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Tornado Warning 57, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 27, 20114 counties in Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 2011, 8:51 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 24 min. 2 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
Jun 27, 2011, 8:51 PM EDT (00:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2011, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Clinton County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Highland County, OH, Ross County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 27, 8:54 PM EDTTORNADO 05 Se Wilmington, OHSPOTTER WAS LOCATED AT AIRBORNE RD AND SR 73 LOOKING SOUTH. SAW BRIEF TOUCHDOWN IN FIELD WITH DIRT CIRCULATION. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NEAR ACCOMODATION RD BETWEEN SR 73 AND SR 134.
Jun 27, 8:54 PM EDTTORNADO5 Se Wilmington, OHSPOTTER WAS LOCATED AT AIRBORNE RD AND SR 73 LOOKING SOUTH. SAW BRIEF TOUCHDOWN IN FIELD WITH DIRT CIRCULATION.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 25 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2011-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1307 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2011-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 190 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1307 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
768 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
190 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
218 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
5.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

376 
WFUS51 KILN 280051
TORILN
OHC027-047-071-141-280115-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0057.110628T0051Z-110628T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
851 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...
  EASTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
  NORTHERN HIGHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
  WESTERN ROSS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...

* UNTIL 915 PM EDT.

* AT 847 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW
  ANTIOCH...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SABINA...
  LEESBURG...
  WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...
  GREENFIELD...

IN ADDITION...REESVILLE...SAMANTHA...HIGHLAND...PAINT CREEK STATE
PARK...EAST MONROE...STAUNTON...JASPER MILLS AND NEW MARTINSBURG 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3955 8330 3925 8332 3927 8381 3952 8381
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 264DEG 15KT 3940 8369

$$
1 follow-up statement
783 
WWUS51 KILN 280113
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
913 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

OHC027-047-071-141-280123-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-110628T0115Z/
CLINTON OH-FAYETTE OH-ROSS OH-HIGHLAND OH-
913 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...
AND NORTHERN HIGHLAND...WESTERN ROSS AND EASTERN CLINTON COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWEST OHIO WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

LAT...LON 3955 8330 3925 8332 3927 8381 3952 8381
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 264DEG 15KT 3939 8357

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 8:41 PM EDTTornado WarningILNAdams, Pike, Scioto34 min
Jun 27, 8:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Highland, Pike, Scioto3 hr
Jun 27, 9:11 PM EDTTornado WarningILNFayette, Pickaway49 min
Jun 27, 9:13 PM EDTTornado WarningILNAdams, Pike, Scioto33 min
Jun 27, 9:23 PM EDTTornado WarningILNFairfield, Hocking, Pickaway36 min

Nearby

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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.