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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Wilmington, OH

August 17, 2016Adams County, Brown County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Aug 17, 2016, 12:23 PM EDT for Adams County, Brown County, Ohio. It was in force for 37 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
Aug 17, 2016, 12:23 PM EDT (16:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2016, 1:00 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Adams County, OH, Brown County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:25 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 61 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 2016-08-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 138 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 2016-08-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 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
138 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
634 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

180 
WFUS51 KILN 171623
TORILN
OHC001-015-171700-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0014.160817T1623Z-160817T1700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1223 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO...
  EAST CENTRAL BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO...

* UNTIL 100 PM EDT.

* AT 1223 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WINCHESTER...MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
  WINCHESTER...SEAMAN...RUSSELLVILLE...CHERRY FORK...DUNKINSVILLE AND
  LAKE WAYNOKA.

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.

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 3885 8381 3895 8382 3899 8348 3881 8346
TIME...MOT...LOC 1623Z 264DEG 24KT 3889 8376 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
078 
WWUS51 KILN 171640
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1240 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

OHC015-171650-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160817T1700Z/
BROWN OH-
1240 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BROWN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3885 8369 3896 8368 3899 8348 3881 8346
TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 264DEG 24KT 3890 8362 

$$

OHC001-171700-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160817T1700Z/
ADAMS OH-
1240 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTY...
    
AT 1240 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SEAMAN...MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
WINCHESTER...SEAMAN...CHERRY FORK AND DUNKINSVILLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3885 8369 3896 8368 3899 8348 3881 8346
TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 264DEG 24KT 3890 8362 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$
220 
WWUS51 KILN 171656
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1256 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

OHC001-171705-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160817T1700Z/
ADAMS OH-
1256 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
100 PM EDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA AND
THE CIRCULATION HAS WEAKENED. 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 SUBMITTING YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

LAT...LON 3885 8369 3896 8368 3899 8348 3881 8346
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 264DEG 24KT 3890 8362 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 8:06 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNHardin, Logan, Union2 hr
Aug 17, 9:00 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNHamilton3 hr
Aug 17, 9:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren3 hr
Aug 17, 9:39 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNHamilton3 hr
Aug 17, 9:50 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClinton, Fayette, Highland, Warren115 min
Aug 17, 10:01 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown, Clermont119 min
Aug 17, 11:06 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown, Highland3 hr
Aug 17, 11:09 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNBrown, Clermont, Highland5 hr
Aug 17, 11:16 AM EDTTornado WarningILNAdams, Brown, Highland29 min
Aug 17, 11:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Highland36 min
Aug 17, 11:45 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont, Highland30 min
Aug 17, 11:54 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNHighland4 hr
Aug 17, 11:58 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown, Clermont, Clinton92 min
Aug 17, 12:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Highland, Pike42 min
Aug 17, 12:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown35 min
Aug 17, 12:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPike50 min
Aug 17, 12:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown, Pike2 hr
Aug 17, 12:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Scioto37 min
Aug 17, 12:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNAdams, Pike, Scioto2 hr
Aug 17, 12:59 PM EDTTornado WarningILNAdams, Pike, Scioto31 min
Aug 17, 1:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPike, Scioto55 min
Aug 17, 1:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown, Clermont116 min
Aug 17, 1:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPike, Scioto31 min
Aug 17, 1:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto34 min
Aug 17, 2:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Pike96 min
Aug 17, 3:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Scioto117 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.