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Tornado Warning 51, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 6:03 PM EDT for Butler County, Preble County, Ohio. It was in force for 42 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
- May 25, 2011, 6:03 PM EDT (22:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Butler County, OH, Preble County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 6:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | College Corner, OH | GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. |
| May 25, 6:32 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 S Camden, OH | ALSO REPORTED WINDS EST 50 MPH. CORRECTED TIME. |
| May 25, 6:35 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Oxford, OH | |
| May 25, 6:52 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 S Camden, OH | ALSO REPORTED WINDS EST 50 MPH |
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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 77 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.
309 WFUS51 KILN 252203 TORILN OHC017-135-252245- /O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0051.110525T2203Z-110525T2245Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 603 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHERN PREBLE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... * UNTIL 645 PM EDT. * AT 559 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SCIPIO...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OXFORD... CAMDEN... SEVEN MILE... GRATIS... WEST ALEXANDRIA... IN ADDITION...REILY...COLLEGE CORNER...MCGONIGLE...HUESTON WOODS STATE PARK...MORNING SUN...SOMERVILLE...MUTTONVILLE AND COLLINSVILLE 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 3960 8482 3977 8448 3946 8448 3939 8482 TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 249DEG 37KT 3946 8485 $$ HATZOS
3 follow-up statements
080 WWUS51 KILN 252218 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 618 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 OHC017-135-252245- /O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-110525T2245Z/ BUTLER OH-PREBLE OH- 618 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN PREBLE AND NORTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTIES... AT 616 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR REILY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 70 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OXFORD...SEVEN MILE...CAMDEN...GRATIS AND WEST ALEXANDRIA. IN ADDITION...MCGONIGLE...HUESTON WOODS STATE PARK...MORNING SUN... COLLINSVILLE...SOMERVILLE...MUTTONVILLE...WEST ELKTON AND JACKSONBURG ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3960 8482 3977 8448 3946 8448 3939 8482 TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 242DEG 39KT 3947 8475 $$ HATZOS
864 WWUS51 KILN 252228 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 628 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 OHC017-135-252245- /O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-110525T2245Z/ BUTLER OH-PREBLE OH- 628 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN PREBLE AND NORTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTIES... AT 625 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MCGONIGLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO... THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 70 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SEVEN MILE AND GRATIS. IN ADDITION...SOMERVILLE...COLLINSVILLE...WEST ELKTON AND JACKSONBURG 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 3955 8480 3973 8448 3946 8448 3940 8480 TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 245DEG 34KT 3947 8468 $$ HATZOS
041 WWUS51 KILN 252244 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 644 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 OHC017-135-252254- /O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-110525T2245Z/ BUTLER OH-PREBLE OH- 644 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PREBLE AND NORTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM EDT... ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF BUTLER AND PREBLE COUNTIES. PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM. LAT...LON 3955 8480 3973 8448 3946 8448 3940 8480 TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 245DEG 34KT 3953 8450 $$ HATZOS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 9:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Miami, Preble | 27 min |
| May 25, 9:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Montgomery | 59 min |
| May 25, 12:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Union | 23 min |
| May 25, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Mercer | 27 min |
| May 25, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Auglaize, Hardin, Mercer | 62 min |
| May 25, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hardin | 53 min |
| May 25, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke, Preble | 32 min |
| May 25, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Darke, Logan, Mercer, Shelby | 41 min |
| May 25, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler, Darke, Hamilton, Montgomery, Preble | 53 min |
| May 25, 6:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Hardin | 28 min |
| May 25, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Hardin, Logan, Shelby | 51 min |
| May 25, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler, Greene, Montgomery, Preble, Warren | 53 min |
| May 25, 6:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Butler, Montgomery, Preble, Warren | 34 min |
| May 25, 6:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Hardin | 4 hr |
| May 25, 7:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clinton, Greene, Montgomery, Warren | 33 min |
| May 25, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clark, Fayette, Greene, Madison | 64 min |
| May 25, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke, Miami, Preble, Shelby | 10 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.