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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 23, 2011Bracken County, Grant County, Pendleton County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 2011, 3:14 PM EDT for Bracken County, Grant County, Pendleton County, Kentucky. It was in force for 31 min. 4 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
Apr 23, 2011, 3:14 PM EDT (19:14 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2011, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Bracken County, KY, Grant County, KY, Pendleton County, KY

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 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
Apr 23, 3:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nw Falmouth, KYNUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTY. TIME ESTIMATED.
Apr 23, 3:22 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 E Butler, KYBARN BLOWN OVER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Apr 23, 3:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Augusta, KYBARN BLOWN DOWN ON AUGUSTA CHATHAM RD EAST. ONE FOOT DIAMETER TREES BLOWN DOWN IN DUTCH RIDGE ROAD AREA.
Apr 23, 3:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGSe Augusta, KYLARGE BRANCHES DOWN IN TOWN WITH UNKNOWN SIZE HAIL. BARN DOWNED OUTSIDE OF TOWN.

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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 93 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 2011-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 25 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 2011-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 405 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
25 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
544 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
405 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
323 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

844 
WFUS51 KILN 231914
TORILN
KYC023-081-191-231945-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0023.110423T1914Z-110423T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
314 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  BRACKEN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  EASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  PENDLETON COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 345 PM EDT.

* AT 313 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GENE
  SNYDER AIRPORT......MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FALMOUTH...
  BROOKSVILLE...

IN ADDITION...CATAWBA...LENOXBURG...BROWNING CORNER...NEAVE...
BERLIN...JOHNSVILLE...PETRA AND POWERSVILLE 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3860 8405 3859 8406 3861 8408 3859 8409
      3861 8453 3879 8452 3877 8393 3859 8401
      3859 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 272DEG 101KT 3870 8437

$$

AN
2 follow-up statements
162 
WWUS51 KILN 231925
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
325 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011

KYC081-231935-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110423T1945Z/
GRANT KY-
325 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN GRANT COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3860 8438 3878 8437 3877 8393 3859 8401
      3859 8403 3860 8405 3859 8406 3861 8408
      3859 8409 3859 8410
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 272DEG 101KT 3868 8427

$$

KYC023-191-231945-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110423T1945Z/
PENDLETON KY-BRACKEN KY-
325 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR BRACKEN
AND CENTRAL PENDLETON COUNTIES...

AT 324 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
FALMOUTH...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BROOKSVILLE.

IN ADDITION...LENOXBURG...BROWNING CORNER...NEAVE...BERLIN...
JOHNSVILLE...PETRA...POWERSVILLE AND WOOLCUTT ARE NEAR THE PATH OF
THIS STORM.

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. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3860 8438 3878 8437 3877 8393 3859 8401
      3859 8403 3860 8405 3859 8406 3861 8408
      3859 8409 3859 8410
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 272DEG 101KT 3868 8427

$$
817 
WWUS51 KILN 231938
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
338 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011

KYC191-231948-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110423T1945Z/
PENDLETON KY-
338 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL PENDLETON COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OFF TO THE EAST. 

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

LAT...LON 3859 8413 3877 8413 3877 8393 3859 8401
      3859 8403 3860 8405 3860 8406 3859 8406
      3861 8408 3859 8410
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 273DEG 50KT 3877 8404 3868 8403
          3859 8406

$$

KYC023-231945-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110423T1945Z/
BRACKEN KY-
338 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
BRACKEN COUNTY...

AT 338 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ROCK SPRINGS TO PARINA TO
STONEWALL...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN BRACKEN
COUNTY...INCLUDING AA HIGHWAY AT STATE ROUTE 19 AND STONEWALL.

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. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3859 8413 3877 8413 3877 8393 3859 8401
      3859 8403 3860 8405 3860 8406 3859 8406
      3861 8408 3859 8410
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 273DEG 50KT 3877 8404 3868 8403
          3859 8406

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 8:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNLewis3 hr
Apr 23, 1:08 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBoone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and 2 more5 hr
Apr 23, 1:49 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNCarroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen41 min
Apr 23, 2:11 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBracken, Mason16 hr
Apr 23, 2:21 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNBoone, Campbell, Kenton3 hr
Apr 23, 2:50 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNLewis16 hr
Apr 23, 4:08 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNLewis5 hr
Apr 23, 5:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNOwen37 min
Apr 23, 5:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNGrant, Owen26 min
Apr 23, 5:59 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBoone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and 2 more7 hr
Apr 23, 6:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis, Mason, Robertson46 min
Apr 23, 6:21 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBracken, Grant, Mason, Owen, Pendleton, Robertson6 hr
Apr 23, 6:46 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLewis29 min
Apr 23, 9:20 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNLewis4 hr
Apr 23, 10:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBracken, Grant, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Robertson59 min
Apr 23, 11:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNOwen63 min
Apr 23, 12:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNOwen60 min
Apr 23, 12:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNBracken, Grant, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and 1 more9 hr
Apr 23, 12:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBoone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and 2 more6 hr
Apr 23, 1:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNOwen63 min
Apr 23, 1:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNCarroll, Gallatin39 min
Apr 23, 1:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNBoone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and 2 more8 hr
Apr 23, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNCarroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen40 min
Apr 23, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBracken27 min
Apr 23, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNCarroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen37 min
Apr 23, 3:02 PM EDTTornado WarningILNBoone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and 1 more28 min
Apr 23, 3:21 PM EDTTornado WarningILNBracken, Campbell, Pendleton24 min
Apr 23, 3:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNBracken, Lewis, Mason6 hr
Apr 23, 3:42 PM EDTTornado WarningILNBracken, Lewis, Mason, Robertson48 min
Apr 23, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRobertson46 min
Apr 23, 3:55 PM EDTTornado WarningILNLewis, Mason, Robertson35 min
Apr 23, 4:19 PM EDTTornado WarningILNLewis41 min
Apr 23, 5:27 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNBracken, Lewis, Mason50 hr
Apr 23, 5:27 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNBracken, Campbell, Pendleton29 hr
Apr 23, 5:27 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNCarroll, Gallatin5 days
Apr 23, 5:27 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNCampbell, Kenton, Pendleton43 hr
Apr 23, 5:27 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNPendleton47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.