Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 2012, 6:04 PM EDT for Coshocton County, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. It was in force for 26 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
- Jun 29, 2012, 6:04 PM EDT (22:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2012, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Coshocton County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 6:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | West Lafayette, OH | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...POWER OUT |
| Jun 29, 6:10 PM EDT | TORNADO | Newcomerstown, OH | TORNADO ON GROUND UNCONFIRMED |
| Jun 29, 6:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Newcomerstown, OH | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN |
| Jun 29, 6:20 PM EDT | TORNADO | Newcomerstown, OH | TORNADO ON GROUND UNCONFIRMED |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 2131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1114 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS51 KPBZ 292204
TORPBZ
OHC031-157-292230-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.TO.W.0003.120629T2204Z-120629T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
604 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN COSHOCTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...
SOUTHERN TUSCARAWAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 601 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF BALTIC...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
COSHOCTON... WEST LAFAYETTE... BALTIC...
SUGARCREEK... BAKERSVILLE... NEWCOMERSTOWN...
STONE CREEK... UHRICHSVILLE... NEW PHILADELPHIA...
GNADENHUTTEN... GILMORE... DOVER...
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAY...
I-77 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 83.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE IT AND GET INSIDE A STURDY
SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH
OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772.
&&
LAT...LON 4045 8190 4045 8168 4052 8167 4053 8128
4022 8136 4027 8192
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 280DEG 25KT 4038 8180
$$
342 follow-up statements
872
WWUS51 KPBZ 292215
SVSPBZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
615 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
OHC031-157-292230-
/O.CON.KPBZ.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120629T2230Z/
COSHOCTON OH-TUSCARAWAS OH-
615 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
TUSCARAWAS AND COSHOCTON COUNTIES...
AT 610 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BAKERSVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WEST LAFAYETTE... SUGARCREEK... BALTIC...
BAKERSVILLE... NEWCOMERSTOWN... STONE CREEK...
DOVER... GILMORE... GNADENHUTTEN...
NEW PHILADELPHIA... UHRICHSVILLE... DENNISON...
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAY...
I-77 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 83.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE IT AND GET INSIDE A STURDY
SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH
OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772.
LAT...LON 4044 8177 4045 8168 4052 8167 4053 8128
4022 8136 4026 8179
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 265DEG 38KT 4037 8162
$$425 WWUS51 KPBZ 292223 SVSPBZ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 623 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012 OHC031-157-292230- /O.CON.KPBZ.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120629T2230Z/ COSHOCTON OH-TUSCARAWAS OH- 623 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR TUSCARAWAS AND COSHOCTON COUNTIES... AT 621 PM EDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GILMORE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STONE CREEK... NEWCOMERSTOWN... NEW PHILADELPHIA... GNADENHUTTEN... GILMORE... DOVER... UHRICHSVILLE... DENNISON... THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAY... I-77 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 83. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE IT AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772. LAT...LON 4052 8164 4053 8128 4022 8136 4024 8162 TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 273DEG 40KT 4026 8137 $$ 34
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Muskingum, Noble and 1 more | 72 min |
| Jun 29, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson and 3 more | 60 min |
| Jun 29, 6:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Guernsey, Harrison, Tuscarawas | 33 min |
| Jun 29, 6:55 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson and 4 more | 22 hr |
| Jun 29, 6:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PBZ | Harrison, Jefferson | 35 min |
| Jun 29, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Harrison, Jefferson | 60 min |
| Jun 29, 7:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Jefferson | 3 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.