Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 4:09 PM EST for 4 counties in Ohio; Fayette County, Union County, Wayne County, Indiana. 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, 4:09 PM EST (21:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 4:30 PM EST
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fayette County, IN, Union County, IN, Wayne County, IN, Darke County, OH, Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Preble County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 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.
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 | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
455
WFUS51 KILN 022109
TORILN
INC041-161-177-OHC037-109-113-135-022200-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0006.120302T2109Z-120302T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
409 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN DARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
NORTHERN PREBLE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 500 PM EST.
* AT 405 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED EAST OF
RICHMOND INDIANA WITH THESE STORMS. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CASTINE TO WATERLOO...MOVING
EAST AT 60 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THESE STORMS ARE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEWISBURG...
EATON...
WEST MILTON...
WEST ALEXANDRIA...
TIPP CITY...
ENGLEWOOD...
TROTWOOD...
VANDALIA...
NORTHRIDGE...
IN ADDITION...CLIFTON...WEST MANCHESTER...ITHACA...RICHMOND MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT...PITSBURG...KITCHEL...BOSTON AND WITTS STATION ARE NEAR THE
PATH OF THESE DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 151 AND 156 IN INDIANA AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 0 AND 36 IN OHIO...
I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 58 AND 73 IN OHIO...
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 4003 8414 3983 8415 3969 8448 3967 8516
3996 8477
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 256DEG 50KT 3995 8460 3970 8500
$$
HATZOS2 follow-up statements
893
WWUS51 KILN 022117
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
417 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
INC041-161-022126-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120302T2200Z/
UNION IN-FAYETTE IN-
417 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN FAYETTE AND NORTHERN UNION
COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
THE STORMS HAVE MOVED NORTHEAST OF FAYETTE AND UNION COUNTIES.
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
LAT...LON 3974 8448 3973 8497 3996 8477 4003 8414
3983 8415
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 255DEG 55KT 3977 8479
$$
INC177-OHC037-109-113-135-022200-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120302T2200Z/
WAYNE IN-DARKE OH-MIAMI OH-MONTGOMERY OH-PREBLE OH-
417 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
PREBLE...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY...SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI...SOUTHERN DARKE
AND SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
AT 414 PM EST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
RICHMOND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. ANOTHER AREA OF
ROTATION WAS LOCATED NEAR GORDON...ALSO MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. IN
ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THESE STORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER INCH HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW PARIS...EATON...WEST ALEXANDRIA...LEWISBURG...TROTWOOD...
ENGLEWOOD...WEST MILTON...VANDALIA AND TIPP CITY.
IN ADDITION...WEST FLORENCE...NEW HOPE...ELDORADO...OKLAHOMA...WEST
MANCHESTER...CASTINE...ITHACA AND GORDON ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
STORM.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 36 IN OHIO...
I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 59 AND 72 IN OHIO...
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 3974 8448 3973 8497 3996 8477 4003 8414
3983 8415
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 255DEG 55KT 3977 8479
$$
HATZOS790
WWUS51 KILN 022130
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
430 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
INC177-OHC037-109-113-135-022140-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120302T2200Z/
WAYNE IN-DARKE OH-MIAMI OH-MONTGOMERY OH-PREBLE OH-
430 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN PREBLE...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY...
SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI...SOUTHERN DARKE AND SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES
HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.
LAT...LON 3974 8448 3973 8497 3996 8477 4003 8414
3983 8415
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 255DEG 55KT 3982 8452
$$
HATZOSThe 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, 4:10 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, 5:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Adams, Scioto | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 6:09 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Scioto | 21 min |
| Mar 2, 9:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Switzerland | 64 min |
| Mar 2, 10:10 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Wayne | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 10:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Dearborn, Ohio, Switzerland | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 11:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Dearborn, Ohio, Switzerland | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 3:22 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 3:47 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Ripley | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 3:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Switzerland | 40 min |
| Mar 2, 4:03 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Switzerland | 27 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.