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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Feb 20, 2014, 10:46 PM EST for Miami County, Montgomery County, Preble County, Ohio. It was in force for 29 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
- Feb 20, 2014, 10:46 PM EST (03:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2014, 11:15 PM EST
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Preble County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 10:51 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Phillipsburg, OH | TWO TELEPHONE POLES DOWN |
| Feb 20, 10:51 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ese Lewisburg, OH | |
| Feb 20, 10:52 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Wnw Englewood, OH | BARN DESTROYED AND TREES DOWN ON PANSING ROAD |
| Feb 20, 10:53 PM EST | TORNADO 0 | 6 Wnw Englewood, OH | A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMED THAT AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE TOWN OF PHILLIPSBURG IN MONTGOMERY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 9:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 1388 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 487 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 629 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
579 WFUS51 KILN 210346 TORILN OHC109-113-135-210415- /O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0002.140221T0346Z-140221T0415Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1046 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... NORTHEASTERN PREBLE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... * UNTIL 1115 PM EST. * AT 1045 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR PYRMONT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN PREBLE...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI COUNTIES... INCLUDING BROOKVILLE...PHILLIPSBURG...CLAYTON...GARLAND... ENGLEWOOD...NORTHVIEW AND UNION. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE... I-70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 31... 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 3997 8424 3984 8422 3979 8452 3988 8455 TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 241DEG 40KT 3984 8450 $$ AR
4 follow-up statements
841 WWUS51 KILN 210352 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1052 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014 OHC135-210402- /O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140221T0415Z/ PREBLE OH- 1052 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PREBLE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMITTING YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. LAT...LON 3990 8448 3997 8424 3984 8422 3980 8446 TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 241DEG 40KT 3987 8441 $$ OHC109-113-210415- /O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140221T0415Z/ MIAMI OH-MONTGOMERY OH- 1052 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EST FOR NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTIES... AT 1050 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR BROOKVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTIES...INCLUDING PHILLIPSBURG...CLAYTON... ENGLEWOOD...NORTHVIEW AND UNION. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE... I-70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 19 AND 32... 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 3990 8448 3997 8424 3984 8422 3980 8446 TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 241DEG 40KT 3987 8441 $$ AR
862 WWUS51 KILN 210358 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1058 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014 OHC109-113-210415- /O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140221T0415Z/ MIAMI OH-MONTGOMERY OH- 1058 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EST FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTIES... AT 1055 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM HAS STRENGTHENED AND IS LIKELY PRODUCING A TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! THIS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTIES...INCLUDING UNION. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE... I-70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 24 AND 31... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3983 8438 3992 8442 3997 8424 3984 8422 TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 241DEG 40KT 3992 8434 $$ AR
195
WWUS51 KILN 210401
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1101 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
OHC113-210411-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140221T0415Z/
MONTGOMERY OH-
1101 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY 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 3997 8424 3992 8423 3992 8425 3992 8431
3992 8433 3994 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0401Z 241DEG 40KT 3994 8429
$$
OHC109-210415-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140221T0415Z/
MIAMI OH-
1101 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN
MIAMI COUNTY...
AT 1100 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND
SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3997 8424 3992 8423 3992 8425 3992 8431
3992 8433 3994 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0401Z 241DEG 40KT 3994 8429
$$
AR607
WWUS51 KILN 210410
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1110 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
OHC109-210419-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140221T0415Z/
MIAMI OH-
1110 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1115
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 EASTERN MIAMI COUNTY UNTIL 1130 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 3997 8424 3992 8423 3992 8425 3992 8431
3992 8433 3994 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 241DEG 40KT 3998 8419
$$
ARThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 7:41 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:02 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Darke, Preble | 3 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Butler, Darke, Miami, Preble, Shelby | 92 min |
| Feb 20, 9:24 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Butler, Hamilton, Warren | 3 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:28 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Auglaize, Mercer, Shelby | 48 min |
| Feb 20, 9:51 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, Shelby | 7 hr |
| Feb 20, 10:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke, Preble | 47 min |
| Feb 20, 10:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Shelby | 42 min |
| Feb 20, 10:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Butler, Hamilton | 35 min |
| Feb 20, 10:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby | 41 min |
| Feb 20, 10:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Butler, Darke, Preble | 3 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:04 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Miami | 26 min |
| Feb 20, 11:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 49 min |
| Feb 20, 11:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Greene, Logan | 61 min |
| Feb 20, 11:17 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Hardin and 6 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:18 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Champaign, Miami | 27 min |
| Feb 20, 11:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Greene, Warren | 51 min |
| Feb 20, 11:30 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams, Pike, Ross, Scioto | 7 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:33 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Brown, Clermont | 8 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 51 min |
| Feb 20, 11:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Delaware, Fayette, Greene, Madison, Union | 37 min |
| Feb 20, 11:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Scioto | 47 min |
| Feb 21, 12:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Highland, Ross | 58 min |
| Feb 21, 12:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Delaware, Franklin, Madison, Pickaway, Union | 56 min |
| Feb 21, 12:22 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pike, Scioto | 49 min |
| Feb 21, 12:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Brown | 39 min |
| Feb 21, 12:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pike, Ross | 65 min |
| Feb 21, 12:57 AM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Delaware | 33 min |
| Feb 21, 1:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Pickaway | 53 min |
| Feb 21, 1:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams, Scioto | 64 min |
| Feb 21, 2:00 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILN | Shelby | 23 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:00 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 51 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:53 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILN | Franklin, Madison, Pickaway | 60 hr |
| Feb 21, 5:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILN | Licking | 9 hr |
| Feb 21, 6:56 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | Greene, Warren | 33 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:14 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILN | Pickaway | 70 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:20 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILN | Hocking | 18 hr |
| Feb 21, 9:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILN | Adams | 10 hr |
| Feb 21, 9:29 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILN | Pike, Scioto | 3 days |
| Feb 21, 12:11 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Delaware | 4 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:55 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILN | Shelby | 16 hr |
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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.