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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Wilmington, OH

February 28, 2011Auglaize County, Hardin County, Logan County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Feb 28, 2011, 2:25 AM EST for Auglaize County, Hardin County, Logan County, Ohio. It was in force for 16 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 28, 2011, 2:25 AM EST (07:25 UTC)
Expired
Feb 28, 2011, 2:41 AM EST
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Auglaize County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Logan County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 28, 1:40 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 127 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 2011-02-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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 00:00Z on 2011-02-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 325 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
539 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
325 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
380 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.

672 
WFUS51 KILN 280725
TORILN
OHC011-065-091-280800-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0001.110228T0725Z-110228T0800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
225 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN AUGLAIZE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
  SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
  NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 300 AM EST.

* AT 223 AM EST...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ST.
  JOHNS......MOVING EAST AT 75 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
  STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WAYNESFIELD...
  LAKEVIEW...

IN ADDITION...ROUNDHEAD...STATE ROUTE 195 AT STATE ROUTE 235...
JUMBO...MCGUFFEY AND WALTON ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS
THUNDERSTORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EST MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWESTERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 4052 8369 4047 8400 4048 8401 4048 8414
      4055 8418 4065 8393 4065 8389 4067 8388
      4071 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 0725Z 255DEG 67KT 4053 8399

$$
1 follow-up statement
303 
WWUS51 KILN 280741
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
241 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

OHC011-065-091-280750-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110228T0800Z/
LOGAN OH-AUGLAIZE OH-HARDIN OH-
241 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN...EASTERN AUGLAIZE AND
NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM. 

LAT...LON 4052 8369 4047 8400 4048 8401 4048 8414
      4055 8418 4065 8393 4065 8389 4067 8388
      4071 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 255DEG 67KT 4060 8363

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 1:03 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningILNAuglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and 1 more57 hr
Feb 28, 3:21 AM ESTTornado WarningILNHardin, Logan, Union24 min
Feb 28, 3:45 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningILNDarke, Hardin, Logan, Miami, Shelby, Union3 hr
Feb 28, 3:54 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNMiami, Shelby64 hr
Feb 28, 4:25 AM ESTTornado WarningILNChampaign, Union35 min
Feb 28, 5:11 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Franklin, Greene and 8 more6 hr
Feb 28, 5:29 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Hamilton and 3 more31 min
Feb 28, 5:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Pickaway and 1 more26 min
Feb 28, 5:56 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Clermont, Fayette, Highland, Pike and 2 more49 min
Feb 28, 5:59 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown46 min
Feb 28, 6:00 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Hocking, Licking, Pickaway, Ross45 min
Feb 28, 6:41 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland and 4 more3 hr
Feb 28, 6:51 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Pike, Ross, Scioto24 min
Feb 28, 7:13 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNScioto21 min
Feb 28, 7:36 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNMiami33 hr
Feb 28, 8:53 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNMercer3 days
Feb 28, 9:53 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown, Clermont, Pike, Scioto112 min
Feb 28, 11:05 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNChampaign, Darke, Logan, Miami, Shelby, Union3 hr
Feb 28, 11:43 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown, Clermont, Pike, Scioto3 hr
Feb 28, 1:19 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNMiami, Montgomery27 hr
Feb 28, 2:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNPickaway13 days
Feb 28, 2:27 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNPike, Scioto67 hr
Feb 28, 2:44 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningILNFranklin, Madison, Pickaway12 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.