Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 4:11 PM EST for Dearborn County, Franklin County, Ripley County, Indiana; Hamilton County, Ohio. It was in force for 20 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, 4:11 PM EST (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 4:31 PM EST
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dearborn County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Hamilton County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 102 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.
778
WFUS51 KILN 022111
TORILN
INC029-047-137-OHC061-022145-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0007.120302T2111Z-120302T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
411 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN DEARBORN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
NORTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
* UNTIL 445 PM EST.
* AT 410 PM EST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A TORNADO
TOUCHDOWN IN HOLDEN IN RIPLEY COUNTY. RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WEISBURG...MOVING EAST AT
55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRIGHT...
HARRISON...
IN ADDITION...WEISBURG...MANCHESTER...LAWRENCEVILLE...NEW ALSACE...
GUILFORD...DOVER...ST. LEON AND LOGAN ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...
I-74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 154 AND 171 IN INDIANA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3925 8522 3939 8482 3931 8482 3930 8479
3918 8477 3908 8514
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 248DEG 47KT 3920 8506
$$2 follow-up statements
351
WWUS51 KILN 022119
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
419 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
INC137-022129-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120302T2145Z/
RIPLEY IN-
419 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RIPLEY COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS MOVED EAST OF RIPLEY COUNTY.
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
LAT...LON 3930 8506 3939 8482 3931 8482 3930 8479
3918 8477 3912 8500 3912 8510
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 248DEG 47KT 3922 8498
$$
INC029-047-OHC061-022145-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120302T2145Z/
FRANKLIN IN-DEARBORN IN-HAMILTON OH-
419 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
DEARBORN AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
AND NORTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
AT 414 PM EST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
WEISBURG...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO IN RIPLEY COUNTY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HIDDEN VALLEY...BRIGHT AND HARRISON.
IN ADDITION...GUILFORD...DOVER...ST. LEON...LOGAN...NEW TRENTON...
WEST HARRISON AND ROCKDALE 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 3930 8506 3939 8482 3931 8482 3930 8479
3918 8477 3912 8500 3912 8510
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 248DEG 47KT 3922 8498
$$
HATZOS244
WWUS51 KILN 022131
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
431 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
INC029-047-OHC061-022141-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120302T2145Z/
FRANKLIN IN-DEARBORN IN-HAMILTON OH-
431 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN DEARBORN AND SOUTHEASTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...AND NORTHWESTERN HAMILTON
COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.
LAT...LON 3930 8506 3939 8482 3931 8482 3930 8479
3918 8477 3912 8500 3912 8510
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 248DEG 47KT 3928 8479
$$
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 | Fayette, Franklin, Union, Wayne | 24 hr |
| 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, 3:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette, Wayne | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 3:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fayette, Wayne | 40 min |
| Mar 2, 3:22 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 3:39 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Fayette, Union, Wayne | 36 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 |
| Mar 2, 4:09 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Fayette, Union, Wayne | 21 min |
| 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, 4:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke, Miami, Shelby | 30 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 |
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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.