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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 13, 2015, 11:05 PM EDT for Darke County, Miami County, Ohio. It was in force for 25 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
- Jul 13, 2015, 11:05 PM EDT (03:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2015, 11:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
Counties Darke County, OH, Miami County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:06 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 10:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -368 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1422 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
367 WFUS51 KILN 140305 TORILN OHC037-109-140330- /O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0009.150714T0305Z-150714T0330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1105 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN DARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... WEST CENTRAL MIAMI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... * UNTIL 1130 PM EDT. * AT 1104 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ARCANUM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PLEASANT HILL...LAURA...POTSDAM...LUDLOW FALLS...CIRCLE HILL AND UNION CORNERS. 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 4004 8456 4010 8452 4007 8430 3993 8438 TIME...MOT...LOC 0304Z 298DEG 17KT 4005 8449 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED $$ KURZ
2 follow-up statements
362 WWUS51 KILN 140314 SVSILN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1114 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015 OHC037-109-140330- /O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150714T0330Z/ DARKE OH-MIAMI OH- 1114 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015 ...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN DARKE AND SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM EDT... AT 1114 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR ARCANUM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... POTSDAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 4000 8450 4001 8445 3996 8436 3993 8438 TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 320DEG 23KT 3998 8446 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED $$ KURZ
833
WWUS51 KILN 140323
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1123 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015
OHC037-109-140332-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150714T0330Z/
DARKE OH-MIAMI OH-
1123 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DARKE AND SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS. THEREFORE THE 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 SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
LAT...LON 4000 8450 4001 8445 3996 8436 3993 8438
$$
KURZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 9:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Shelby | 37 min |
| Jul 13, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke | 33 min |
| Jul 13, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke | 35 min |
| Jul 13, 10:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Miami | 34 min |
| Jul 13, 10:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Mercer | 29 min |
| Jul 13, 10:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Darke, Mercer | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Champaign, Logan, Miami, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Miami | 29 min |
| Jul 13, 11:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Darke, Miami, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Montgomery, Warren | 41 min |
| Jul 13, 11:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Union | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 12:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Brown, Clermont | 24 min |
| Jul 14, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 12:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Delaware, Logan, Madison, Union | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Warren | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 12:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Hocking | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clinton, Highland, Ross | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 1:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hocking, Pickaway, Pike, Ross | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 2:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Brown | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Auglaize, Hardin, Logan | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 4:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Logan, Union | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 4:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Auglaize | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | Darke, Mercer | 9 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Auglaize | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 12:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hardin | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Auglaize, Mercer | 38 min |
| Jul 14, 12:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Auglaize, Mercer | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Shelby | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 12:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Hardin | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Logan, Shelby | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 12:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Hardin, Logan, Union | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke | 37 min |
| Jul 14, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Delaware, Union | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Champaign | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 1:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Logan, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Champaign | 27 min |
| Jul 14, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Union | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 1:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Darke, Miami | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Delaware, Licking | 38 min |
| Jul 14, 1:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Delaware, Union | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Delaware, Franklin, Madison, Union | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Madison | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Union | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 2:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Madison, Miami, Union | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 2:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Clark, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clark | 24 min |
| Jul 14, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Licking | 38 min |
| Jul 14, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fairfield, Pickaway | 28 min |
| Jul 14, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Greene | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 2:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Franklin | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Clark, Fairfield, Fayette, Licking, Madison, Pickaway | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Montgomery, Warren | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fayette, Madison, Pickaway, Ross | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland, Warren | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 3:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | Darke, Miami | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Warren | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fayette, Highland, Pickaway, Ross | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Highland, Warren | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pike, Ross | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 3:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Fayette, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown, Highland, Pike, Scioto | 52 min |
| Jul 14, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Pike, Scioto | 48 min |
| Jul 14, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 4:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams, Brown, Highland, Pike, Ross, Scioto | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Scioto | 37 min |
| Jul 14, 5:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams, Brown, Scioto | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Highland | 23 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.