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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 14, 2014Greene County, Warren County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at May 14, 2014, 5:23 PM EDT for Greene County, Warren County, Ohio. It was in force for 22 min. 3 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
May 14, 2014, 5:23 PM EDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2014, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated

Counties Greene County, OH, Warren County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 14, 5:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGNew Jasper, OHTREES DOWNED AND ROOF REMOVED FROM BARN
May 14, 5:40 PM EDTHAIL 11 Wnw Xenia, OH
May 14, 5:42 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 E Xenia, OHTREES DOWN, CAMPER TRAILER ROLLED OVER ON STRINGTOWN RD.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 14, 1:23 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 24 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2014-05-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 149 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2014-05-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 131 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

969 
WFUS51 KILN 142123
TORILN
OHC057-165-142145-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0009.140514T2123Z-140514T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
523 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
  WESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT.

* AT 519 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR CORWIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35   
  MPH. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  XENIA...

IN ADDITION...MOUNT HOLLY...ROXANNA...SPRING VALLEY...NEW JASPER AND
WILBERFORCE 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 3978 8388 3963 8377 3956 8391 3957 8397
      3953 8398 3948 8409 3956 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 230DEG 29KT 3954 8405

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

$$

BINAU
1 follow-up statement
717 
WWUS51 KILN 142134
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
534 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014

OHC165-142144-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140514T2145Z/
WARREN OH-
534 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WARREN 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 3963 8377 3956 8391 3957 8401 3960 8406
      3973 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 230DEG 29KT 3960 8393

$$

OHC057-142145-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140514T2145Z/
GREENE OH-
534 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
GREENE COUNTY...

AT 533 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR SPRING VALLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN GREENE
COUNTY...INCLUDING NEW JASPER.

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 3963 8377 3956 8391 3957 8401 3960 8406
      3973 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 230DEG 29KT 3960 8393

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

$$

BINAU

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 13, 9:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPreble46 min
May 13, 9:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPreble31 min
May 13, 10:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMiami, Montgomery28 min
May 13, 10:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMiami36 min
May 13, 10:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Miami23 min
May 13, 10:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign31 min
May 13, 11:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion33 min
May 13, 11:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDelaware33 min
May 14, 12:00 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware45 min
May 14, 12:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin29 min
May 14, 12:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDelaware, Franklin, Licking61 min
May 14, 9:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont24 min
May 14, 10:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont23 min
May 14, 10:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton36 min
May 14, 12:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPickaway31 min
May 14, 1:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPickaway, Ross32 min
May 14, 1:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking30 min
May 14, 1:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Franklin, Pickaway46 min
May 14, 2:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Franklin, Licking41 min
May 14, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRoss32 min
May 14, 2:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchILNAdams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more13 hr
May 14, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLicking54 min
May 14, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPickaway, Ross52 min
May 14, 2:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFairfield, Franklin, Pickaway, Ross3 hr
May 14, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Franklin, Pickaway49 min
May 14, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking32 min
May 14, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield24 min
May 14, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRoss34 min
May 14, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams28 min
May 14, 4:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown3 hr
May 14, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown39 min
May 14, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams32 min
May 14, 4:20 PM EDTTornado WarningILNAdams25 min
May 14, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRoss30 min
May 14, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Highland51 min
May 14, 4:42 PM EDTTornado WarningILNAdams, Pike, Scioto33 min
May 14, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPike, Ross43 min
May 14, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWarren25 min
May 14, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Greene, Montgomery, Warren45 min
May 14, 5:23 PM EDTTornado WarningILNPike, Ross22 min
May 14, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHocking, Pickaway, Ross46 min
May 14, 5:47 PM EDTTornado WarningILNClark, Greene, Madison28 min
May 14, 5:52 PM EDTTornado WarningILNPickaway, Ross23 min
May 14, 5:58 PM EDTTornado WarningILNHocking, Pike, Ross32 min
May 14, 6:09 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedILNClark36 min
May 14, 6:15 PM EDTTornado WarningILNFairfield, Franklin, Pickaway30 min
May 14, 6:26 PM EDTTornado WarningILNHocking34 min
May 14, 6:29 PM EDTTornado WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Madison31 min
May 14, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield49 min
May 14, 6:49 PM EDTTornado WarningILNMadison, Union26 min
May 14, 7:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHocking43 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.