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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Wilmington, OH

August 25, 2007Franklin County, Madison County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Aug 25, 2007, 4:44 PM EDT for Franklin County, Madison County, Ohio. It was in force for 31 min. 5 reports 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
Aug 25, 2007, 4:44 PM EDT (20:44 UTC)
Expired
Aug 25, 2007, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Franklin County, OH, Madison County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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
Aug 25, 4:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Se Plain City, OHLARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN.
Aug 25, 4:58 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGDublin, OHLARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED.
Aug 25, 5:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGHilliard, OHA LARGE TREE 2-3 FEET IN DIAMETER WAS DOWNED IN A BACKYARD.
Aug 25, 5:22 PM EDTFUNNEL CLOUD5 Nw Reynoldsburg, OHA TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A PERSISTENT FUNNEL CLOUD WITH ROTATION LOOKING NORTHWEST FROM REYNOLDSBURG.
Aug 25, 5:25 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 581 S Gahanna, OHMEASURED GUST FROM THE OBSERVATION SITE AT PORT COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 89 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 12:00Z on 2007-08-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 382 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2007-08-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
382 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-121 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1220 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

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

000 
WFUS51 KILN 252044
TORILN
OHC049-097-252115-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0013.070825T2044Z-070825T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...
  NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT.

* AT 443 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AMITY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HILLIARD...
  DUBLIN...
  UPPER ARLINGTON...
  WORTHINGTON...
  COLUMBUS...
  WESTERVILLE...
  MINERVA PARK...
  GAHANNA...

IN ADDITION...AMITY...VALLEYVIEW...MARBLE CLIFF...GRANDVIEW
HEIGHTS...RIVERLEA...WHITEHALL...NEW ALBANY AND HUBER RIDGE 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

PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 4011 8329 4010 8328 4010 8317 4013 8316
      4012 8276 3997 8278 3996 8344 4011 8346
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 269DEG 30KT 4005 8331

$$

HAWBLITZEL
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS51 KILN 252101
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
501 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2007

OHC097-252111-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070825T2115Z/
MADISON OH-
501 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

THE DANGEROUS PORTION OF THE STORM HAS EXITED INTO FRANKLIN COUNTY.

PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

LAT...LON 4004 8323 4005 8321 4010 8321 4010 8317
      4013 8316 4012 8276 3997 8278 3996 8324
      3997 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 269DEG 30KT 4004 8310

$$

OHC049-252115-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070825T2115Z/
FRANKLIN OH-
501 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...

AT 500 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HILLIARD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DUBLIN...UPPER ARLINGTON...WORTHINGTON...COLUMBUS...MINERVA 
PARK...WESTERVILLE...GAHANNA AND BEXLEY.

IN ADDITION...VALLEYVIEW...MARBLE CLIFF...GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS...
RIVERLEA...NEW ALBANY AND HUBER RIDGE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
STORM.

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

PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 4004 8323 4005 8321 4010 8321 4010 8317
      4013 8316 4012 8276 3997 8278 3996 8324
      3997 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 269DEG 30KT 4004 8310

$$

HAWBLITZEL
000 
WWUS51 KILN 252104
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
504 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2007

OHC049-252115-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070825T2115Z/
FRANKLIN OH-
504 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...

AT 500 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD OVER HILLIARD. 
RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 
HILLIARD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DUBLIN...WORTHINGTON...COLUMBUS...MINERVA 
PARK...WESTERVILLE...GAHANNA AND BEXLEY.

IN ADDITION...GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS...RIVERLEA...WHITEHALL...NEW ALBANY
AND HUBER RIDGE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM.

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

PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 4004 8323 4005 8321 4010 8321 4010 8317
      4013 8316 4012 8276 3997 8278 3996 8324
      3997 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 269DEG 30KT 4004 8306

$$

HAWBLITZEL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 25, 2:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown53 min
Aug 25, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams66 min
Aug 25, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Miami49 min
Aug 25, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Pike62 min
Aug 25, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNScioto59 min
Aug 25, 4:41 PM EDTTornado WarningILNLicking34 min
Aug 25, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Pickaway, Ross65 min
Aug 25, 5:13 PM EDTTornado WarningILNFranklin32 min
Aug 25, 5:14 PM EDTTornado WarningILNLicking31 min
Aug 25, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHocking, Pickaway, Ross62 min
Aug 25, 5:32 PM EDTTornado WarningILNLicking28 min
Aug 25, 5:57 PM EDTTornado WarningILNLicking33 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.