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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2013, 5:24 PM EST for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 21 min. 1 report 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, 5:24 PM EST (22:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2013, 5:45 PM EST
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Auglaize County, OH, Darke County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Shelby County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 5:33 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | New Bremen, OH | TREES DOWN. |
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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 125 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.
806 WFUS51 KILN 172224 TORILN OHC011-037-107-149-172245- /O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0009.131117T2224Z-131117T2245Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 524 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN AUGLAIZE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... NORTHEASTERN DARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... SOUTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... * UNTIL 545 PM EST. * AT 522 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR NORTH STAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MINSTER... NEW BREMEN... BOTKINS... IN ADDITION...YORKSHIRE...OSGOOD...CARTHAGENA...MARIA STEIN... CHICKASAW...EGYPT...LAKE LORAMIE STATE PARK AND MCCARTYVILLE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE... I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 101 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 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 4061 8425 4042 8412 4029 8463 4038 8465 TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 237DEG 60KT 4035 8456 $$ ASL
2 follow-up statements
703 WWUS51 KILN 172234 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 534 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 OHC037-107-172244- /O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131117T2245Z/ DARKE OH-MERCER OH- 534 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MERCER AND NORTHEASTERN DARKE COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED... PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMITTING YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. LAT...LON 4034 8443 4045 8445 4058 8423 4042 8412 TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 237DEG 60KT 4041 8435 $$ OHC011-149-172245- /O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131117T2245Z/ AUGLAIZE OH-SHELBY OH- 534 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EST FOR NORTHWESTERN SHELBY AND SOUTHWESTERN AUGLAIZE COUNTIES... AT 533 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR MINSTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BOTKINS. IN ADDITION...MCCARTYVILLE...NEW KNOXVILLE AND KETTLERSVILLE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE... I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 101 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 4034 8443 4045 8445 4058 8423 4042 8412 TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 237DEG 60KT 4041 8435 $$ ASL
311 WWUS51 KILN 172244 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 544 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 OHC011-149-172255- /O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131117T2245Z/ AUGLAIZE OH-SHELBY OH- 544 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SHELBY AND SOUTHWESTERN AUGLAIZE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMITTING YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. LAT...LON 4034 8443 4045 8445 4058 8423 4042 8412 TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 237DEG 60KT 4050 8414 $$ ASL
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, 5:51 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, 6:30 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 30 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 |
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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.