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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 1, 2017Fairfield County, Hocking County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 1, 2017, 3:09 AM EST for Fairfield County, Hocking County, Ohio. It was in force for 23 min. 2 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: Mar 1, 2017, 3:09 AM EST (08:09 UTC)
Expired: Mar 1, 2017, 3:32 AM EST
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Fairfield County, OH, Hocking County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:09 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
Mar 1, 3:19 AM EST	TSTM WND GST 53	Klhq Lancaster Apt, OH
Mar 1, 3:30 AM EST	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nne Bremen, OH	TREES DOWN. SHED DESTROYED. BARN MOVED. CORRECTED TIME BASED ON RADAR.

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
Feb 28, 11:29 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 109 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: 126 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 490 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 416 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 441 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

844 
WFUS51 KILN 010809
TORILN
OHC045-073-010845-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0002.170301T0809Z-170301T0845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
309 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Fairfield County in central Ohio...
  Northwestern Hocking County in central Ohio...

* Until 345 AM EST.

* At 309 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles east of Circleville, moving east 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...
  Lancaster, Bremen, Pleasantville, Hide-A-Way Hills, Royalton,
  Amanda, Stoutsville, Sugar Grove, Rushville, Tarlton, West
  Rushville, Fairfield County Airport, US Route 22 at State Route
  159, Buena Vista in Hocking County, Hideaway Hills, Clearport,
  North Berne, Rockbridge and Dumontville.

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 3960 8238 3954 8257 3952 8274 3955 8273
      3956 8284 3975 8283 3983 8240 3975 8240
      3974 8237
TIME...MOT...LOC 0809Z 260DEG 50KT 3965 8279 

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

$$

Hatzos

3 follow-up statements

589 
WWUS51 KILN 010817
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
317 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

OHC045-073-010845-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170301T0845Z/
Fairfield OH-Hocking OH-
317 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM EST FOR CENTRAL
FAIRFIELD AND NORTHWESTERN HOCKING COUNTIES...
    
At 316 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located two miles northeast of Amanda, moving east at 65 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...
Lancaster, Bremen, Pleasantville, Hide-A-Way Hills, Amanda, Sugar
Grove, Rushville, West Rushville, Fairfield County Airport, US Route
22 at State Route 159, Buena Vista in Hocking County, Hideaway Hills,
Clearport, North Berne, Rockbridge and Dumontville.

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 3960 8238 3954 8257 3952 8273 3955 8273
      3977 8274 3983 8240 3975 8240 3974 8237
TIME...MOT...LOC 0816Z 259DEG 55KT 3966 8264 

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

$$

Hatzos

084 
WWUS51 KILN 010826 RRA
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
326 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

OHC045-073-010845-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170301T0845Z/
Fairfield OH-Hocking OH-
326 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FAIRFIELD AND NORTH CENTRAL HOCKING COUNTIES...
    
At 326 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located five miles southeast of Lancaster, moving east 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...
Lancaster, Bremen, Pleasantville, Hide-A-Way Hills, Sugar Grove,
Rushville, West Rushville, North Berne, Rockbridge and Hideaway
Hills.

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 3956 8259 3980 8258 3983 8240 3975 8240
      3974 8237 3960 8238 3956 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0826Z 252DEG 49KT 3970 8248 

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

$$

Hatzos

816 
WWUS51 KILN 010832
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
332 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

OHC045-073-010841-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170301T0845Z/
Fairfield OH-Hocking OH-
332 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAIRFIELD AND NORTH CENTRAL
HOCKING COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been 
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain possible and a Severe 
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area until 345 AM.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 AM EST for central Ohio.

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 3956 8259 3980 8258 3983 8240 3975 8240
      3974 8237 3960 8238 3956 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0830Z 260DEG 50KT 3971 8238 

$$

Hatzos

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 28, 11:16 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke	29 min
Feb 28, 11:43 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Shelby	32 min
Feb 28, 11:54 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Preble	36 min
Mar 1, 12:04 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Logan	41 min
Mar 1, 12:41 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hamilton	49 min
Mar 1, 12:55 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Darke, Montgomery, Preble	95 min
Mar 1, 1:16 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont, Warren	29 min
Mar 1, 1:23 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler, Warren	37 min
Mar 1, 1:28 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Hamilton, Warren	16 min
Mar 1, 1:32 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Hamilton	8 hr
Mar 1, 1:32 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hamilton	43 min
Mar 1, 1:33 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton, Highland	27 min
Mar 1, 1:55 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	35 min
Mar 1, 1:59 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	2 hr
Mar 1, 2:10 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Brown	35 min
Mar 1, 2:11 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton, Fayette	34 min
Mar 1, 2:21 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hamilton	24 min
Mar 1, 2:22 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Highland, Warren	8 hr
Mar 1, 2:34 AM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fayette, Highland, Ross	26 min
Mar 1, 2:50 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross	40 min
Mar 1, 2:58 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Hamilton	18 hr
Mar 1, 3:04 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross	41 min
Mar 1, 3:18 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Pickaway, Pike, Ross	6 hr
Mar 1, 3:36 AM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Clermont	24 min
Mar 1, 3:42 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking	4 hr
Mar 1, 3:48 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Highland	27 min
Mar 1, 3:55 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	6 hr
Mar 1, 4:03 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Shelby	27 min
Mar 1, 4:05 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Highland	25 min
Mar 1, 4:17 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Preble	43 min
Mar 1, 4:20 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	40 min
Mar 1, 4:24 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hardin	36 min
Mar 1, 4:27 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hocking, Pickaway	5 hr
Mar 1, 4:30 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pike, Ross	30 min
Mar 1, 4:31 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Champaign, Logan, Miami, Shelby, Union	44 min
Mar 1, 4:33 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Brown, Scioto	3 hr
Mar 1, 4:48 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Scioto	6 hr
Mar 1, 5:12 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Delaware, Greene, Logan, Madison and 3 more	48 min
Mar 1, 5:17 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler, Preble	28 min
Mar 1, 5:29 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	20 hr
Mar 1, 5:31 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Scioto	119 min
Mar 1, 5:46 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Scioto	4 hr
Mar 1, 5:53 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	21 min
Mar 1, 5:53 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Greene, Madison	26 min
Mar 1, 6:13 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Scioto	19 min
Mar 1, 6:30 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Hamilton	30 min
Mar 1, 6:39 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hamilton	36 min
Mar 1, 6:48 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Greene, Hamilton and 2 more	42 min
Mar 1, 6:58 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	19 hr
Mar 1, 7:00 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Hamilton	45 min
Mar 1, 7:22 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown	53 min
Mar 1, 7:22 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland, Pickaway, Ross	23 min
Mar 1, 7:43 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Highland, Pike, Ross	47 min
Mar 1, 7:58 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Pike, Scioto	47 min
Mar 1, 8:04 AM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	14 min
Mar 1, 8:06 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Pike, Scioto	84 min
Mar 1, 8:24 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Scioto	25 min
Mar 1, 9:24 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Hamilton	51 min
Mar 1, 9:28 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Hocking, Pickaway, Ross	3 hr
Mar 1, 9:44 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Hamilton, Highland and 1 more	3 hr
Mar 1, 10:11 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Scioto	9 hr
Mar 1, 10:29 AM EST	Wind Advisory	ILN	Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more	18 hr
Mar 1, 10:31 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Hamilton, Warren	89 min
Mar 1, 10:39 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Hocking	31 hr
Mar 1, 11:24 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Adams	17 hr
Mar 1, 12:12 PM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Pike, Scioto	62 hr
Mar 1, 12:27 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Hocking, Pickaway, Ross	3 hr
Mar 1, 1:04 PM EST	River Flood Warning	ILN	Ross	5 hr
Mar 1, 2:14 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Greene, Union, Warren	46 min
Mar 1, 2:51 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Delaware, Franklin, Madison	39 min
Mar 1, 3:02 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Highland, Pickaway	43 min
Mar 1, 3:23 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield, Licking	52 min
Mar 1, 3:29 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Hocking, Ross	2 hr
Mar 1, 3:36 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Highland, Pickaway, Ross	39 min
Mar 1, 6:14 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Hocking, Ross	2 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.