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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 7:09 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 33 min. 22 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, 7:09 PM EDT (23:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 7:42 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clinton County, OH, Greene County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Warren County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:11 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, 7:10 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | 1 Wnw Bellbrook, OH | EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN CENTERVILLE. TREES DOWNED AND SNAPPED ON THE NORTH END OF THE PROPERTY OF MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL SOUTH. |
| 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, 7:15 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | Bellbrook, OH | |
| May 25, 7:17 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 Wnw Bellbrook, OH | |
| May 25, 7:17 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Centerville, OH | NR INTERSECTION SR48/I675 |
| May 25, 7:18 PM EDT | HAIL 3 | Bellbrook, OH | HAIL 2.5 TO 3 INCH, WINDS EST 50-60 MPH, VRY HVY RAIN VSBY NR ZERO |
| May 25, 7:19 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Kettering, OH | |
| May 25, 7:20 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | 2 Se Beavercreek, OH | HAIL INCREASED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER BETWEEN 720 AND 730 PM. |
| May 25, 7:20 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | N Bellbrook, OH | |
| May 25, 7:21 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | Bellbrook, OH | TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| May 25, 7:28 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Beavercreek, OH | |
| May 25, 7:28 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 Sw Xenia, OH | ALSO LIMBS DOWN WITH MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE |
| May 25, 7:28 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | Xenia, OH | |
| May 25, 7:29 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 N Spring Valley, OH | |
| May 25, 7:30 PM EDT | HAIL 2.75 | Xenia, OH | GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO CARS AND OTHER FLAT SURFACES EXPOSED TO THE HAIL. TREE LIMBS 4-5 INCHES IN DIAMETER BROKEN OFF. RAINFALL AMOUNT 0.90 INCHES WITH THE STORM. |
| May 25, 7:31 PM EDT | HAIL 1.5 | Beavercreek, OH | |
| May 25, 7:33 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Sw Xenia, OH | JUST OFF LOWER BELLBROOKE ROAD. |
| May 25, 7:33 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | Xenia, OH | HAIL INCREASED FROM HALF INCH TO 2.25, TREE REPORTED ON HOUSE 500-600 BLOCK N KING ST |
| May 25, 7:36 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Xenia, OH | TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| May 25, 7:47 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Cedarville, 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 34 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.
987
WFUS51 KILN 252309
TORILN
OHC027-057-113-165-260015-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0053.110525T2309Z-110526T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
709 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 815 PM EDT.
* AT 707 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
SPRINGBORO...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.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAYNESVILLE...
KETTERING...
BELLBROOK...
BEAVERCREEK...
XENIA...
WILBERFORCE...
YELLOW SPRINGS...
CEDARVILLE...
JAMESTOWN...
IN ADDITION...LYTLE...WOODBOURNE-HYDE PARK...CENTERVILLE...CORWIN...
MOUNT HOLLY...ROXANNA...SPRING VALLEY AND NEW BURLINGTON ARE NEAR THE
PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 61...
I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 37 AND 48...
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 3983 8390 3982 8383 3980 8383 3979 8374
3978 8374 3978 8369 3977 8364 3953 8367
3950 8430 3966 8429
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 251DEG 32KT 3960 8419
$$
HATZOS4 follow-up statements
446
WWUS51 KILN 252315
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
715 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
OHC027-057-113-165-260015-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110526T0015Z/
CLINTON OH-GREENE OH-MONTGOMERY OH-WARREN OH-
715 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WARREN...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...GREENE AND
NORTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTIES...
AT 711 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
CENTERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE
TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 70 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BELLBROOK...BEAVERCREEK...XENIA...WILBERFORCE...YELLOW SPRINGS...
CEDARVILLE AND JAMESTOWN.
IN ADDITION...MOUNT HOLLY...ROXANNA...SPRING VALLEY...NEW
BURLINGTON...GREENE COUNTY AIRPORT...TREBEIN...OLDTOWN AND MIDDLETON
CORNER ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 54 AND 61...
I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 41 AND 48...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND A TORNADO IS
POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE
HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3968 8425 3983 8390 3982 8383 3980 8383
3977 8365 3971 8365 3971 8366 3966 8365
3965 8366 3953 8367 3951 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 251DEG 32KT 3963 8412
$$
HATZOS096
WWUS51 KILN 252320
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
720 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
OHC027-057-113-165-260015-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110526T0015Z/
CLINTON OH-GREENE OH-MONTGOMERY OH-WARREN OH-
720 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WARREN...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...GREENE AND
NORTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTIES...
AT 715 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
BELLBROOK...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE
TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 70 MPH.
TRAINED SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED HAIL UP TO THREE INCHES IN DIAMETER
IN BELLBROOK.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BEAVERCREEK...XENIA...WILBERFORCE...YELLOW SPRINGS...CEDARVILLE AND
JAMESTOWN.
IN ADDITION...MOUNT HOLLY...ROXANNA...SPRING VALLEY...NEW
BURLINGTON...GREENE COUNTY AIRPORT...TREBEIN...OLDTOWN AND MIDDLETON
CORNER ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...
I-71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 54 AND 61...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL IS OCCURRING...AND A TORNADO MAY BE PRODUCED AT
ANY TIME. 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 3970 8421 3983 8390 3982 8383 3980 8383
3977 8365 3971 8365 3971 8366 3968 8365
3953 8367 3953 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 252DEG 33KT 3964 8408
$$690
WWUS51 KILN 252334
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
734 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
OHC027-113-165-252344-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110526T0015Z/
CLINTON OH-MONTGOMERY OH-WARREN OH-
734 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WARREN...SOUTHEASTERN
MONTGOMERY AND NORTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO AFFECT THESE AREAS...SO
THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
LAT...LON 3982 8383 3980 8383 3979 8380 3977 8365
3955 8367 3957 8408 3958 8411 3965 8411
3974 8410 3983 8390
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 252DEG 33KT 3968 8391
$$
OHC057-260015-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110526T0015Z/
GREENE OH-
734 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR GREENE
COUNTY...
AT 729 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
XENIA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILBERFORCE...YELLOW SPRINGS...CEDARVILLE AND JAMESTOWN.
IN ADDITION...PAINTERSVILLE...NEW JASPER...JOHN BRYAN STATE PARK...
CLIFTON...BOWERSVILLE...BELL CENTER...ROSEMOOR AND GLADSTONE ARE NEAR
THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 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 3982 8383 3980 8383 3979 8380 3977 8365
3955 8367 3957 8408 3958 8411 3965 8411
3974 8410 3983 8390
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 252DEG 33KT 3968 8391
$$
HATZOS729
WWUS51 KILN 252342
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
742 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
OHC057-252351-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110526T0015Z/
GREENE OH-
742 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR GREENE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AT
THIS TIME. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN
ISSUED...AS THE THREAT FOR BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
CONTINUES.
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.
LAT...LON 3982 8383 3980 8383 3979 8380 3977 8365
3955 8367 3957 8408 3958 8411 3965 8411
3974 8410 3983 8390
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 252DEG 33KT 3970 8383
$$
HATZOSThe 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, 6:41 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, 7:41 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.