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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 18, 1992Clark County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 1992, 6:55 PM EDT for Clark County, Ohio. It was in force for 65 min. 2 reports 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
Jun 18, 1992, 6:55 PM EDT (22:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 1992, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Whole counties

County Clark County, OH

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 18, 7:03 PM EDTTornado F0Clark, OH
Jun 18, 7:31 PM EDTTornado F1Clark, 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 36 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, Dayton/James M C, OH at 12:00Z on 1992-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 15 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Dayton/James M C, OH at 12:00Z on 1992-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 112 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
15 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-197 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
880 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KDAY 182257
TORDAY
OHC023-190000-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTON OH
655 PM EDT THU JUN 18 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DAYTON HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  800 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS......
 
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
 
   ...CLARK COUNTY
 
AT 655 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM IN
SOUTHEAST MIAMI COUNTY OHIO MOVING INTO NORTHWEST CLARK COUNTY OHIO.
THERE HAD BEEN NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTINGS AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS
REPORTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM AS IT PASSED ACROSS CENTRAL MIAMI
COUNTY.
 
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE NORTH HAMPTON AND TREMONT CITY.
 
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING.  AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH
OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. BE CAREFUL OF
FLOODING IN DRAINAGE DITCHES AND STORM CULVERTS.
 
LINDSEY

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, Jun 18, 1:44 PM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
OHZ008-INZ013-KYZ005-181900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH
141 PM EDT THU JUN 18 1992

THUNDERSTORMS WERE ONCE AGAIN STARTING TO DEVELOP IN ESTERN INDIANA
TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY AT 138 PM EDT.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHOWED WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH PERIODS
OF VERY HEAVY RAINS FROM JUST SOUTH OF FORT WAYNE TO NORTH VERON INDIANA
TO NEAR LOUIVILLE KENTUCKY...OR FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA
TO 45 MILES WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF CINCINNATI.

TWO LARGE THUNDERSTORMS NEAR GREENSBURG TO NORTH VERNON INDIANA ACONTAIN
VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND WILL MOVE INTO RIPLEY AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES OF
SOUTHEAST INDIANA BETWEEN 2 PM EDT AND 230 PM EDT.

AS THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS AREAS THAT
RECEIVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN EARLIER TODAY...PEOPLE IN THESE AREA WILL
EXPERIENCE FLOODING.

AS STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON TAKE COVER IN A STRONG
BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AND DO NOT TRY
TO CROSS AREA OF HIGH WATER.

ALSO...SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE CAUSING WIND GUSTS TO
55 MILES AND POSSIBLE HAIL.

SAM
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:14 PM EDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
OHZ008-INZ013-KYZ005-181900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH
213 PM EDT THU JUN 18 1992

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT...
800 PM EST FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST OHIO.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTERN AND SOUTHEAST INDIANA. THE STORMS WERE
LOCATED FROM FORT WAYNE...125 MILES NORTHWEST OF CINCINNATI SOUTH
TO LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY OR 75 MILE SOUTHWEST OF CINCINNATI.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN
THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS. LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM
WINDS AND FLOODING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND THE WATCH AREA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TOi DEVELOP.

KEENEY
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 3:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
OHZ007-009-011-182145-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS OH
345 PM EDT THU JUN 18 1992

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN OHIO
UNTIL 9 PM EDT.

SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA ARE COLUMBUS...CINCINNATI...DAYTON AND
SPRINGFIELD.

AT 345 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS OVER
EASTERN INDIANA AND WESTERN OHIO MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM FINDLAY TO
TROY AND CINCINNATI. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MILES AN HOUR.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL SECTIONS OF OHIO
BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM EDT. THE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE WEST HAVE BEEN
PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES AN HOUR...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY
RAINS.

PEOPLE IN CENTRAL OHIO SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
LOCAL MEDIA STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR WARNINGS.

LVW

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Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
OHZ006-007-009-011-182300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS OH
501 PM EDT THU JUN 18 1992

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ABOUT THE WESTERN HALF OF OHIO UNTIL
11 PM EDT. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM
CLEVELAND SOUTH TO PORTSMOUTH.

SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA ARE COLUMBUS...DAYTON AND SPRINGFIELD.

AT 455 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MUCH OF THE WESTERN THIRD OF OHIO WEST OF A
LINE FROM BOWLING GREEN TO TROY...DAYTON AND CINCINNATI. THE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL OHIO AREA
AROUND 6 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH
CONFIRMED REPORTS OF TORNADOES IN EASTERN INDIANA. WINDS IN EXCESS OF
50 MILES AN HOUR HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

PEOPLE IN CENTRAL OHIO SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPID\LY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER IS
SIGHTED OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL
MEDIA STATIONS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

LVW
(CORRECTED HEADER)
Local storm report, Jun 18, 5:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTON OH
5 PM EDT THU JUN 18 1992

ATTN:  JOHN KWIATOWSKI - STORM REPORT FOR WED JUN 17 1992

1032 PM EDT    59 MPH AT EMA OFFICE IN VAN WERT.

1045-1100 PM EDT TWO POWER POLES DOWN..ONE LARGE TREE ACROSS ROAD.

1108 PM EDT    60 PLUS MPH AT WILSHIRE.

1145 PM EDT    NUMEROUS POWER POLES DOWN WESTERN VAN WERT COUNTY
               BETWEEN 1045-1115PM EDT.

1137 PM EDT    TREE DOWN ON CAR IN MENDON IN MERCER COUNTY.

1203 AM EDT    MERCER CO. OREGON RD TWO MILES NORTH CELINA US 127
6/18/92        SIXTY MPH WIND GUST WITH WALL CLOUD SIGHTING.
.
3AM EDT        DARKE CO SHERIFF REPORTED 52 MPH WIND.
               THREE MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENVILLE
               PARTIAL ROOF OFF BARN. A FEW TREES DOWN
               12 X 16 FOOT SHED DESTROYED..GENERALLY
               STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

DEAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 11:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMercer59 min
Jun 18, 1:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNCrawford60 min
Jun 18, 4:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler30 min
Jun 18, 4:45 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler30 min
Jun 18, 5:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClermont, Hamilton66 min
Jun 18, 3:09 PM EDTTornado WarningILNButler66 min
Jun 18, 3:27 PM EDTTornado WarningILNDarke63 min
Jun 18, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHamilton60 min
Jun 18, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNVan Wert62 min
Jun 18, 4:46 PM EDTTornado WarningILNMiami59 min
Jun 18, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLogan43 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.