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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 29, 2015Brown County, Clinton County, Highland County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 2015, 6:00 PM EDT for Brown County, Clinton County, Highland County, Ohio. It was in force for 30 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
Jun 29, 2015, 6:00 PM EDT (22:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2015, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated

Counties Brown County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Highland County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 29, 2:33 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 31 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 2015-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2015-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
967 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

941 
WFUS51 KILN 292200
TORILN
OHC015-027-071-292230-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0005.150629T2200Z-150629T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
600 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
  EXTREME SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
  SOUTHWESTERN HIGHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT.

* AT 600 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR ST. MARTIN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
  15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LYNCHBURG...
  HILLSBORO...

IN ADDITION...FAYETTEVILLE...CHASETOWN...ST. MARTIN...STATE ROUTE 136
AT US ROUTE 62...DANVILLE...RUSSELL AND NEW MARKET 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 3901 8370 3919 8400 3920 8400 3927 8395
      3921 8356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 298DEG 13KT 3922 8392

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

$$

SITES
3 follow-up statements
268 
WWUS51 KILN 292209
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
609 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

OHC015-027-292219-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150629T2230Z/
BROWN OH-CLINTON OH-
609 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN CLINTON AND NORTHWESTERN
BROWN 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 3914 8387 3924 8379 3921 8356 3902 8369
      3902 8372
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 298DEG 13KT 3920 8388

$$

OHC071-292230-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150629T2230Z/
HIGHLAND OH-
609 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HIGHLAND COUNTY...

AT 607 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LYNCHBURG...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LYNCHBURG AND HILLSBORO.

IN ADDITION...STATE ROUTE 136 AT US ROUTE 62...DANVILLE...RUSSELL AND
NEW MARKET 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 3914 8387 3924 8379 3921 8356 3902 8369
      3902 8372
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 298DEG 13KT 3920 8388

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

$$

SITES
050 
WWUS51 KILN 292220
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
620 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

OHC071-292230-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150629T2230Z/
HIGHLAND OH-
620 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
HIGHLAND COUNTY...

AT 617 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR HILLSBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HILLSBORO.

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 3917 8374 3923 8371 3921 8356 3912 8362
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 298DEG 13KT 3919 8369

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

$$
221 
WWUS51 KILN 292229
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
629 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

OHC071-292239-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150629T2230Z/
HIGHLAND OH-
629 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL HIGHLAND COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 630
PM EDT...

THE STORM HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THEREFORE THE TORNADO
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

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 3917 8374 3923 8371 3921 8356 3912 8362
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 298DEG 13KT 3917 8365

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 11:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike46 min
Jun 29, 12:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike, Scioto37 min
Jun 29, 1:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto33 min
Jun 29, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Scioto42 min
Jun 29, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNScioto31 min
Jun 29, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWarren22 min
Jun 29, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Warren34 min
Jun 29, 5:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Scioto4 hr
Jun 29, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland30 min
Jun 29, 6:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNScioto3 hr
Jun 29, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown, Highland31 min
Jun 29, 6:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown, Pike31 min
Jun 29, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams29 min

Nearby

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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.