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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Wilmington, OH

December 26, 2016Fayette County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Dec 26, 2016, 9:38 PM EST for Fayette County, Ohio. It was in force for 22 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: Dec 26, 2016, 9:38 PM EST (02:38 UTC)
Expired: Dec 26, 2016, 10:00 PM EST
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County Fayette County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:40 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 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 34 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 30 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 874 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 327 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 340 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

939 
WFUS51 KILN 270238
TORILN
OHC047-270300-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0027.161227T0238Z-161227T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
938 PM EST MON DEC 26 2016

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Fayette County in central Ohio...

* Until 1000 PM EST.

* At 937 PM EST, a line of strong showers capable of producing both
  tornadoes and straight line wind damage were located over
  Jeffersonville, moving east at 35 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...
  Jeffersonville, Bloomingburg, Milledgeville, Octa, Bookwalter,
  Interstate 71 at State Route 38 and Interstate 71 at US Route 35.

This includes I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 64 and 75.
 
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.

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 3959 8339 3958 8363 3967 8366 3971 8351
      3971 8346
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 252DEG 29KT 3963 8360 

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

$$

Sites

1 follow-up statement

897 
WWUS51 KILN 270254
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
954 PM EST MON DEC 26 2016

OHC047-270303-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-161227T0300Z/
Fayette OH-
954 PM EST MON DEC 26 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1000 PM EST...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

Please report previous tornadoes or wind damage to the National
Weather Service by going to our website at weather.gov/iln and
submitting your report via social media.

LAT...LON 3959 8339 3958 8363 3967 8366 3971 8351
      3971 8346
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 252DEG 29KT 3967 8344 

$$

Sites

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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.