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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 2, 2012Adams County, Pike County, Scioto County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 5:41 PM EST for Adams County, Pike County, Scioto County, Ohio. It was in force for 30 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: Mar 2, 2012, 5:41 PM EST (22:41 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2012, 6:11 PM EST
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Adams County, OH, Pike County, OH, Scioto County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 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, 5:51 PM EST	TORNADO 0	3 Ne Rarden, OH	A WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN EXTREME NORTHWEST SCIOTO COUNTY ALONG LEFT FORK ROAD AND TRACKED ALONG CAMP CREEK ROAD IN PIKE COUNTY OHIO. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH...AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME.
Mar 2, 5:53 PM EST	TORNADO 0	6 Sw Piketon, OH	STORM SURVEY REVEALED A BRIEF...WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG WYNN ROAD AND UPROOTED/SNAPPED NUMEROUS TREES. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME AND A BARN AS A RESULT OF TREES FALLING ON THEM. PATH LENGTH OF 2 MILES AND WIDTH OF 100 YARDS.

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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 83 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.

642 
WFUS51 KILN 022241
TORILN
OHC001-131-145-022330-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0015.120302T2241Z-120302T2330Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
  PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
  NORTHWESTERN SCIOTO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...

* UNTIL 630 PM EST.

* AT 537 PM EST...RADAR WAS TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A
  HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
  NEAR LOCUST GROVE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PIKETON...
  WAVERLY...

IN ADDITION...RARDEN...ELM GROVE...IDAHO...WAKEFIELD...LAKE WHITE...
GIVENS...BEAVER AND LINN ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS
THUNDERSTORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS 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 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 3912 8279 3906 8279 3905 8279 3898 8280
      3889 8338 3906 8339 3906 8338 3917 8281
      3917 8278 3912 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 268DEG 49KT 3896 8330

$$


BINAU

3 follow-up statements

574 
WWUS51 KILN 022255
SVSILN

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

OHC001-022304-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120302T2330Z/
ADAMS OH-
555 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ADAMS 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 3912 8279 3898 8280 3893 8318 3902 8323
      3909 8325 3917 8281 3917 8278 3912 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 233DEG 77KT 3906 8306

$$

OHC131-145-022330-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120302T2330Z/
PIKE OH-SCIOTO OH-
555 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
SCIOTO AND PIKE COUNTIES...

AT 551 PM EST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
THAT WAS LIKELY PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR ELM GROVE...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PIKETON AND WAVERLY.

IN ADDITION...LAKE WHITE...GIVENS...BEAVER AND LINN 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 3912 8279 3898 8280 3893 8318 3902 8323
      3909 8325 3917 8281 3917 8278 3912 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 243DEG 60KT 3906 8306

$$


BINAU

844 
WWUS51 KILN 022306 RRA
SVSILN

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

OHC145-022316-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120302T2330Z/
SCIOTO OH-
606 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWEST SCIOTO COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND 
EASTERN SCIOTO COUNTY.

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

LAT...LON 3912 8279 3898 8280 3897 8288 3906 8293
      3915 8295 3917 8281 3917 8278 3912 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 243DEG 60KT 3910 8280

$$

OHC131-022330-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120302T2330Z/
PIKE OH-
606 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR EASTERN
PIKE COUNTY...

AT 604 PM EST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
LINN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN PIKE COUNTY.

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 3912 8279 3898 8280 3897 8288 3906 8293
      3915 8295 3917 8281 3917 8278 3912 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 243DEG 60KT 3910 8280

$$


BINAU

144 
WWUS51 KILN 022311 RRA
SVSILN

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

OHC131-022321-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120302T2330Z/
PIKE OH-
611 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN PIKE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

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 EST.

LAT...LON 3912 8279 3898 8280 3897 8288 3906 8293
      3915 8295 3917 8281 3917 8278 3912 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 243DEG 60KT 3909 8267

$$


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	Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke and 19 more	24 hr
Mar 2, 8:37 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Mercer	38 min
Mar 2, 9:44 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Shelby	61 min
Mar 2, 10:40 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Marion	35 min
Mar 2, 3:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke	45 min
Mar 2, 3:20 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Preble	40 min
Mar 2, 3:39 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Darke, Preble	36 min
Mar 2, 4:09 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble	21 min
Mar 2, 4:10 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Miami, Shelby	30 min
Mar 2, 4:11 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Hamilton	20 min
Mar 2, 4:18 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Clermont	27 min
Mar 2, 4:33 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Logan, Miami, Shelby	42 min
Mar 2, 4:44 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont	46 min
Mar 2, 5:08 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown	37 min
Mar 2, 5:15 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Adams, Highland, Pike	30 min
Mar 2, 5:23 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	37 min
Mar 2, 5:32 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Adams, Pike, Scioto	43 min
Mar 2, 5:40 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown	35 min
Mar 2, 5:45 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	45 min
Mar 2, 6:09 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Scioto	21 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.