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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Wilmington, OH

November 6, 2005Fayette County, Union County, Wayne County, Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Nov 6, 2005, 5:05 AM EST for Fayette County, Union County, Wayne County, Indiana. It was in force for 25 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Nov 6, 2005, 5:05 AM EST (10:05 UTC)
Expired
Nov 6, 2005, 5:30 AM EST
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Fayette County, IN, Union County, IN, Wayne County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 6, 5:15 AM ESTHAIL 0.75Richmond, IN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 6, 3:30 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 110 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2005-11-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 300 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2005-11-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 190 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
300 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-84 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1211 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
190 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
237 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

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

000 
WFUS51 KILN 061005
TORILN
INC041-161-177-061030-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0008.051106T1005Z-051106T1030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
505 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN INDIANA
  NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN INDIANA
  SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN INDIANA

* UNTIL 530 AM EST

* AT 502 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CONNERSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CENTERVILLE...
  RICHMOND...

IN ADDITION...METTEL FIELD...SPRINGERSVILLE...WATERLOO...
BROWNSVILLE...PHILOMATH...CLIFTON...ABINGTON AND WITTS STATION ARE
NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM.

IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. MOBILE HOMES
AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID
WINDOWS

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EST SUNDAY MORNING FOR
INDIANA AND OHIO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100
AM EST SUNDAY MORNING FOR INDIANA AND KENTUCKY AND OHIO.

LAT...LON 3967 8518 3960 8511 3972 8482 4002 8482

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS51 KILN 061017
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
517 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

INC041-161-061027-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-051106T1030Z/
FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-
517 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR UNION AND FAYETTE COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EST SUNDAY MORNING FOR
INDIANA AND OHIO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100
AM EST SUNDAY MORNING FOR INDIANA AND KENTUCKY AND OHIO.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EST SUNDAY
MORNING FOR INDIANA AND OHIO.

LAT...LON 3987 8498 3973 8490 3973 8482 4002 8482

$$

INC177-061030-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-051106T1030Z/
WAYNE IN-
517 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 530 AM EST FOR EASTERN WAYNE
COUNTY...

AT 515 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED LOCATED 8 MILES
WEST OF BOSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RICHMOND.

IN ADDITION...BOSTON...RICHMOND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...SPRING GROVE...
MIDDLEBORO...BETHEL AND WHITEWATER ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EST SUNDAY MORNING FOR
INDIANA AND OHIO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100
AM EST SUNDAY MORNING FOR INDIANA AND KENTUCKY AND OHIO.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EST SUNDAY
MORNING FOR INDIANA AND OHIO.

LAT...LON 3987 8498 3973 8490 3973 8482 4002 8482

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 6, 2:52 AM ESTWind AdvisoryILNFayette, Union, Wayne13 hr
Nov 6, 3:39 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNWayne51 min
Nov 6, 4:07 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Wayne38 min
Nov 6, 4:18 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin42 min
Nov 6, 4:50 AM ESTTornado WarningILNFayette25 min
Nov 6, 5:32 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Wayne43 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.