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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 11:58 PM EDT for Auglaize County, Mercer County, Ohio. It was in force for 29 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
- Apr 27, 2011, 11:58 PM EDT (03:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 12:27 AM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Auglaize County, OH, Mercer County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 7:22 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 775 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 521 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
801
WFUS51 KILN 280358
TORILN
OHC011-107-280445-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0034.110428T0358Z-110428T0445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1158 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN AUGLAIZE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
NORTHERN MERCER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 1245 AM EDT.
* AT 1154 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TAMA....
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRIDERSVILLE...
IN ADDITION...NEPTUNE...MENDON...STATE ROUTE 116 AT STATE ROUTE
197...KOSSUTH AND BUCKLAND 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.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
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 300 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWESTERN
OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 4069 8445 4069 8423 4066 8422 4066 8411
4065 8410 4065 8406 4047 8470 4073 8473
4073 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 0358Z 227DEG 38KT 4063 8457
$$
BINAU3 follow-up statements
266
WWUS51 KILN 280405
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1205 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
OHC011-107-280445-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110428T0445Z/
AUGLAIZE OH-MERCER OH-
1205 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MERCER AND NORTHWESTERN AUGLAIZE COUNTIES...
AT 1203 AM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MENDON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MERCER AND
NORTHWESTERN AUGLAIZE COUNTIES...INCLUDING STATE ROUTE 116 AT STATE
ROUTE 197 AND KOSSUTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4066 8422 4053 8466 4072 8464 4073 8446
4069 8445 4069 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 0406Z 227DEG 38KT 4067 8452
$$
BINAU280
WWUS51 KILN 280419
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1219 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
OHC011-280429-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110428T0445Z/
AUGLAIZE OH-
1219 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN AUGLAIZE 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 4073 8446 4069 8445 4065 8446 4065 8454
4072 8457 4073 8450
TIME...MOT...LOC 0419Z 230DEG 25KT 4072 8446
$$
OHC107-280445-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110428T0445Z/
MERCER OH-
1219 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY...
AT 1216 AM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MENDON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MERCER
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4073 8446 4069 8445 4065 8446 4065 8454
4072 8457 4073 8450
TIME...MOT...LOC 0419Z 230DEG 25KT 4072 8446
$$
BINAU124
WWUS51 KILN 280427
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1227 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
OHC107-280437-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110428T0445Z/
MERCER OH-
1227 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
HEAVY RAIN IS 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 3 AM.
LAT...LON 4073 8446 4069 8445 4065 8446 4065 8454
4072 8457 4073 8450
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 230DEG 25KT 4075 8440
$$
BINAUThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams, Pike | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Scioto | 62 min |
| Apr 27, 9:59 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILN | Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Adams, Scioto | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke, Mercer | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 11:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke, Mercer | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 11:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Mercer | 29 min |
| Apr 28, 2:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Madison and 3 more | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 2:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hardin, Hocking and 6 more | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Butler, Champaign, Darke, Hamilton, Logan, Miami and 3 more | 55 min |
| Apr 28, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland and 1 more | 65 min |
| Apr 28, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Greene and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Hardin and 4 more | 64 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.