLERMONT..BROWN..HIGHLAND..
AND CLINTON.
IN KENTUCKY..BOONE..KENTON..CAMPBELL..CARROLL..GALLATIN..OWEN..
GRANT..PENDLETON..BRACKEN..AND MASON.
IN INDIANA..FRANKLIN..RIPLEY..DEARBORN..OHIO..AND SWITZERLAND.
REMEMBER..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED...BY LISTENING TO THE
LATEST NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCASTS...TELEVISION AND COMMERCIAL
RADIO STATEMENTS CONCERNING WATCHES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
REASON FOR CORRECTION..DISREGARD..MISSENT.
WHITAKERSpecial weather statement, Mar 10, 3:25 PM EST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 325 PM EST MON MAR 10 1986 THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10 PM EST. THE WATCH IS FOR MOST OF OHIO AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE. IN THE CINCINNATI TRI STATE AREA..THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.. IN OHIO..HAMILTON..BUTLER..WARREN..CLERMONT..BROWN..HIGHLAND.. AND CLINTON. REMEMBER..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED...BY LISTENING TO THE LATEST NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCASTS...TELEVISION AND COMMERCIAL RADIO STATEMENTS CONCERNING WATCHES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WHITAKER
Special weather statement, Mar 10, 3:58 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 400 PM EST MON MAR 10 1986 A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM BATESVILLE INDIANA SOUTHWEST TO LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT NEAR 50 MPH. VERSAILLES INDIANA STATE POLICE POST REPORTS VERY HEAVY RAIN AND PEA SIZE HAIL AT 350 PM EST. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO HAMILTON AND BUTLER COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST OHIO BY 430 PM EST. V-ERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WITH POSSIBLE HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE CINCINNATI AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST FOR THE CINCINNATI AREA. BELESKY
Special weather statement, Mar 10, 4:23 PM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 424 PM EST MON MAR 10 1986 AT 415 PM EST A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM WEST OF DAYTON OHIO SOUTH TO WESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY OHIO, THEN SOUTHWEST TO NEAR SHELBYVILLE KENTUCKY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT NEAR 50 MPH. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA BETWEEN 430 PM AND 515 PM EST PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN, STRONG GUSTHY WINDS, AND POSSIBLE HAIL. BELESKY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 4:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 32 min |
| Mar 10, 4:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Montgomery, Preble | 56 min |
| Mar 10, 4:48 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Mercer | 32 min |
| Mar 10, 4:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton | 27 min |
| Mar 10, 4:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clark, Greene | 44 min |
| Mar 10, 5:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Hardin | 41 min |
| Mar 10, 5:40 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Richland | 48 min |
| Mar 10, 5:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Highland | 45 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.