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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 14, 2016Darke County, Miami County, Shelby County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 14, 2016, 3:04 PM EDT for Darke County, Miami County, Shelby County, Ohio. It was in force for 26 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
Mar 14, 2016, 3:04 PM EDT (19:04 UTC)
Expired
Mar 14, 2016, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated

Counties Darke County, OH, Miami County, OH, Shelby County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 100 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 2016-03-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 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 2016-03-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-84 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
781 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

360 
WFUS51 KILN 141904
TORILN
OHC037-109-149-141930-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0004.160314T1904Z-160314T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
304 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MIAMI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
  NORTHEASTERN DARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
  SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT.

* AT 304 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER BRADFORD...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  VERSAILLES...BRADFORD...FORT LORAMIE...WEBSTER...RUSSIA...GETTYSBURG...
  OSGOOD...YORKSHIRE...NEWPORT IN SHELBY COUNTY...HORATIO...HOUSTON...
  UNION CORNERS...BLOOMER...WILLOWDELL AND DARKE COUNTY AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...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 4007 8444 4009 8456 4035 8454 4033 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 190DEG 26KT 4015 8447 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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3 follow-up statements
509 
WWUS51 KILN 141912
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
312 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

OHC037-109-149-141930-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160314T1930Z/
MIAMI OH-DARKE OH-SHELBY OH-
312 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN MIAMI...
NORTHEASTERN DARKE AND SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM
EDT...

AT 312 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG
ROTATION LOCATED OVER VERSAILLES...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. A TORNADO
IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VERSAILLES...FORT LORAMIE...WEBSTER...RUSSIA...OSGOOD...YORKSHIRE...NEWPORT
IN SHELBY COUNTY...BLOOMER...HORATIO...HOUSTON...WILLOWDELL AND DARKE
COUNTY AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW.
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...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 4014 8439 4016 8453 4035 8454 4033 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 190DEG 26KT 4020 8446 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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948 
WWUS51 KILN 141919
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
319 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

OHC109-141929-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160314T1930Z/
MIAMI OH-
319 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MIAMI COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4020 8437 4022 8450 4035 8451 4033 8426

$$

OHC037-149-141930-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160314T1930Z/
DARKE OH-SHELBY OH-
319 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN DARKE AND
SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...

AT 319 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED OVER VERSAILLES...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VERSAILLES...FORT LORAMIE...RUSSIA...OSGOOD...YORKSHIRE...NEWPORT IN
SHELBY COUNTY...HOUSTON AND WILLOWDELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...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 4020 8437 4022 8450 4035 8451 4033 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 196DEG 21KT 4024 8444 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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640 
WWUS51 KILN 141925
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
325 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

OHC037-149-141935-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160314T1930Z/
DARKE OH-SHELBY OH-
325 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DARKE AND SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM EDT...
    
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS. 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 SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

LAT...LON 4020 8437 4022 8450 4035 8451 4033 8426

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 11:49 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryILNAuglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Fayette, Greene and 9 more3 hr
Mar 14, 1:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown29 min
Mar 14, 1:38 PM EDTTornado WarningILNDarke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble37 min
Mar 14, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton29 min
Mar 14, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClark, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble62 min
Mar 14, 2:16 PM EDTTornado WarningILNDarke, Miami, Montgomery29 min
Mar 14, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette35 min
Mar 14, 2:28 PM EDTTornado WarningILNDarke32 min
Mar 14, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Fayette39 min
Mar 14, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland46 min
Mar 14, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMadison35 min
Mar 14, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMadison24 min
Mar 14, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPickaway33 min
Mar 14, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion45 min
Mar 14, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign28 min
Mar 14, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto48 min
Mar 14, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin46 min
Mar 14, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHardin41 min
Mar 14, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPickaway39 min
Mar 14, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto49 min
Mar 14, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin31 min
Mar 14, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Franklin, Licking28 min
Mar 14, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield, Hocking39 min
Mar 14, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDelaware37 min
Mar 14, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking36 min
Mar 14, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHocking28 min
Mar 14, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking26 min
Mar 14, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking30 min
Mar 14, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion26 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.