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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 2, 20124 counties in Indiana; Carroll County, Gallatin County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 3:22 PM EST for 4 counties in Indiana; Carroll County, Gallatin County, Kentucky. It was in force for 38 min. 7 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: Mar 2, 2012, 3:22 PM EST (20:22 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2012, 4:00 PM EST
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Emergency: Tornado emergency

Counties Dearborn County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Carroll County, KY, Gallatin County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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
Mar 2, 3:46 PM EST	TORNADO	4 W Carrollton, KY	AT LEAST 8 TO 10 HOUSES REPORTED TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ON KINGS RIDGE RD. 1 HOME DESTROYED. NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN. ALL DAMAGE REPORTED TO BE IN A 3 TO 4 BLOCK AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Mar 2, 3:47 PM EST	TORNADO	3 W Carrollton, KY	POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR KINGDALE ROAD IN WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY.
Mar 2, 3:49 PM EST	HAIL 2	Vevay, IN
Mar 2, 3:51 PM EST	TORNADO	4 W Carrollton, KY	AT LEAST 8 TO 10 HOUSES REPORTED TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ON KINGS RIDGE RD. 1 HOME DESTROYED. NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN. ALL DAMAGE REPORTED TO BE IN A 3 TO 4 BLOCK AREA.
Mar 2, 3:58 PM EST	HAIL 1.75	Vevay, IN
Mar 2, 4:00 PM EST	HAIL 1.25	Carrollton, KY
Mar 2, 4:05 PM EST	HAIL 2.75	Warsaw, KY	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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
Mar 2, 1:02 PM EST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 141 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1876 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 217 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 254 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

137 
WFUS51 KILN 022022
TORILN
INC029-115-137-155-KYC041-077-022100-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0001.120302T2022Z-120302T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
322 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  WESTERN GALLATIN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHWESTERN DEARBORN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
  OHIO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
  SOUTHERN RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
  SWITZERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 400 PM EST.

* AT 319 PM EST...STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO ON THE     
  GROUND NEAR NABB. RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO PRODUCING STORM 
  WAS LOCATED NEAR NABB INDIANA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CARROLLTON...
  VEVAY...
  DILLSBORO...
  WARSAW...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION! A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND!

IN ADDITION...LOCUST...PRESTONVILLE...BRAYTOWN...MOOREFIELD...CROSS
PLAINS...AVONBURG...GHENT AND MOUNT STERLING ARE NEAR THE PATH OF
THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3875 8530 3874 8526 3870 8521 3891 8521
      3891 8531 3892 8531 3906 8499 3878 8481
      3865 8525 3872 8533 3874 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 247DEG 57KT 3863 8562

$$


BINAU

2 follow-up statements

874 
WWUS51 KILN 022034
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
334 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INC029-115-137-155-KYC041-077-022100-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120302T2100Z/
SWITZERLAND IN-OHIO IN-DEARBORN IN-RIPLEY IN-CARROLL KY-GALLATIN KY-
334 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR WESTERN GALLATIN...CARROLL...SOUTHERN
RIPLEY...SOUTHWESTERN DEARBORN...OHIO AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES...

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST...

AT 334 PM EST...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS REPORTED 
ON THE GROUND NEAR SALUDA. RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO 
PRODUCING STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. THIS STORM HAS CAUSED 
SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD DAMAGE OVER ITS PATH...AND WILL CONTINUE 
TO DO SO. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARROLLTON...VEVAY...DILLSBORO AND WARSAW.

IN ADDITION...LOCUST...PRESTONVILLE...BRAYTOWN...MOOREFIELD...CROSS
PLAINS...AVONBURG...GHENT AND MOUNT STERLING ARE NEAR THE PATH OF
THIS STORM.

ALL CITIZENS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM NEED TO SEEK SHELTER NOW!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 3875 8530 3874 8526 3870 8521 3891 8521
      3891 8531 3892 8531 3906 8499 3878 8481
      3865 8525 3872 8533 3874 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 248DEG 49KT 3867 8549

$$


BINAU

157 
WWUS51 KILN 022044
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
344 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INC029-137-022053-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120302T2100Z/
DEARBORN IN-RIPLEY IN-
344 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN RIPLEY AND SOUTHWESTERN DEARBORN
COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

WHILE THE CURRENT STORM WILL MISS THIS AREA TO THE SOUTH...A 
STRENGTHENING STORM WITH ROTATION IS MOVING TOWARD WESTERN RIPLEY 
COUNTY AND MAY POSE ANOTHER TORNADO THREAT.

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

LAT...LON 3875 8530 3874 8526 3870 8521 3888 8520
      3899 8495 3878 8481 3865 8525 3872 8533
      3874 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 248DEG 49KT 3872 8529

$$

INC115-155-KYC041-077-022100-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120302T2100Z/
SWITZERLAND IN-OHIO IN-CARROLL KY-GALLATIN KY-
344 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR WESTERN GALLATIN...CARROLL...OHIO AND
SWITZERLAND COUNTIES...

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST...

AT 337 PM EST...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS REPORTED 
ON THE GROUND MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA. RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARROLLTON...VEVAY AND WARSAW.

IN ADDITION...LOCUST...PRESTONVILLE...BRAYTOWN...MOOREFIELD...
AVONBURG...GHENT...MOUNT STERLING AND FAIRVIEW ARE NEAR THE PATH OF
THIS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 3875 8530 3874 8526 3870 8521 3888 8520
      3899 8495 3878 8481 3865 8525 3872 8533
      3874 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 248DEG 49KT 3872 8529

$$


BINAU

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 2, 4:08 AM EST	Wind Advisory	ILN	Fayette, Franklin, Union, Wayne	24 hr
Mar 2, 9:11 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Switzerland	64 min
Mar 2, 10:10 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Wayne	50 min
Mar 2, 10:11 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Dearborn, Ohio, Switzerland	34 min
Mar 2, 11:26 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Dearborn, Ohio, Switzerland	34 min
Mar 2, 3:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette, Wayne	45 min
Mar 2, 3:20 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Wayne	40 min
Mar 2, 3:39 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fayette, Union, Wayne	36 min
Mar 2, 3:47 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Ripley	28 min
Mar 2, 3:50 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	ILN	Switzerland	40 min
Mar 2, 4:03 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	ILN	Switzerland	27 min
Mar 2, 4:09 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fayette, Union, Wayne	21 min
Mar 2, 4:11 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley	20 min
Mar 2, 4:18 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton	27 min
Mar 2, 4:30 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Bracken, Grant, Owen, Pendleton	45 min
Mar 2, 4:40 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen, Pendleton	40 min
Mar 2, 4:44 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Bracken, Campbell, Pendleton	46 min
Mar 2, 5:08 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Bracken, Mason	37 min
Mar 2, 5:11 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Bracken, Mason, Pendleton, Robertson	34 min
Mar 2, 5:23 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Lewis, Mason	37 min
Mar 2, 5:40 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Lewis, Mason, Robertson	35 min
Mar 2, 5:45 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Lewis, Mason	45 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.