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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2013, 6:30 PM EST for Clermont County, Hamilton County, Ohio; Campbell County, Kenton County, Kentucky. It was in force for 30 min. 5 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
- Nov 17, 2013, 6:30 PM EST (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Campbell County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Clermont County, OH, Hamilton County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 6:44 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Highland Heights, KY | TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Nov 17, 6:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Melbourne, OH | LARGE TREE DOWN IN ANDERSON TOWNSHIP. |
| Nov 17, 6:47 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 75 | 3 Nne Melbourne, OH | |
| Nov 17, 6:57 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Owensville, OH | A TREE WAS DOWNED IN OWENSVILLE DUE TO THUNDERSTORM WINDS. |
| Nov 17, 7:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Newtonsville, OH | ROOF BLOWN OFF BARN. ALSO SCATTERED TREES REPORTED DOWN ALL ACROSS CLERMONT COUNTY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 11:20 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 743 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
121 WFUS51 KILN 172330 TORILN KYC037-117-OHC025-061-180000- /O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0013.131117T2330Z-131118T0000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 630 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CAMPBELL COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY... KENTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY... CENTRAL CLERMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO... * UNTIL 700 PM EST. * AT 625 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR RYLAND HEIGHTS...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ANDERSON TOWNSHIP... NEW RICHMOND... AMELIA... BATAVIA... BETHEL... IN ADDITION...FRUIT HILL...CALIFORNIA...BLAIRSVILLE...NEW PALESTINE...CHERRY GROVE...MOUNT CARMEL...WITHAMSVILLE AND LINDALE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM. 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3889 8447 3901 8454 3921 8400 3896 8403 TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 253DEG 59KT 3896 8436 $$
3 follow-up statements
748 WWUS51 KILN 172336 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 636 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 KYC117-172347- /O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/ KENTON KY- 636 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR KENTON COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMITTING YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. LAT...LON 3890 8438 3904 8446 3921 8400 3896 8403 TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 253DEG 59KT 3899 8422 $$ KYC037-OHC025-061-180000- /O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/ CAMPBELL KY-HAMILTON OH-CLERMONT OH- 636 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR CENTRAL CLERMONT...SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND CAMPBELL COUNTIES... AT 635 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR NEW RICHMOND...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BATAVIA AND BETHEL. IN ADDITION...NICHOLSVILLE...CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT...BANTAM...EAST FORK STATE PARK...OWENSVILLE AND WILLIAMSBURG 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3890 8438 3904 8446 3921 8400 3896 8403 TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 253DEG 59KT 3899 8422 $$
067
WWUS51 KILN 172342
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
642 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
KYC037-OHC061-172352-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/
CAMPBELL KY-HAMILTON OH-
642 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND CAMPBELL
COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN
AND SUBMITTING YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
LAT...LON 3899 8430 3900 8430 3902 8432 3910 8431
3921 8400 3896 8403 3892 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 253DEG 59KT 3901 8417
$$
OHC025-180000-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/
CLERMONT OH-
642 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR CENTRAL
CLERMONT COUNTY...
AT 639 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR LINDALE...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. IN
ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BETHEL.
IN ADDITION...BANTAM...EAST FORK STATE PARK...OWENSVILLE AND
WILLIAMSBURG 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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND
SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3899 8430 3900 8430 3902 8432 3910 8431
3921 8400 3896 8403 3892 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 253DEG 59KT 3901 8417
$$016
WWUS51 KILN 172358
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
658 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
OHC025-180008-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/
CLERMONT OH-
658 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CLERMONT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 700
PM EST...
THE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THIS TORNADO
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING
HAS BEEN ISSUED DOWNSTREAM FOR BROWN UNTIL HIGHLAND COUNTIES.
GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN
AND SUBMITTING YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
LAT...LON 3899 8430 3900 8430 3902 8432 3910 8431
3921 8400 3896 8403 3892 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 253DEG 59KT 3908 8384
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 10:35 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clermont | 5 hr |
| Nov 17, 1:58 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams, Pike, Scioto | 3 hr |
| Nov 17, 4:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Shelby | 57 min |
| Nov 17, 5:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke, Preble | 48 min |
| Nov 17, 5:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and 1 more | 63 min |
| Nov 17, 5:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Shelby | 21 min |
| Nov 17, 5:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Miami and 2 more | 54 min |
| Nov 17, 5:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami and 3 more | 36 min |
| Nov 17, 5:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren | 47 min |
| Nov 17, 6:15 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Hardin | 30 min |
| Nov 17, 6:21 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Butler, Greene, Montgomery, Warren | 24 min |
| Nov 17, 6:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Greene and 6 more | 62 min |
| Nov 17, 6:37 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Hamilton | 83 min |
| Nov 17, 6:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Delaware, Franklin, Hardin, Licking, Logan and 2 more | 65 min |
| Nov 17, 6:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland and 2 more | 64 min |
| Nov 17, 6:48 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Brown, Highland | 27 min |
| Nov 17, 6:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont | 52 min |
| Nov 17, 7:31 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen, Pendleton | 6 hr |
| Nov 17, 5:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone | 44 min |
| Nov 17, 6:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and 2 more | 42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.