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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Oct 19, 2016, 6:35 PM EDT for Boone County, Gallatin County, Kenton County, Kentucky; Ohio County, Switzerland County, Indiana. It was in force for 25 min. 8 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
- Oct 19, 2016, 6:35 PM EDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2016, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 4.0 in
Counties Ohio County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Boone County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Kenton County, KY
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 6:42 PM EDT | HAIL 2.75 | 2 W Rising Sun, IN | |
| Oct 19, 6:44 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sw Rising Sun, IN | PRESS BOX AT SOFTBALL FIELD DESTROYED. |
| Oct 19, 6:56 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wsw Union, KY | SEVERAL TREES DOWNED...WITH SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...AT A FARM ON BIG BONE CHURCH ROAD. |
| Oct 19, 6:56 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 4 Wsw Union, KY | |
| Oct 19, 6:58 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wsw Union, KY | TREES AND WIRES REPORTED DOWN ON BIG BONE CHURCH ROAD. |
| Oct 19, 7:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sse Burlington, KY | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN |
| Oct 19, 7:06 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ssw Florence, KY | LARGE LIMB AND TREE DOWN NEAR NEW HAVEN SCHOOL ROAD. |
| Oct 19, 7:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 S Union, KY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 930 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
099
WFUS51 KILN 192235
TORILN
INC115-155-KYC015-077-117-192300-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0025.161019T2235Z-161019T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
635 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
OHIO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN SWITZERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...
KENTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
EASTERN GALLATIN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT.
* AT 635 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PATRIOT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL.
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...
FLORENCE...INDEPENDENCE...ERLANGER...EDGEWOOD...ELSMERE...FORT
MITCHELL...CRESCENT SPRINGS...WALTON...CRESTVIEW HILLS...LAKESIDE
PARK...RISING SUN...OAKBROOK...BURLINGTON...UNION...PATRIOT...
RICEDALE...RICHWOOD...BANK LICK...NORTH LANDING AND STEELE BOTTOM.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-71 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70 AND 77.
I-75 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 168 AND 186.
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 3882 8494 3894 8496 3905 8457 3880 8453
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 262DEG 26KT 3889 8488
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...4.00IN
$$
AR2 follow-up statements
283
WWUS51 KILN 192248
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
648 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016
INC115-155-192257-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-161019T2300Z/
OHIO IN-SWITZERLAND IN-
648 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR OHIO AND NORTHEASTERN SWITZERLAND COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A
TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT DOWNSTREAM.
LAT...LON 3897 8483 3905 8457 3880 8453 3881 8481
3885 8481 3886 8479 3888 8478 3890 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 262DEG 26KT 3890 8477
$$
KYC015-077-117-192300-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-161019T2300Z/
KENTON KY-GALLATIN KY-BOONE KY-
648 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR KENTON...
EASTERN GALLATIN AND SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTIES...
AT 647 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PATRIOT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL.
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...
FLORENCE...INDEPENDENCE...ERLANGER...EDGEWOOD...ELSMERE...FORT
MITCHELL...CRESCENT SPRINGS...WALTON...CRESTVIEW HILLS...LAKESIDE
PARK...OAKBROOK...BURLINGTON...UNION...RICEDALE...RICHWOOD...BANK
LICK...BIG BONE LICK...PINER...VERONA AND BRACHT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-71 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70 AND 77.
I-75 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 167 AND 186.
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 3897 8483 3905 8457 3880 8453 3881 8481
3885 8481 3886 8479 3888 8478 3890 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 262DEG 26KT 3890 8477
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...4.00IN
$$
AR973
WWUS51 KILN 192259
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
659 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016
KYC015-077-117-192309-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-161019T2300Z/
KENTON KY-GALLATIN KY-BOONE KY-
659 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR KENTON...EASTERN GALLATIN AND SOUTHERN
BOONE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN
AND SUBMITTING YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
LAT...LON 3897 8483 3905 8457 3880 8453 3881 8481
3885 8481 3886 8479 3888 8478 3890 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 262DEG 26KT 3891 8470
$$
ARThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Gallatin | 41 min |
| Oct 19, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Gallatin | 23 min |
| Oct 19, 6:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Boone, Kenton | 2 hr |
| Oct 19, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Kenton, Pendleton | 32 min |
| Oct 19, 7:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Boone, Campbell, Kenton, Pendleton | 35 min |
| Oct 19, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Campbell, Kenton, Pendleton | 32 min |
| Oct 19, 7:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Campbell, Pendleton | 115 min |
| Oct 19, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Bracken, Campbell, Pendleton | 23 min |
| Oct 19, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ripley | 38 min |
| Oct 19, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley | 42 min |
| Oct 19, 6:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley | 113 min |
| Oct 19, 6:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland | 36 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.