Tornado Warning 8, NWS Wilmington, OH

Issued

Mar 2, 2012, 4:18 PM EST (21:18 UTC)

Expired

Mar 2, 2012, 4:45 PM EST

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, OH

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Boone County, KY, Bracken County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Grant County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Clermont County, OH

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

440 
WFUS51 KILN 022118
TORILN
KYC015-023-037-081-117-191-OHC025-022145-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0008.120302T2118Z-120302T2145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  NORTHWESTERN BRACKEN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  CAMPBELL COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN GRANT COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  KENTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN PENDLETON COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN CLERMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...

* UNTIL 445 PM EST.

* AT 414 PM EST...RADAR WAS TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A
  HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
  NEAR ELLISTON...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE          
  TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL. 
  DEBRIS HAS BEEN REPORTED FALLING FROM THE SKY IN THIS              
  AREA...INDICATING A TORNADO IS STILL ON THE GROUND!

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CRITTENDEN...
  BUTLER...

IN ADDITION...VERONA...SHERMAN...BRACHT...PINER...ATWOOD...
GARDNERSVILLE...FISKBURG AND MORNING VIEW ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 66 AND 75 IN KENTUCKY...
I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 163 AND 172 IN KENTUCKY...

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 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 3876 8478 3878 8466 3883 8475 3883 8474
      3896 8422 3876 8414 3872 8476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 258DEG 50KT 3879 8468

$$


BINAU

652 
WWUS51 KILN 022135
SVSILN

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

KYC015-022145-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120302T2145Z/
BOONE KY-
435 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN BOONE 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 3876 8478 3878 8466 3879 8466 3881 8462
      3887 8460 3896 8422 3876 8414 3872 8476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 258DEG 50KT 3883 8443

$$

KYC023-037-081-117-191-OHC025-022145-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120302T2145Z/
KENTON KY-PENDLETON KY-BRACKEN KY-CAMPBELL KY-GRANT KY-CLERMONT OH-
435 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN
CLERMONT...NORTHERN GRANT...CAMPBELL...NORTHWESTERN BRACKEN...
NORTHERN PENDLETON AND KENTON COUNTIES...

AT 433 PM EST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
THAT WAS LIKELY PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR MORNING VIEW...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE 
TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUTLER.

IN ADDITION...GREENWOOD...GRANTS LICK...ASPEN GROVE...CAMPBELL COUNTY
LAKE...GUBSER MILL...PEACH GROVE...MOUNT AUBURN AND IVOR ARE NEAR THE
PATH OF THIS STORM.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...
I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 163 AND 169 IN KENTUCKY...

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.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.

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 3876 8478 3878 8466 3879 8466 3881 8462
      3887 8460 3896 8422 3876 8414 3872 8476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 258DEG 50KT 3883 8443

$$


BINAU

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