Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2017

Tornado Warning 17, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 24, 2017Fayette County, Greene County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2017, 8:27 PM EDT for Fayette County, Greene County, Ohio. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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: May 24, 2017, 8:27 PM EDT (00:27 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2017, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Fayette County, OH, Greene County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 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
May 24, 8:27 PM EDT	TORNADO 0	3 Wsw Octa, OH	BASED ON RADAR DATA, VIDEO EVIDENCE AND EYEWITNESS REPORTS, THE TORNADO APPEARED TO FIRST TOUCH DOWN ABOUT 3 MILES WSW OF OCTA IN EXTREME WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED NORTHWEST INTO FAR EASTERN GREENE COUNTY, APPEARING TO MAKE OCCASIONAL CONT

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 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 23 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: 195 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 911 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 231 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 2.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

635 
WFUS51 KILN 250027
TORILN
OHC047-057-250100-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0017.170525T0027Z-170525T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
827 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Fayette County in central Ohio...
  Southeastern Greene County in west central Ohio...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 827 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Jamestown, moving north at 15 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...
  Jamestown, Bowersville, Milledgeville, Octa, Rosemoor, Bell Center,
  Shady Grove and Interstate 71 at US Route 35.

This includes I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 57 and 67.
 
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 3955 8374 3964 8379 3972 8372 3971 8359
      3955 8357
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 168DEG 15KT 3959 8367 

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

$$

Hatzos

2 follow-up statements

549 
WWUS51 KILN 250032
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
832 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

OHC047-057-250100-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170525T0100Z/
Fayette OH-Greene OH-
832 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES...
    
At 832 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Jamestown, moving north at 20 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...
Jamestown, Octa, Bell Center, Shady Grove, Rosemoor and Interstate 71
at US Route 35.

This includes I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 61 and 66.
 
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 3958 8370 3964 8376 3972 8372 3971 8359
      3958 8360
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 168DEG 16KT 3962 8368 

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

$$

Hatzos

848 
WWUS51 KILN 250050
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
850 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

OHC047-057-250100-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170525T0100Z/
Fayette OH-Greene OH-
850 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN
GREENE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM EDT...
                
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, 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 3958 8370 3964 8376 3972 8372 3971 8359
      3958 8360
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 168DEG 15KT 3968 8370 

$$

Hatzos

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 8:20 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Greene	25 min
May 24, 8:41 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Greene	34 min
May 24, 8:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Warren	11 min
May 24, 9:05 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Clark, Greene, Miami, Montgomery	25 min
May 24, 9:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILN	Miami	23 min
May 24, 9:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Greene	2 hr
May 24, 9:40 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Miami	35 min
May 24, 10:08 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Miami	21 min
May 24, 10:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Miami	17 min
May 24, 10:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clark, Miami, Montgomery	3 hr
May 24, 10:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Shelby	23 min
May 24, 11:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Hamilton	3 hr
May 24, 11:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Greene	3 hr
May 25, 10:09 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Scioto	3 hr
May 25, 3:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton	33 min
May 25, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ross	30 min
May 25, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ross	33 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Ohio, 2017 Every tornado warning in 2017 Tornadoes in 2017

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.