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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2011, 6:42 PM EDT for Dearborn County, Franklin County, Indiana. It was in force for 33 min. 3 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 23, 2011, 6:42 PM EDT (22:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2011, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dearborn County, IN, Franklin County, IN
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 6:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 55 | 8 S Brookville, IN | |
| May 23, 6:51 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | Guilford, IN | TREES DOWN ALONG STATE ROUTE 1. WIND GUST ESTIMATED. |
| May 23, 6:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Moores Hill, IN | TREES/LARGE LIMBS DOWNED |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 170 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 776 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
669
WFUS51 KILN 232242
TORILN
INC029-047-232315-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0039.110523T2242Z-110523T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
642 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
DEARBORN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT.
* AT 638 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOORES
HILL...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENDALE...
HIDDEN VALLEY...
BRIGHT...
IN ADDITION...WEISBURG...MANCHESTER...LAWRENCEVILLE...NEW ALSACE...
ST. LEON...DOVER...GUILFORD AND CEDAR GROVE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...
I-74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 158 AND 171...
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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY
AND SOUTHWESTERN OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 3939 8500 3942 8482 3912 8483 3906 8511
3931 8507 3931 8516
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 253DEG 48KT 3914 8509
$$
HATZOS3 follow-up statements
793
WWUS51 KILN 232248
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
648 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011
INC029-047-232315-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110523T2315Z/
FRANKLIN IN-DEARBORN IN-
648 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
DEARBORN AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
AT 647 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MANCHESTER...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENDALE...HIDDEN VALLEY AND BRIGHT.
IN ADDITION...ST. LEON...DOVER...GUILFORD...LOGAN...CEDAR GROVE...NEW
TRENTON...WEST HARRISON AND ROCKDALE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3939 8500 3942 8482 3912 8483 3906 8511
3931 8507 3931 8516
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 253DEG 48KT 3916 8499
$$
HATZOS841 WWUS51 KILN 232301 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 701 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 INC029-047-232315- /O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110523T2315Z/ FRANKLIN IN-DEARBORN IN- 701 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN DEARBORN AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA... AT 659 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR INTERSTATE 74 AT US ROUTE 52...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN DEARBORN AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES. 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 3920 8493 3940 8494 3942 8482 3916 8483 TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 250DEG 46KT 3930 8480 $$ HATZOS
115 WWUS51 KILN 232308 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 708 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 INC029-047-232318- /O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110523T2315Z/ FRANKLIN IN-DEARBORN IN- 708 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DEARBORN AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT... THE CIRCULATION HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. LAT...LON 3920 8493 3940 8494 3942 8482 3916 8483 TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 250DEG 46KT 3932 8471 $$ HATZOS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland and 2 more | 53 min |
| May 23, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland | 61 min |
| May 23, 6:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Ripley | 37 min |
| May 23, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Switzerland | 61 min |
| May 23, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fayette, Union, Wayne | 60 min |
| May 23, 6:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Ripley | 86 min |
| May 23, 6:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Ohio, Switzerland | 33 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.