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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 2, 2012Scioto County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 6:09 PM EST for Scioto County, Ohio. It was in force for 21 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, 6:09 PM EST (23:09 UTC)
Expired
Mar 2, 2012, 6:30 PM EST
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Scioto County, OH

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 120 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°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.

973 
WFUS51 KILN 022309
TORILN
OHC145-022330-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0017.120302T2309Z-120302T2330Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SCIOTO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...

* UNTIL 630 PM EST.

* AT 604 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST
  OF FRANKLIN FURNACE...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FRANKLIN FURNACE...
  WHEELERSBURG...
  SOUTH WEBSTER...

IN ADDITION...HAVERHILL...POWELLSVILLE AND LYRA 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
NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWEST OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 3859 8285 3867 8286 3868 8288 3891 8276
      3886 8275 3886 8268 3885 8265 3876 8265
      3873 8269 3869 8269 3868 8271 3867 8276
      3860 8274 3857 8282
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 258DEG 51KT 3863 8293

$$


BINAU
1 follow-up statement
027 
WWUS51 KILN 022328
SVSILN

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

OHC145-022338-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120302T2330Z/
SCIOTO OH-
628 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCIOTO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
630 PM EST...

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

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 3859 8285 3867 8286 3868 8288 3891 8276
      3886 8275 3886 8268 3885 8265 3876 8265
      3873 8269 3869 8269 3868 8271 3867 8276
      3860 8274 3857 8282
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 258DEG 51KT 3861 8257

$$


BINAU

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, 5:40 PM ESTTornado WarningILNAdams, Brown35 min
Mar 2, 5:41 PM ESTTornado WarningILNAdams, Pike, Scioto30 min
Mar 2, 5:45 PM ESTTornado WarningILNAdams, Scioto45 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.