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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 23, 2016Clinton County, Warren County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2016, 3:03 AM EDT for Clinton County, Warren County, Ohio. It was in force for 27 min. 4 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
Jun 23, 2016, 3:03 AM EDT (07:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2016, 3:30 AM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Clinton County, OH, Warren County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:05 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 23, 3:03 AM EDTTORNADO1 W Waynesville, OHA TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR WAYNESVILLE IN WARREN COUNTY OHIO AND CONTINUED SOUTHEAST INTO CLINTON COUNTY TO NEAR WILMINGTON. THIS TORNADO WAS RATED EF1 WITH MAX WINDS OF 105 MPH. THIS TORNADO WAS PREVIOUSLY LISTED AS TWO SEPARATE TORNADOES, HOWEVER ADDITIONAL
Jun 23, 3:05 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Lytle, OHWIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE TO LARGE TREES AND SIDING OF HOMES.
Jun 23, 3:05 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ssw Waynesville, OHMULTIPLE TREES AND POLES BROKEN AT US42 AND 73. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jun 23, 3:15 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGOgden, OHLARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN COVERING STATE ROUTE 22...MAKING IT IMPASSABLE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 22, 10:33 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 21 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 00:00Z on 2016-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 130 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 00:00Z on 2016-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 168 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
130 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-148 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
774 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
340 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

047 
WFUS51 KILN 230703
TORILN
OHC027-165-230730-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0009.160623T0703Z-160623T0730Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
303 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO...
  NORTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO...

* UNTIL 330 AM EDT.

* AT 303 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER WAYNESVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 60 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...
  WILMINGTON...WAYNESVILLE...HARVEYSBURG...CORWIN...KINGMAN...
  COWAN LAKE STATE PARK...OGDEN...LYTLE...OAKLAND...
  INTERSTATE 71 AT US ROUTE 68 AND CAESAR CREEK STATE PARK.

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 3950 8415 3957 8414 3955 8381 3936 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0703Z 296DEG 53KT 3953 8411 

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

$$

BINAU
2 follow-up statements
654 
WWUS51 KILN 230708
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
308 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

OHC027-165-230730-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160623T0730Z/
WARREN OH-CLINTON OH-
308 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WARREN AND NORTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTIES...
    
AT 308 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WAYNESVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 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...
WILMINGTON...WAYNESVILLE...HARVEYSBURG...CORWIN...KINGMAN...
COWAN LAKE STATE PARK...OGDEN...OAKLAND...
INTERSTATE 71 AT US ROUTE 68 AND CAESAR CREEK STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

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 3947 8409 3954 8407 3955 8381 3936 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0708Z 298DEG 49KT 3951 8404 

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

$$

BINAU
301 
WWUS51 KILN 230723
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
323 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

OHC165-230733-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160623T0730Z/
WARREN OH-
323 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HASMOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
OHIO.

LAT...LON 3939 8392 3947 8387 3947 8384 3936 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 296DEG 53KT 3941 8378 

$$

OHC027-230730-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160623T0730Z/
CLINTON OH-
323 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL CLINTON COUNTY...
    
AT 323 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WILMINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 60 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...
WILMINGTON AND COWAN LAKE STATE PARK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

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.

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 3939 8392 3947 8387 3947 8384 3936 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 296DEG 53KT 3941 8378 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BINAU

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 12:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Hardin42 min
Jun 23, 12:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNHardin3 hr
Jun 23, 12:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Hardin, Logan, Shelby, Union49 min
Jun 23, 12:44 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNAuglaize, Hardin4 hr
Jun 23, 12:46 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware, Franklin, Union44 min
Jun 23, 12:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHardin33 min
Jun 23, 12:59 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNDelaware, Hardin, Licking, Logan, Union3 hr
Jun 23, 1:14 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNDelaware, Franklin, Licking4 hr
Jun 23, 1:21 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNDelaware, Franklin, Licking, Logan, Union4 hr
Jun 23, 1:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Logan, Union46 min
Jun 23, 1:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDelaware, Franklin, Licking27 min
Jun 23, 1:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion25 min
Jun 23, 1:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin, Licking32 min
Jun 23, 1:47 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDarke, Preble43 min
Jun 23, 1:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLogan24 min
Jun 23, 2:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDelaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Logan, Union26 min
Jun 23, 2:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery33 min
Jun 23, 2:15 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNDelaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Union4 hr
Jun 23, 2:23 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Darke, Greene, Montgomery, Preble, Warren37 min
Jun 23, 2:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield, Franklin, Madison, Pickaway28 min
Jun 23, 2:35 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin, Madison25 min
Jun 23, 2:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Fayette, Greene, Madison, Union34 min
Jun 23, 2:50 AM EDTTornado WarningILNButler, Montgomery10 min
Jun 23, 2:53 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNDelaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Union4 hr
Jun 23, 2:55 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Greene and 7 more50 min
Jun 23, 2:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Franklin, Pickaway33 min
Jun 23, 3:15 AM EDTTornado WarningILNClinton15 min
Jun 23, 3:19 AM EDTTornado WarningILNFayette26 min
Jun 23, 3:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHocking37 min
Jun 23, 3:25 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Highland and 3 more50 min
Jun 23, 3:45 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryILNDelaware, Franklin36 hr
Jun 23, 3:55 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFairfield, Franklin, Hocking, Madison, Pickaway3 hr
Jun 23, 4:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto27 min
Jun 23, 4:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Hamilton45 min
Jun 23, 4:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNDelaware, Franklin11 hr
Jun 23, 4:34 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNHardin7 hr
Jun 23, 4:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClermont, Hamilton42 min
Jun 23, 5:03 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNDelaware, Franklin, Licking, Logan, Union9 hr
Jun 23, 5:17 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Clermont, Highland43 min
Jun 23, 5:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNButler, Hamilton3 hr
Jun 23, 5:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Scioto47 min
Jun 23, 5:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Pike, Scioto47 min
Jun 23, 6:31 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNDelaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Union6 hr
Jun 23, 2:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreene33 min
Jun 23, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield26 min
Jun 23, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Highland, Pike35 min
Jun 23, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton30 min
Jun 23, 6:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNHighland3 hr
Jun 23, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont28 min
Jun 23, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto36 min
Jun 23, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams32 min
Jun 23, 7:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown2 hr

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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.