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Tornado Warning 60, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 27, 2011Fairfield County, Hocking County, Pickaway County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 2011, 9:23 PM EDT for Fairfield County, Hocking County, Pickaway County, Ohio. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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, 9:23 PM EDT (01:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2011, 9:59 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Fairfield County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Pickaway County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 27, 9:49 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Sse Lancaster, OHPOSSIBLE TORNADO. COUPLE OF TREES DOWN ON HORNS MILL RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 100 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.

314 
WFUS51 KILN 280123
TORILN
OHC045-073-129-280215-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0060.110628T0123Z-110628T0215Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...
  NORTHERN HOCKING COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...
  EASTERN PICKAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT.

* AT 920 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AW
  MARION STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE
  TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LANCASTER...

IN ADDITION...RINGGOLD...SLATE RUN METRO PARK...STATE ROUTE 674 AT
STATE ROUTE 188...STOUTSVILLE...ROYALTON...AMANDA...CLEARPORT AND US
ROUTE 22 AT STATE ROUTE 159 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 3979 8253 3957 8254 3958 8293 3976 8292
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 265DEG 20KT 3966 8287

$$

AN
2 follow-up statements
663 
WWUS51 KILN 280145 RRA
SVSILN

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

OHC129-280156-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-110628T0215Z/
PICKAWAY OH-
945 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN PICKAWAY COUNTY 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 3969 8254 3957 8254 3958 8284 3971 8282
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 279DEG 18KT 3963 8272

$$

OHC045-073-280215-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-110628T0215Z/
FAIRFIELD OH-HOCKING OH-
945 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
HOCKING AND SOUTHWESTERN FAIRFIELD COUNTIES...

AT 944 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
AMANDA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUGAR GROVE.

IN ADDITION...US ROUTE 22 AT STATE ROUTE 159 AND CLEARPORT 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 3969 8254 3957 8254 3958 8284 3971 8282
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 279DEG 18KT 3963 8272

$$
995 
WWUS51 KILN 280159
SVSILN

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

OHC045-073-280208-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-110628T0215Z/
FAIRFIELD OH-HOCKING OH-
959 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN HOCKING AND SOUTHWESTERN
FAIRFIELD COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THEREFORE THE 
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  PLEASE CONTINUE TO STAY ALERT 
IN CASE THIS STORM INTENSIFIES.

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

LAT...LON 3969 8254 3957 8254 3958 8284 3971 8282
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 279DEG 18KT 3962 8264

$$

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, 8:51 PM EDTTornado WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Highland, Ross24 min
Jun 27, 9:11 PM EDTTornado WarningILNFayette, Pickaway49 min
Jun 27, 9:13 PM EDTTornado WarningILNAdams, Pike, Scioto33 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.