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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 2, 201225 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2012, 4:08 AM EST for 25 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2012, 4:08 AM EST (09:08 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 2, 2012, 6:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 3, 2012, 3:59 AM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
All 29 counties

Fayette County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Union County, IN, Wayne County, IN, Auglaize County, OH, Butler County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Darke County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Fairfield County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Franklin County, OH, Greene County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Licking County, OH, Logan County, OH, Madison County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, Preble County, OH, Ross County, OH, Shelby County, OH, Union County, OH, Warren County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:07 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 nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 53 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 00:00Z 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 00:00Z on 2012-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 193 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1457 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
193 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
242 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.

403 
WWUS71 KILN 020908
NPWILN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
408 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INZ050-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051-052-021715-
/O.NEW.KILN.WI.Y.0004.120302T2300Z-120303T0900Z/
WAYNE-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-
MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...KENTON...CELINA...
WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...
DELAWARE...PIQUA...URBANA
408 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST
SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...THE NORTHERN MIAMI
  VALLEY AND PARTS OF CENTRAL OHIO. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE 
  ALONG WITH SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. 
  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
319 
WWUS71 KILN 021449
NPWILN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
949 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INZ050-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051-052-022300-
/O.CON.KILN.WI.Y.0004.120302T2300Z-120303T0900Z/
WAYNE-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-
MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...KENTON...CELINA...
WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...
DELAWARE...PIQUA...URBANA
949 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST SATURDAY... 

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...THE NORTHERN MIAMI 
  VALLEY AND PARTS OF CENTRAL OHIO. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE 
  ALONG WITH SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. 
  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
894 
WWUS71 KILN 021918
NPWILN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
218 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INZ058-059-066-OHZ053>056-060>065-070>074-030330-
/O.EXA.KILN.WI.Y.0004.120302T2300Z-120303T0900Z/
FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-
PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-
WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY...BROOKVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK...EATON...DAYTON...
XENIA...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER...
HAMILTON...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE...LOGAN
218 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST
SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...THE MIAMI VALLEY AND
  PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL OHIO.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE ALONG
  WITH SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. WINDS THIS
  STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

INZ050-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051-052-030330-
/O.CON.KILN.WI.Y.0004.120302T2300Z-120303T0900Z/
WAYNE-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-
MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...KENTON...CELINA...
WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...
DELAWARE...PIQUA...URBANA
218 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...THE NORTHERN MIAMI 
  VALLEY AND PARTS OF CENTRAL OHIO. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE 
  ALONG WITH SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. 
  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
063 
WWUS71 KILN 030027
NPWILN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
727 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-
030830-
/O.CON.KILN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120303T0900Z/
WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-
DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-
MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH-
PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY...
BROOKVILLE...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...
BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...PIQUA...URBANA...
SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK...EATON...DAYTON...
XENIA...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER...
HAMILTON...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE...LOGAN
727 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...THE MIAMI VALLEY 
  AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL OHIO. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND WILL BE THE
  STRONGEST THROUGH NOW AND THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE 
  ALONG WITH SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. 
  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
269 
WWUS71 KILN 030859
NPWILN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
359 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012


INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-
031000-
/O.CAN.KILN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120303T0900Z/
WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-
DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-
MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH-
PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY...
BROOKVILLE...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...
BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...PIQUA...URBANA...
SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK...EATON...DAYTON...
XENIA...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER...
HAMILTON...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE...LOGAN
359 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. AS
A RESULT...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
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
Mar 2, 6:09 PM ESTTornado WarningILNScioto21 min
Mar 2, 9:11 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNSwitzerland64 min
Mar 2, 10:10 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNWayne50 min
Mar 2, 10:11 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNDearborn, Ohio, Switzerland34 min
Mar 2, 11:26 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNDearborn, Ohio, Switzerland34 min
Mar 2, 3:22 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyILNDearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland38 min
Mar 2, 3:47 PM ESTTornado WarningILNRipley28 min
Mar 2, 3:50 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyILNSwitzerland40 min
Mar 2, 4:03 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyILNSwitzerland27 min

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Ohio, 2012Wind Advisories in Indiana, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012

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.