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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 13, 2015Darke County, Miami County, Ohio

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 13, 10:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2015-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 103 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 00:00Z on 2015-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 229 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

KURZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 9:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Darke, Mercer, Shelby37 min
Jul 13, 9:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDarke33 min
Jul 13, 10:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDarke35 min
Jul 13, 10:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAuglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, Shelby3 hr
Jul 13, 10:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMiami34 min
Jul 13, 10:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMercer29 min
Jul 13, 10:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNDarke, Mercer6 hr
Jul 13, 11:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNChampaign, Logan, Miami, Shelby3 hr
Jul 13, 11:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMiami29 min
Jul 13, 11:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNDarke, Miami, Shelby3 hr
Jul 13, 11:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Greene, Montgomery, Warren41 min
Jul 13, 11:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion33 min
Jul 14, 12:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown, Clermont24 min
Jul 14, 12:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin30 min
Jul 14, 12:19 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble3 hr
Jul 14, 12:25 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNChampaign, Clark, Delaware, Logan, Madison, Union3 hr
Jul 14, 12:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Warren32 min
Jul 14, 12:36 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNHocking3 hr
Jul 14, 12:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton, Highland, Ross39 min
Jul 14, 1:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHocking, Pickaway, Pike, Ross30 min
Jul 14, 2:45 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown3 hr
Jul 14, 3:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize, Hardin, Logan35 min
Jul 14, 4:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLogan, Union32 min
Jul 14, 4:55 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAuglaize3 hr
Jul 14, 4:57 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNDarke, Mercer9 hr
Jul 14, 11:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize33 min
Jul 14, 12:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHardin41 min
Jul 14, 12:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize, Mercer38 min
Jul 14, 12:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAuglaize, Mercer3 hr
Jul 14, 12:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNShelby36 min
Jul 14, 12:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNHardin3 hr
Jul 14, 12:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Logan, Shelby36 min
Jul 14, 12:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Hardin, Logan, Union39 min
Jul 14, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDarke37 min
Jul 14, 1:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware, Union50 min
Jul 14, 1:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign32 min
Jul 14, 1:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNLogan, Shelby3 hr
Jul 14, 1:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign27 min
Jul 14, 1:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion26 min
Jul 14, 1:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNDarke, Miami3 hr
Jul 14, 1:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware, Licking38 min
Jul 14, 1:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNDelaware, Union3 hr
Jul 14, 1:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Delaware, Franklin, Madison, Union30 min
Jul 14, 1:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Madison49 min
Jul 14, 2:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Union44 min
Jul 14, 2:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNChampaign, Clark, Madison, Miami, Union3 hr
Jul 14, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking31 min
Jul 14, 2:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClark, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison and 2 more3 hr
Jul 14, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClark24 min
Jul 14, 2:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Licking38 min
Jul 14, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield, Pickaway28 min
Jul 14, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreene26 min
Jul 14, 2:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNFranklin2 hr
Jul 14, 2:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClark, Fairfield, Fayette, Licking, Madison, Pickaway3 hr
Jul 14, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Greene, Montgomery, Warren39 min
Jul 14, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Madison, Pickaway, Ross39 min
Jul 14, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland, Warren50 min
Jul 14, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross47 min
Jul 14, 3:14 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNDarke, Miami6 hr
Jul 14, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWarren26 min
Jul 14, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Highland, Pickaway, Ross49 min
Jul 14, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont, Highland, Warren41 min
Jul 14, 3:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPike, Ross43 min
Jul 14, 3:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFayette, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross3 hr
Jul 14, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont, Hamilton36 min
Jul 14, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Highland, Pike, Scioto52 min
Jul 14, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Pike, Scioto48 min
Jul 14, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown61 min
Jul 14, 4:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown, Highland, Pike, Ross, Scioto3 hr
Jul 14, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Scioto37 min
Jul 14, 5:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown, Scioto3 hr
Jul 14, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland23 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.