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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at May 14, 2014, 5:58 PM EDT for Hocking County, Pike County, Ross County, Ohio. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2014, 5:58 PM EDT (21:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2014, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
Counties Hocking County, OH, Pike County, OH, Ross County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1:23 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -129 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 795 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
978
WFUS51 KILN 142158
TORILN
OHC073-131-141-142230-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0013.140514T2158Z-140514T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
558 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN HOCKING COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...
NORTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
SOUTHEASTERN ROSS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT.
* AT 556 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR RICHMOND DALE...MOVING NORTH AT 25
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK...
IN ADDITION...LONDONDERRY...MOORESVILLE...ILESBORO AND SOUTH
BLOOMINGVILLE 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 3939 8247 3939 8250 3937 8252 3937 8263
3936 8264 3936 8274 3918 8276 3916 8278
3911 8279 3918 8294 3931 8288 3946 8275
3945 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 202DEG 22KT 3921 8278
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
$$
HATZOS2 follow-up statements
877
WWUS51 KILN 142207
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
607 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
OHC131-142217-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T2230Z/
PIKE OH-
607 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF PIKE COUNTY.
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN
AND SUBMITTING YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
LAT...LON 3939 8247 3939 8250 3937 8252 3937 8263
3936 8264 3936 8274 3918 8276 3919 8285
3931 8288 3946 8275 3945 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 208DEG 23KT 3926 8276
$$
OHC073-141-142230-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T2230Z/
HOCKING OH-ROSS OH-
607 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ROSS AND SOUTHWESTERN HOCKING COUNTIES...
AT 605 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR LONDONDERRY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK...MOORESVILLE...ILESBORO
AND SOUTH BLOOMINGVILLE.
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 3939 8247 3939 8250 3937 8252 3937 8263
3936 8264 3936 8274 3918 8276 3919 8285
3931 8288 3946 8275 3945 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 208DEG 23KT 3926 8276
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
$$
HATZOS796
WWUS51 KILN 142220
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
620 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
OHC141-142230-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T2230Z/
ROSS OH-
620 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROSS COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN
AND SUBMITTING YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
LAT...LON 3939 8247 3939 8250 3937 8252 3937 8263
3936 8264 3936 8272 3937 8275 3946 8274
3945 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 208DEG 23KT 3933 8270
$$
OHC073-142230-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T2230Z/
HOCKING OH-
620 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HOCKING COUNTY...
AT 618 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH
BLOOMINGVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK.
IN ADDITION...ILESBORO AND SOUTH BLOOMINGVILLE 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 3939 8247 3939 8250 3937 8252 3937 8263
3936 8264 3936 8272 3937 8275 3946 8274
3945 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 208DEG 23KT 3933 8270
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
$$
HATZOSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Preble | 46 min |
| May 13, 9:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Preble | 31 min |
| May 13, 10:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Miami, Montgomery | 28 min |
| May 13, 10:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Miami | 36 min |
| May 13, 10:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Miami | 23 min |
| May 13, 10:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Champaign | 31 min |
| May 13, 11:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Union | 33 min |
| May 13, 11:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Delaware | 33 min |
| May 14, 12:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Delaware | 45 min |
| May 14, 12:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin | 29 min |
| May 14, 12:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Delaware, Franklin, Licking | 61 min |
| May 14, 9:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clermont | 24 min |
| May 14, 10:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clermont | 23 min |
| May 14, 10:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clinton | 36 min |
| May 14, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pickaway | 31 min |
| May 14, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pickaway, Ross | 32 min |
| May 14, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 30 min |
| May 14, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Franklin, Pickaway | 46 min |
| May 14, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Franklin, Licking | 41 min |
| May 14, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ross | 32 min |
| May 14, 2:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more | 13 hr |
| May 14, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Licking | 54 min |
| May 14, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pickaway, Ross | 52 min |
| May 14, 2:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Fairfield, Franklin, Pickaway, Ross | 3 hr |
| May 14, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Franklin, Pickaway | 49 min |
| May 14, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 32 min |
| May 14, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fairfield | 24 min |
| May 14, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ross | 34 min |
| May 14, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams | 28 min |
| May 14, 4:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams, Brown | 3 hr |
| May 14, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown | 39 min |
| May 14, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams | 32 min |
| May 14, 4:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Adams | 25 min |
| May 14, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ross | 30 min |
| May 14, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown, Highland | 51 min |
| May 14, 4:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Adams, Pike, Scioto | 33 min |
| May 14, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pike, Ross | 43 min |
| May 14, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Warren | 25 min |
| May 14, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Greene, Montgomery, Warren | 45 min |
| May 14, 5:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Pike, Ross | 22 min |
| May 14, 5:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Greene, Warren | 22 min |
| May 14, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hocking, Pickaway, Ross | 46 min |
| May 14, 5:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clark, Greene, Madison | 28 min |
| May 14, 5:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Pickaway, Ross | 23 min |
| May 14, 6:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clark | 36 min |
| May 14, 6:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Franklin, Pickaway | 30 min |
| May 14, 6:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Hocking | 34 min |
| May 14, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Madison | 31 min |
| May 14, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fairfield | 49 min |
| May 14, 6:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Madison, Union | 26 min |
| May 14, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hocking | 43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.