Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at May 31, 2008, 12:29 AM EDT for Henry County, Putnam County, Ohio. It was in force for 41 min. 2 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
- May 31, 2008, 12:29 AM EDT (04:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2008, 1:10 AM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Henry County, OH, Putnam County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:28 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 12:30 AM EDT | TORNADO | 1 N Glandorf, OH | HOUSE DESTROYED...GARAGE DESTROYED...MINIVAN MOVED 20 YARDS...TREES TWISTED |
| May 31, 12:30 AM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Glandorf, OH | TWO HOMES PARTIALLY DESTROYED WITH ONLY A FEW WALLS LEFT STANDING...DOZEN TREES DOWN...BARN DOWN...ROADS CLOSED...VICTIMS TRAPPED IN HOME...AWAITING FURTHER WORD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 396 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1278 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KIWX 310429
TORIWX
OHC069-137-310515-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0007.080531T0429Z-080531T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1229 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
* UNTIL 115 AM EDT
* AT 1224 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR CONTINENTAL...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF OTTAWA...AND
MOVING EAST AT 28 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
GLANDORF...
LEIPSIC...
DESHLER...
MILLER CITY AND PLEASANT BEND...
NEW BAVARIA...
PRENTISS...GALLUP AND WEST LEIPSIC...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4104 8387 4101 8425 4116 8433 4116 8423
4120 8422 4131 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 254DEG 24KT 4111 8421
$$2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KIWX 310448 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1248 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008 OHC069-137-310515- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080531T0515Z/ PUTNAM OH-HENRY OH- 1248 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES... AT 1246 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WEST LEIPSIC...OR ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH OF OTTAWA...AND MOVING EAST AT 28 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE... DESHLER... BELMORE... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4104 8387 4102 8408 4116 8416 4131 8387 TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 252DEG 24KT 4109 8400 $$
000 WWUS53 KIWX 310510 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 109 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008 OHC069-137-310519- /O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080531T0515Z/ PUTNAM OH-HENRY OH- 109 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... AT 107 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4104 8387 4102 8408 4116 8416 4131 8387 TIME...MOT...LOC 0509Z 252DEG 24KT 4112 8382 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 12:00 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Paulding, Putnam | 30 min |
| May 31, 12:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen | 33 min |
| May 31, 1:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Allen, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert | 63 min |
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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.