Tornado Warning 18, NWS Wilmington, OH

Issued

Aug 20, 2016, 6:42 PM EDT (22:42 UTC)

Expired

Aug 20, 2016, 7:15 PM EDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, OH

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Hail

0.0 in

Counties Miami County, OH, Shelby County, OH

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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320 
WFUS51 KILN 202242
TORILN
OHC109-149-202315-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0018.160820T2242Z-160820T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
642 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN MIAMI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
  SOUTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT.

* AT 640 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER PIQUA...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...SPOTTER OBSERVED TORNADO.

  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...
  PIQUA...FLETCHER AND LOCKINGTON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4011 8432 4017 8434 4027 8413 4015 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 246DEG 24KT 4014 8431 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

HAINES

637 
WWUS51 KILN 202255
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
655 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

OHC109-149-202315-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160820T2315Z/
MIAMI OH-SHELBY OH-
655 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MIAMI AND SOUTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTIES...
    
AT 654 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PIQUA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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...
PIQUA...FLETCHER AND LOCKINGTON. 

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 4013 8423 4020 8426 4027 8413 4015 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 246DEG 24KT 4018 8420 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

HAINES

566 
WWUS51 KILN 202309
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
709 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

OHC109-149-202317-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160820T2315Z/
MIAMI OH-SHELBY OH-
709 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MIAMI AND SOUTH CENTRAL
SHELBY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT...
    
THE TORNADO WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT HAS BEEN REISSUED
FOR MIAMI...CHAMPAIGN...SHELBY AND LOGAN COUNTIES AND IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 730 PM. PLEASE REFER TO THAT BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE
WEATHER INFORMATION.

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 4013 8423 4020 8426 4027 8413 4015 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 246DEG 24KT 4018 8420 

$$

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