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Tornado Warning 52, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 6:41 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 34 min. 9 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, 6:41 PM EDT (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Butler County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Preble County, OH, Warren County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 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, 6:49 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | 6 Nw Middletown, OH | |
| May 25, 6:51 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Nnw Middletown, OH | |
| May 25, 7:04 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Se Miamisburg, OH | QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS IN MIAMI TOWNSHIP SOUTH OF DAYTON MALL. |
| May 25, 7:06 PM EDT | HAIL 2.5 | 4 Ene Carlisle, OH | HAIL INCREASED FROM GOLF BALL TO TENNIS BALL SIZE. |
| May 25, 7:11 PM EDT | HAIL 3 | 5 Ese Miamisburg, OH | |
| May 25, 7:14 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Centerville, OH | |
| May 25, 7:15 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | 4 W Bellbrook, OH | COVERING THE GROUND |
| May 25, 7:17 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Centerville, OH | NR INTERSECTION SR48/I675 |
| May 25, 7:19 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Kettering, OH |
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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 47 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.
603 WFUS51 KILN 252241 TORILN OHC017-113-135-165-252315- /O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0052.110525T2241Z-110525T2315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 641 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO... NORTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... SOUTHEASTERN PREBLE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... * UNTIL 715 PM EDT. * AT 637 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SEVEN MILE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO... THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TRENTON... GRATIS... SOUTH MIDDLETOWN... MIDDLETOWN... CARLISLE... FRANKLIN... SPRINGBORO... MIAMISBURG... WEST CARROLLTON... MORAINE... OAKWOOD... KETTERING... IN ADDITION...JACKSONBURG...POAST TOWN HEIGHTS...FARMERSVILLE... GERMANTOWN...PEKIN...STATE ROUTE 48 AT STATE ROUTE 73...LYTLE AND WOODBOURNE-HYDE PARK ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE... I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 31 AND 53... 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 3980 8410 3950 8412 3940 8457 3963 8457 TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 240DEG 41KT 3952 8452 $$ HATZOS
3 follow-up statements
950 WWUS51 KILN 252250 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 650 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 OHC017-113-135-165-252315- /O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110525T2315Z/ BUTLER OH-MONTGOMERY OH-PREBLE OH-WARREN OH- 650 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN WARREN...SOUTHEASTERN PREBLE...SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTIES... AT 646 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JACKSONBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. TRAINED SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED A ROTATING WALL CLOUD WITH THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. A TORNADO MAY BE PRODUCED AT ANY TIME. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CARLISLE...FRANKLIN...SPRINGBORO...MIAMISBURG...WEST CARROLLTON... MORAINE...OAKWOOD AND KETTERING. IN ADDITION...FARMERSVILLE...GERMANTOWN...PEKIN...STATE ROUTE 48 AT STATE ROUTE 73...LYTLE...WOODBOURNE-HYDE PARK...CENTERVILLE AND OVERLOOK-PAGE MANOR ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3980 8410 3950 8412 3942 8455 3964 8455 TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 243DEG 40KT 3957 8439 $$ HATZOS
508 WWUS51 KILN 252300 RRA SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 700 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 OHC135-252310- /O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110525T2315Z/ PREBLE OH- 700 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PREBLE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE STORM HAS MOVED EAST OF PREBLE COUNTY. PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. LAT...LON 3980 8410 3950 8412 3946 8448 3967 8448 TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 243DEG 40KT 3961 8427 $$ OHC017-113-165-252315- /O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110525T2315Z/ BUTLER OH-MONTGOMERY OH-WARREN OH- 700 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN WARREN...SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTIES... AT 659 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MIAMISBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MIAMISBURG...WEST CARROLLTON...MORAINE...OAKWOOD AND KETTERING. IN ADDITION...STATE ROUTE 48 AT STATE ROUTE 73...LYTLE... WOODBOURNE-HYDE PARK...CENTERVILLE...RIVERSIDE AND OVERLOOK-PAGE MANOR ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3980 8410 3950 8412 3946 8448 3967 8448 TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 243DEG 40KT 3961 8427 $$ HATZOS
759 WWUS51 KILN 252314 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 714 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 OHC017-113-165-252324- /O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110525T2315Z/ BUTLER OH-MONTGOMERY OH-WARREN OH- 714 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WARREN...SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT... A NEW TORNADO WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR PARTS OF MONTGOMERY AND WARREN 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 3980 8410 3950 8412 3946 8448 3967 8448 TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 243DEG 40KT 3968 8409 $$ 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, 6:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Butler, Preble | 42 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, 6:56 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.