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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Oct 31, 2013, 11:13 PM EDT for 5 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 32 min. 2 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
- Oct 31, 2013, 11:13 PM EDT (03:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2013, 11:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Auglaize County, OH, Darke County, OH, Logan County, OH, Miami County, OH, Shelby County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 11:14 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Russia, OH | MULTIPLE TREES WERE DOWNED DUE TO THUNDERSTORM WINDS. |
| Oct 31, 11:32 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | Maplewood, OH |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 10:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 642 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 716 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 846 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
479 WFUS51 KILN 010313 TORILN OHC011-037-091-109-149-010345- /O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0004.131101T0313Z-131101T0345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1113 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN AUGLAIZE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... NORTHEASTERN DARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... NORTHWESTERN MIAMI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... SHELBY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... * UNTIL 1145 PM EDT. * AT 1110 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR RUSSIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SIDNEY... BOTKINS... RUSSELLS POINT... IN ADDITION...FORT LORAMIE...LOCKINGTON...NEWBERN...LAKE LORAMIE STATE PARK...HARDIN...MCCARTYVILLE...KETTLERSVILLE AND SWANDERS ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE... I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 87 AND 107... 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 4062 8398 4042 8377 4012 8441 4027 8454 TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 236DEG 65KT 4026 8436 $$
3 follow-up statements
653 WWUS51 KILN 010321 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1121 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 OHC011-037-091-109-149-010345- /O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131101T0345Z/ AUGLAIZE OH-DARKE OH-LOGAN OH-MIAMI OH-SHELBY OH- 1121 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN MIAMI...NORTHWESTERN LOGAN...NORTHEASTERN DARKE AND SOUTHEASTERN AUGLAIZE COUNTIES... AT 1120 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR HARDIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 75 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SIDNEY...BOTKINS AND RUSSELLS POINT. IN ADDITION...MCCARTYVILLE...KETTLERSVILLE...SWANDERS...ANNA...PORT JEFFERSON...MONTRA...FRYBURG AND MAPLEWOOD ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE... I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 87 AND 107... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 4062 8398 4042 8377 4012 8441 4027 8454 TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 236DEG 65KT 4030 8423 $$
099
WWUS51 KILN 010323
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1123 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013
OHC037-109-010333-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131101T0345Z/
DARKE OH-MIAMI OH-
1123 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MIAMI AND NORTHEASTERN DARKE
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 4042 8377 4020 8425 4020 8426 4020 8427
4040 8433 4062 8398
TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 236DEG 65KT 4031 8421
$$
OHC011-091-149-010345-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131101T0345Z/
AUGLAIZE OH-LOGAN OH-SHELBY OH-
1123 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR
SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN LOGAN AND EASTERN AUGLAIZE COUNTIES...
AT 1120 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR HARDIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOTKINS AND RUSSELLS POINT.
IN ADDITION...MCCARTYVILLE...KETTLERSVILLE...SWANDERS...ANNA...PORT
JEFFERSON...MONTRA...MAPLEWOOD AND JACKSON CENTER ARE NEAR THE PATH
OF THIS STORM.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...
I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 87 AND 106...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND
SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4042 8377 4020 8425 4020 8426 4020 8427
4040 8433 4062 8398
TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 236DEG 65KT 4031 8421
$$122
WWUS51 KILN 010329
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1129 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013
OHC011-091-149-010338-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131101T0345Z/
AUGLAIZE OH-LOGAN OH-SHELBY OH-
1129 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN LOGAN AND EASTERN
AUGLAIZE COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...DAMAGING WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE AND A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
REMEMBER...ALTHOUGH THIS WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...THERE IS
STILL A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE LOCAL AREA. PLEASE SEE
THOSE STATEMENTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT.
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 4042 8377 4020 8425 4020 8426 4020 8427
4040 8433 4062 8398
TIME...MOT...LOC 0328Z 236DEG 65KT 4036 8411
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 10:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Mercer | 48 min |
| Oct 31, 10:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, Shelby | 47 min |
| Oct 31, 10:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler, Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby | 57 min |
| Oct 31, 11:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler, Hamilton, Montgomery, Warren | 62 min |
| Oct 31, 11:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Delaware, Hardin, Logan and 4 more | 55 min |
| Oct 31, 11:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Madison and 1 more | 61 min |
| Oct 31, 11:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Champaign, Logan, Miami, Shelby | 37 min |
| Oct 31, 11:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Hardin | 30 min |
| Oct 31, 11:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Warren | 41 min |
| Nov 1, 12:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette and 5 more | 48 min |
| Nov 1, 12:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Highland | 46 min |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Highland, Pickaway, Pike and 1 more | 45 min |
| Nov 1, 12:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams, Pike | 28 min |
| Nov 1, 12:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown, Highland, Pike, Ross, Scioto | 49 min |
| Nov 1, 12:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Licking | 40 min |
| Nov 1, 12:55 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Licking | 35 min |
| Nov 1, 12:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hocking, Ross | 47 min |
| Nov 1, 1:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hocking | 29 min |
| Nov 1, 1:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pike, Scioto | 61 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.