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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Aug 24, 2016, 5:59 PM EDT for Defiance County, Henry County, Paulding County, Ohio. It was in force for 31 min. 5 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
- Aug 24, 2016, 5:59 PM EDT (21:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2016, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Defiance County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 5:59 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Wnw Cecil, OH | TORNADO REPORTED. |
| Aug 24, 6:02 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 Sw Cecil, OH | . |
| Aug 24, 6:13 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 N Sherwood, OH | TORNADO ON THE GROUND. . |
| Aug 24, 6:27 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Nnw Brunersburg, OH | CONFIRMED TORNADO. |
| Aug 24, 6:36 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Nne Brunersburg, OH | VIOLENT TORNADO ON THE GROUND. . |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 3:10 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 1147 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
124
WFUS53 KIWX 242159
TORIWX
OHC039-069-125-242230-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0019.160824T2159Z-160824T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
559 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
NORTHWESTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 558 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST CECIL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS
MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE
HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DEFIANCE AROUND 630 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MARK
CENTER...BRUNERSBURG...STANDLEY...CECIL...RIDGEVILLE CORNERS...THE
BEND...JEWELL...NEY AND EVANSPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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.
&&
LAT...LON 4117 8468 4130 8477 4143 8449 4143 8434
4148 8434 4149 8433 4149 8422 4126 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 242DEG 25KT 4123 8464
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
PBM1 follow-up statement
130
WWUS53 KIWX 242218
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
618 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
OHC125-242226-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
PAULDING OH-
618 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PAULDING COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
LAT...LON 4125 8452 4134 8457 4143 8449 4143 8434
4148 8434 4149 8433 4149 8422 4126 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 246DEG 30KT 4131 8447
$$
OHC039-069-242230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
DEFIANCE OH-HENRY OH-
618 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN DEFIANCE AND NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES...
AT 616 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR DEFIANCE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO 1 MILE NORTH OF
SHERWOOD.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DEFIANCE AROUND 625 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BRUNERSBURG...STANDLEY...RIDGEVILLE CORNERS...THE
BEND...JEWELL...NEY AND EVANSPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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.
&&
LAT...LON 4125 8452 4134 8457 4143 8449 4143 8434
4148 8434 4149 8433 4149 8422 4126 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 246DEG 30KT 4131 8447
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
PBMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 5:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Paulding | 36 min |
| Aug 24, 5:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Van Wert | 36 min |
| Aug 24, 6:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Van Wert | 36 min |
| Aug 24, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Henry | 46 min |
| Aug 24, 6:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Fulton, Henry | 36 min |
| Aug 24, 6:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert | 33 min |
| Aug 24, 7:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Henry, Putnam | 32 min |
| Aug 24, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Paulding | 28 min |
| Aug 24, 7:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Henry, Putnam | 49 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.