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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 2, 2012Adams County, Scioto County, Ohio; Lewis County, Mason County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 5:45 PM EST for Adams County, Scioto County, Ohio; Lewis County, Mason County, Kentucky. It was in force for 45 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, 5:45 PM EST (22:45 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2012, 6:30 PM EST
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Lewis County, KY, Mason County, KY, Adams County, OH, Scioto County, OH

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 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.

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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 111 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

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The text

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

652 
WFUS51 KILN 022245
TORILN
KYC135-161-OHC001-145-022330-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0016.120302T2245Z-120302T2330Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN MASON COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
  SOUTHWESTERN SCIOTO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...

* UNTIL 630 PM EST.

* AT 541 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH
  OF PETERSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR 
EPWORTH. IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF 
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HEAD OF GRASSY...
  VANCEBURG...
  CAMP DIX...
  PORTSMOUTH...

IN ADDITION...HERRON HILL...CONCORD...CHARTERS...STRICKLETT...
HARRIS...CARRS...KINNICONICK AND ROME 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 3839 8341 3837 8345 3840 8348 3843 8358
      3848 8359 3852 8364 3851 8371 3875 8348
      3877 8299 3873 8299 3872 8303 3868 8302
      3859 8307 3849 8318 3843 8323 3834 8322
      3832 8326 3832 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 249DEG 58KT 3837 8346

$$

HATZOS

4 follow-up statements

408 
WWUS51 KILN 022253
SVSILN

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

KYC135-161-OHC001-145-022330-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120302T2330Z/
LEWIS KY-MASON KY-ADAMS OH-SCIOTO OH-
553 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN SCIOTO...SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS...EASTERN MASON AND LEWIS
COUNTIES...

AT 551 PM EST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
THAT WAS LIKELY PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR HARRIS...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. ANOTHER AREA OF CIRCULATION 
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VANCEBURG. IN 
ADDITION TO TORNADOES...THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
QUARTER INCH HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HEAD OF GRASSY...VANCEBURG AND CAMP DIX.

IN ADDITION...CARRS...KINNICONICK...ROME...SANDY SPRINGS...BUENA
VISTA...TANNERY...GARRISON AND REXTON 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 3839 8341 3837 8345 3840 8348 3843 8358
      3848 8359 3852 8364 3851 8371 3875 8348
      3877 8299 3873 8299 3872 8303 3868 8302
      3859 8307 3849 8318 3843 8323 3834 8322
      3832 8326 3832 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 249DEG 58KT 3841 8332

$$

HATZOS

802 
WWUS51 KILN 022306
SVSILN

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

KYC135-161-OHC001-145-022330-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120302T2330Z/
LEWIS KY-MASON KY-ADAMS OH-SCIOTO OH-
606 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN SCIOTO...SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS...SOUTHEASTERN MASON AND
LEWIS COUNTIES...

AT 604 PM EST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
CHARTERS...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS 
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 
ANOTHER POSSIBLE TORNADO HAS MOVED EAST INTO CARTER COUNTY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VANCEBURG...HEAD OF GRASSY AND CAMP DIX.

IN ADDITION...ROME...KINNICONICK...SANDY SPRINGS...BUENA VISTA...
TANNERY...GARRISON...TURKEY CREEK LAKE AND REXTON 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 3839 8341 3837 8345 3840 8348 3843 8358
      3848 8359 3852 8364 3851 8371 3872 8350
      3877 8299 3873 8299 3872 8303 3868 8302
      3859 8307 3849 8318 3843 8323 3834 8322
      3832 8326 3832 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 260DEG 59KT 3857 8338

$$

HATZOS

967 
WWUS51 KILN 022313
SVSILN

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

KYC161-022323-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120302T2330Z/
MASON KY-
613 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASON COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED INTO LEWIS COUNTY.

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

LAT...LON 3839 8341 3837 8345 3840 8348 3843 8358
      3848 8359 3852 8364 3872 8350 3877 8299
      3873 8299 3872 8303 3868 8302 3859 8307
      3849 8318 3843 8323 3834 8322 3832 8326
      3832 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 260DEG 59KT 3860 8325

$$

KYC135-OHC001-145-022330-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120302T2330Z/
LEWIS KY-ADAMS OH-SCIOTO OH-
613 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN SCIOTO...SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS AND LEWIS COUNTIES...

AT 609 PM EST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
VANCEBURG...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF LEWIS...SOUTHEASTERN
ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN SCIOTO COUNTIES...INCLUDING GARRISON...TURKEY
CREEK LAKE...REXTON...FRIENDSHIP...SAINT PAUL...FIREBRICK AND WEST
PORTSMOUTH.

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 3839 8341 3837 8345 3840 8348 3843 8358
      3848 8359 3852 8364 3872 8350 3877 8299
      3873 8299 3872 8303 3868 8302 3859 8307
      3849 8318 3843 8323 3834 8322 3832 8326
      3832 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 260DEG 59KT 3860 8325

$$

HATZOS

978 
WWUS51 KILN 022329
SVSILN

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

KYC135-OHC001-145-022339-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120302T2330Z/
LEWIS KY-ADAMS OH-SCIOTO OH-
629 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SCIOTO...SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS
AND LEWIS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EST...

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

GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN 
LEWIS COUNTY THROUGH 640 PM.

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 3839 8341 3837 8345 3840 8348 3843 8358
      3848 8359 3852 8364 3872 8350 3877 8299
      3873 8299 3872 8303 3868 8302 3859 8307
      3849 8318 3843 8323 3834 8322 3832 8326
      3832 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 260DEG 59KT 3848 8321

$$

HATZOS

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, 5:41 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Adams, Pike, Scioto	30 min
Mar 2, 6:09 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Scioto	21 min
Mar 2, 9:11 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen, Pendleton	64 min
Mar 2, 10:11 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant	34 min
Mar 2, 3:22 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin	38 min
Mar 2, 3:50 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	ILN	Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen	40 min
Mar 2, 4:03 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	ILN	Boone, Gallatin, Kenton	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, 5:11 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Bracken, Mason, Pendleton, Robertson	34 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.