Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 27, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2012, 6:12 PM EDT for Butler County, Warren County, Ohio. It was in force for 33 min. 4 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
- May 1, 2012, 6:12 PM EDT (22:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2012, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Butler County, OH, Warren County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 6:20 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | 1 Nw Lebanon, OH | NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS BRIEF EF0 TORNADO WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO A STRUCTURE AND AUTOMOBILE |
| May 1, 6:24 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | 3 Nne Lebanon, OH | NWS SURVEY CONFIRMS BRIEF EF0 TORNADO WITH MINOR TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE |
| May 1, 6:30 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 N Lebanon, OH | |
| May 1, 6:33 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 E Lebanon, OH |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 3:01 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 35 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
880 WFUS51 KILN 012212 TORILN OHC017-165-012245- /O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0027.120501T2212Z-120501T2245Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 612 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO... CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO... * UNTIL 645 PM EDT. * SPOTTERS RECENTLY REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD IN NORTHEAST BUTLER COUNTY. THE FUNNEL CLOUD COULD TOUCH DOWN AT ANY TIME. RADAR INDICATED THAT THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MONROE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MONROE... LEBANON... WAYNESVILLE... IN ADDITION...STATE ROUTE 63 AT STATE ROUTE 741...PEKIN...GENNTOWN AND OREGONIA ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE... I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 28 AND 33... 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 1000 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWESTERN OHIO. && LAT...LON 3954 8408 3940 8407 3942 8440 3948 8440 TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 265DEG 27KT 3945 8436 $$ BINAU
3 follow-up statements
569
WWUS51 KILN 012219
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
619 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
OHC017-012229-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120501T2245Z/
BUTLER OH-
619 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN BUTLER COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
LAT...LON 3947 8434 3949 8433 3954 8408 3940 8407
3942 8434 3943 8434 3944 8434 3946 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 269DEG 27KT 3945 8425
$$
OHC165-012245-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120501T2245Z/
WARREN OH-
619 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
WARREN COUNTY...
AT 615 PM EDT...RADAR WAS TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUDS...AND ROTATING WALL
CLOUDS. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STATE ROUTE 63 AT
STATE ROUTE 741...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. WHILE A TORNADO IS NOT
BEING REPORTED ON THE GROUND...THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR A TORNADO
AT ANY MOMENT.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEBANON AND WAYNESVILLE.
IN ADDITION...PEKIN...GENNTOWN AND OREGONIA ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
STORM.
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. 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 3947 8434 3949 8433 3954 8408 3940 8407
3942 8434 3943 8434 3944 8434 3946 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 269DEG 27KT 3945 8425
$$
BINAU367
WWUS51 KILN 012226
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
626 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
OHC165-012245-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120501T2245Z/
WARREN OH-
626 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
WARREN COUNTY...
AT 624 PM EDT...RADAR WAS TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUDS AND ROTATING WALL
CLOUDS. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEBANON...MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAYNESVILLE.
IN ADDITION...GENNTOWN AND OREGONIA ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW.
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO
THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3943 8425 3945 8425 3951 8424 3954 8408
3940 8407 3941 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 269DEG 27KT 3945 8419
$$
BINAU406
WWUS51 KILN 012249
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
649 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
OHC165-012255-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120501T2245Z/
WARREN OH-
649 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY HAS EXPIRED BUT
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST WARREN COUNTY...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED INTO NORTHEAST WARREN COUNTY...THEREFORE
THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY INCLUDING THE
LEBANON AREA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
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.
LAT...LON 3943 8425 3945 8425 3951 8424 3954 8408
3940 8407 3941 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 269DEG 27KT 3944 8401
$$
BINAUThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 8:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Butler, Hamilton, Montgomery, Warren | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clermont, Highland | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 9:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont | 21 min |
| Apr 30, 9:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Greene, Montgomery, Warren | 114 min |
| Apr 30, 10:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pickaway | 39 min |
| May 1, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler, Hamilton | 45 min |
| May 1, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke, Preble | 48 min |
| May 1, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler | 46 min |
| May 1, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 52 min |
| May 1, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 40 min |
| May 1, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble | 51 min |
| May 1, 5:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Butler | 26 min |
| May 1, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Highland | 45 min |
| May 1, 5:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Butler | 28 min |
| May 1, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton, Warren | 38 min |
| May 1, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 15 min |
| May 1, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Greene | 40 min |
| May 1, 6:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Butler, Hamilton, Warren | 4 hr |
| May 1, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Highland, Pike, Ross | 42 min |
| May 1, 6:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 3 hr |
| May 1, 6:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clinton, Warren | 26 min |
| May 1, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clark, Madison | 41 min |
| May 1, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Ross | 49 min |
| May 1, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams, Brown | 56 min |
| May 1, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Pickaway | 38 min |
| May 1, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pike | 61 min |
| May 1, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown, Highland | 42 min |
| May 1, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pike, Ross | 51 min |
| May 1, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 51 min |
| May 1, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Pike, Scioto | 44 min |
| May 1, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Scioto | 21 min |
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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.