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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 23, 2016Fayette County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2016, 3:19 AM EDT for Fayette County, Ohio. It was in force for 26 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
Jun 23, 2016, 3:19 AM EDT (07:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2016, 3:45 AM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated

County Fayette County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:19 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 23, 3:20 AM EDTTORNADO 03 Nw Jasper Mills, OHSIDING WAS REMOVED FROM MULTIPLE SIDES OF A TWO STORY HOME. LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE ALSO KNOCKED DOWN NEAR THIS RESIDENCE.
Jun 23, 3:21 AM EDTTORNADO 04 Wsw Washington Court, OHTREE DAMAGE AT BUSH CEMETARY WAS EXTENSIVE, AND CONSISTED OF BOTH SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES THROWN IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS. A WELL-DEFINED SWIRL WAS NOTED IN THE CORNFIELD TO THE SOUTHEAST OF BUSH CEMETARY.
Jun 23, 3:22 AM EDTTORNADO 14 Wsw Washington Court, OHTWO HOMES SUFFERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. ONE OF THE HOMES SUFFERED PARTIAL UPLIFT OF THE ROOF AND A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF THE COVERING OF THE ROOF. THE GARAGE WAS ALSO HEAVILY DAMAGED AND THE FRONT PORCH WAS LIFTED. SPRUCE TREES WERE UPROOTED AND LARGE LIMBS FROM O
Jun 23, 3:29 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Wsw Washington Court, OHNUMEROUS LARGE TREES SNAPPED AT BUSH ROAD CEMETARY, AS WELL AS LIMBS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

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
Jun 22, 10:33 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 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 00:00Z on 2016-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 130 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 2016-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 168 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
130 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-148 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
774 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
340 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

392 
WFUS51 KILN 230719
TORILN
OHC047-230745-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0011.160623T0719Z-160623T0745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
319 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 345 AM EDT.

* AT 319 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SABINA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...WASHINGTON...NEW HOLLAND...STAUNTON...GOOD
  HOPE...JASPER MILLS AND ROCK MILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

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 3938 8337 3938 8339 3950 8358 3954 8358
      3955 8364 3959 8361 3956 8326 3953 8326
TIME...MOT...LOC 0719Z 296DEG 55KT 3955 8359 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75

$$

BINAU
1 follow-up statement
405 
WWUS51 KILN 230730
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
330 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

OHC047-230745-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160623T0745Z/
FAYETTE OH-
330 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...
    
AT 330 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WASHINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE
         IS LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...WASHINGTON...NEW HOLLAND...STAUNTON...
GOOD HOPE AND ROCK MILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3938 8337 3938 8339 3946 8352 3950 8349
      3953 8348 3957 8345 3956 8326 3953 8326
TIME...MOT...LOC 0730Z 293DEG 52KT 3950 8340 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BINAU

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 12:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Hardin42 min
Jun 23, 12:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNHardin3 hr
Jun 23, 12:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Hardin, Logan, Shelby, Union49 min
Jun 23, 12:44 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNAuglaize, Hardin4 hr
Jun 23, 12:46 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware, Franklin, Union44 min
Jun 23, 12:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHardin33 min
Jun 23, 12:59 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNDelaware, Hardin, Licking, Logan, Union3 hr
Jun 23, 1:14 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNDelaware, Franklin, Licking4 hr
Jun 23, 1:21 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNDelaware, Franklin, Licking, Logan, Union4 hr
Jun 23, 1:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Logan, Union46 min
Jun 23, 1:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDelaware, Franklin, Licking27 min
Jun 23, 1:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion25 min
Jun 23, 1:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin, Licking32 min
Jun 23, 1:47 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDarke, Preble43 min
Jun 23, 1:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLogan24 min
Jun 23, 2:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDelaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Logan, Union26 min
Jun 23, 2:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery33 min
Jun 23, 2:15 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNDelaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Union4 hr
Jun 23, 2:23 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Darke, Greene, Montgomery, Preble, Warren37 min
Jun 23, 2:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield, Franklin, Madison, Pickaway28 min
Jun 23, 2:35 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin, Madison25 min
Jun 23, 2:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Fayette, Greene, Madison, Union34 min
Jun 23, 2:50 AM EDTTornado WarningILNButler, Montgomery10 min
Jun 23, 2:53 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNDelaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Union4 hr
Jun 23, 2:55 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Greene and 7 more50 min
Jun 23, 2:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Franklin, Pickaway33 min
Jun 23, 3:03 AM EDTTornado WarningILNClinton, Warren27 min
Jun 23, 3:15 AM EDTTornado WarningILNClinton15 min
Jun 23, 3:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHocking37 min
Jun 23, 3:25 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Highland and 3 more50 min
Jun 23, 3:45 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryILNDelaware, Franklin36 hr
Jun 23, 3:55 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFairfield, Franklin, Hocking, Madison, Pickaway3 hr
Jun 23, 4:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto27 min
Jun 23, 4:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Hamilton45 min
Jun 23, 4:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNDelaware, Franklin11 hr
Jun 23, 4:34 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNHardin7 hr
Jun 23, 4:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClermont, Hamilton42 min
Jun 23, 5:03 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNDelaware, Franklin, Licking, Logan, Union9 hr
Jun 23, 5:17 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Clermont, Highland43 min
Jun 23, 5:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNButler, Hamilton3 hr
Jun 23, 5:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Scioto47 min
Jun 23, 5:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Pike, Scioto47 min
Jun 23, 6:31 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNDelaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Union6 hr
Jun 23, 2:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreene33 min
Jun 23, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield26 min
Jun 23, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Highland, Pike35 min
Jun 23, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton30 min
Jun 23, 6:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNHighland3 hr
Jun 23, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont28 min
Jun 23, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto36 min
Jun 23, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams32 min
Jun 23, 7:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown2 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.