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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 2, 2012Adams County, Brown County, Ohio; Lewis County, Mason County, Robertson County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 5:40 PM EST for Adams County, Brown County, Ohio; Lewis County, Mason County, Robertson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2012, 5:40 PM EST (22:40 UTC)
Expired
Mar 2, 2012, 6:15 PM EST
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Lewis County, KY, Mason County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Adams County, OH, Brown County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 2, 1:02 PM ESTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 12:00Z on 2012-03-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 217 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
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

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The text

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

940 
WFUS51 KILN 022240
TORILN
KYC135-161-201-OHC001-015-022315-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0014.120302T2240Z-120302T2315Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  MASON COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  ROBERTSON COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...

* UNTIL 615 PM EST.

* AT 537 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  BURIKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...
  THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LEWISBURG...
  WASHINGTON...
  MAYSVILLE...
  ABERDEEN...
  MANCHESTER...

IN ADDITION...PEED...LOWELL...MAYS LICK...MURPHYSVILLE...HELENA...
FLEMING-MASON COUNTY AIRPORT...MOUNT GILEAD AND MORANBURG 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWESTERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 3851 8405 3872 8382 3874 8348 3850 8371
      3845 8385 3848 8394 3845 8398 3843 8398
      3843 8400
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 235DEG 53KT 3849 8392

$$

HATZOS
2 follow-up statements
172 
WWUS51 KILN 022302
SVSILN

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

KYC201-OHC015-022312-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120302T2315Z/
ROBERTSON KY-BROWN OH-
602 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN BROWN AND ROBERTSON
COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

THE STORMS HAVE MOVED TO THE EAST.

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

LAT...LON 3846 8389 3849 8393 3862 8384 3864 8371
      3871 8366 3874 8348 3850 8371 3845 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 249DEG 63KT 3855 8373

$$

KYC135-161-OHC001-022315-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120302T2315Z/
LEWIS KY-MASON KY-ADAMS OH-
602 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS...SOUTHERN MASON AND NORTHWESTERN LEWIS
COUNTIES...

AT 600 PM EST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
LEWISBURG...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANCHESTER.

IN ADDITION...ORANGEBURG...RECTORVILLE AND TRINITY 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.

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 3846 8389 3849 8393 3862 8384 3864 8371
      3871 8366 3874 8348 3850 8371 3845 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 249DEG 63KT 3855 8373

$$

HATZOS
228 
WWUS51 KILN 022311
SVSILN

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

KYC135-161-OHC001-022321-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120302T2315Z/
LEWIS KY-MASON KY-ADAMS OH-
611 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS...SOUTHERN MASON AND
NORTHWESTERN LEWIS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM EST...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LEWIS COUNTY.

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 3846 8389 3849 8393 3862 8384 3864 8371
      3871 8366 3874 8348 3850 8371 3845 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 249DEG 63KT 3860 8354

$$

HATZOS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 4:08 AM ESTWind AdvisoryILNAuglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke and 19 more24 hr
Mar 2, 8:37 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNMercer38 min
Mar 2, 9:44 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNShelby61 min
Mar 2, 10:40 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNMarion35 min
Mar 2, 3:15 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNDarke45 min
Mar 2, 3:20 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDarke, Preble40 min
Mar 2, 3:39 PM ESTTornado WarningILNDarke, Preble36 min
Mar 2, 4:09 PM ESTTornado WarningILNDarke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble21 min
Mar 2, 4:10 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDarke, Miami, Shelby30 min
Mar 2, 4:11 PM ESTTornado WarningILNHamilton20 min
Mar 2, 4:18 PM ESTTornado WarningILNClermont27 min
Mar 2, 4:33 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign, Clark, Logan, Miami, Shelby42 min
Mar 2, 4:44 PM ESTTornado WarningILNBrown, Clermont46 min
Mar 2, 5:08 PM ESTTornado WarningILNAdams, Brown37 min
Mar 2, 5:15 PM ESTTornado WarningILNAdams, Highland, Pike30 min
Mar 2, 5:23 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Scioto37 min
Mar 2, 5:32 PM ESTTornado WarningILNAdams, Pike, Scioto43 min
Mar 2, 5:41 PM ESTTornado WarningILNAdams, Pike, Scioto30 min
Mar 2, 5:45 PM ESTTornado WarningILNAdams, Scioto45 min
Mar 2, 6:09 PM ESTTornado WarningILNScioto21 min
Mar 2, 9:11 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNBoone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen, Pendleton64 min
Mar 2, 10:11 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNBoone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant34 min
Mar 2, 3:22 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyILNCarroll, Gallatin38 min
Mar 2, 3:50 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyILNBoone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen40 min
Mar 2, 4:03 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyILNBoone, Gallatin, Kenton27 min
Mar 2, 4:30 PM ESTTornado WarningILNBracken, Grant, Owen, Pendleton45 min
Mar 2, 4:40 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNCarroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen, Pendleton40 min
Mar 2, 5:11 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBracken, Mason, Pendleton, Robertson34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.