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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 24, 2017Warren County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2017, 8:44 PM EDT for Warren County, Ohio. It was in force for 11 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: May 24, 2017, 8:44 PM EDT (00:44 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2017, 8:55 PM EDT
In force: 11 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County Warren County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 28 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.

488 
WFUS51 KILN 250044
TORILN
OHC165-250115-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0019.170525T0044Z-170525T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Warren County in southwestern Ohio...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 843 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 2 miles east of Lebanon, 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...
  Lebanon, Springboro, Waynesville, Corwin, Oregonia, State Route 48
  at State Route 73, Genntown, Fort Ancient, Lytle, Pekin and Mount
  Holly.

This includes the following Interstates...
 I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 31 and 37.
 I-75 in Ohio near mile marker 41.

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 3957 8402 3946 8405 3940 8409 3940 8422
      3959 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 185DEG 14KT 3943 8417 

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

$$

Hatzos

1 follow-up statement

456 
WWUS51 KILN 250055
SVSILN

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

OHC165-250105-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-170525T0115Z/
Warren OH-
855 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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 3957 8402 3946 8405 3940 8409 3940 8422
      3959 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 185DEG 14KT 3948 8416 

$$

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, 8:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fayette, Greene	33 min
May 24, 8:41 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Greene	34 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

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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.