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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 5:24 PM EDT for Fayette County, Franklin County, Union County, Indiana. It was in force for 51 min. 5 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 25, 2011, 5:24 PM EDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fayette County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Union County, IN
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 5:37 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Andersonville, IN | |
| May 25, 5:45 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 2 E Alpine, IN | |
| May 25, 5:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Metamora, IN | LG LIMB DOWN, DAMAGE TO HOUSE |
| May 25, 5:55 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 2 S Laurel, IN | |
| May 25, 6:10 PM EDT | HAIL 3 | 5 E Brookville, IN |
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 25, 1:55 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -199 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1232 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
650
WFUS51 KILN 252124
TORILN
INC041-047-161-252215-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0049.110525T2124Z-110525T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
524 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN UNION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT.
* AT 521 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HAMBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. IN ADDITION TO
THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL
AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS TO 80 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OLDENBURG...
BROOKVILLE...
LIBERTY...
WEST COLLEGE CORNER...
IN ADDITION...HAMBURG...BUENA VISTA...ANDERSONVILLE...PEPPERTOWN...
LAUREL...METAMORA...BLOOMING GROVE AND EVERTON 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 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWESTERN
OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 3967 8482 3936 8482 3931 8522 3927 8530
3951 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 245DEG 46KT 3935 8532
$$
HATZOS4 follow-up statements
717
WWUS51 KILN 252134
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
534 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
INC041-047-161-252215-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110525T2215Z/
UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-FAYETTE IN-
534 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHERN UNION COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL
INDIANA...AND FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
AT 530 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
HAMBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE
TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BROOKVILLE AND WEST COLLEGE CORNER.
IN ADDITION...PEPPERTOWN...LAUREL...METAMORA...BLOOMING GROVE...
EVERTON...CEDAR GROVE...MOUNDS STATE RECREATION AREA AND DUNLAPSVILLE
ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3967 8482 3936 8482 3931 8522 3927 8530
3951 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 245DEG 46KT 3938 8518
$$
HATZOS368 WWUS51 KILN 252144 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 544 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 INC041-047-161-252215- /O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110525T2215Z/ UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-FAYETTE IN- 544 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHERN UNION COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...AND FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA... AT 542 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PEPPERTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 80 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BROOKVILLE AND WEST COLLEGE CORNER. IN ADDITION...BLOOMING GROVE...CEDAR GROVE...MOUNDS STATE RECREATION AREA...DUNLAPSVILLE...MOUNT CARMEL...BILLINGSVILLE...SALEM AND CHARLOTTESVILLE 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 3931 8522 3948 8523 3967 8482 3936 8482 TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 252DEG 31KT 3940 8510 $$ HATZOS
369 WWUS51 KILN 252158 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 558 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 INC041-252208- /O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110525T2215Z/ FAYETTE IN- 558 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA HAS BEEN CANCELLED... PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. LAT...LON 3936 8506 3950 8506 3967 8482 3936 8482 TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 251DEG 33KT 3945 8493 $$ INC047-161-252215- /O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110525T2215Z/ UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN- 558 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...AND EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA... AT 555 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BROOKVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WEST COLLEGE CORNER. IN ADDITION...MOUNT CARMEL...BILLINGSVILLE...SALEM... CHARLOTTESVILLE...MIXERVILLE...COTTAGE GROVE AND GOODWINS CORNER 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 3936 8506 3950 8506 3967 8482 3936 8482 TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 251DEG 33KT 3945 8493 $$ HATZOS
617 WWUS51 KILN 252214 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 614 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 INC047-161-252223- /O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110525T2215Z/ UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN- 614 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...AND EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM EDT... THE CIRCULATION HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS TO 60 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN EASTERN FRANKLIN AND UNION COUNTIES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. LAT...LON 3936 8506 3950 8506 3967 8482 3936 8482 TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 251DEG 33KT 3949 8476 $$ HATZOS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ripley | 34 min |
| May 25, 8:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Union | 27 min |
| May 25, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Wayne | 40 min |
| May 25, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fayette, Franklin, Union, Wayne | 66 min |
| May 25, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Union, Wayne | 32 min |
| May 25, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Dearborn, Franklin, Union | 53 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.