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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 24, 2017Miami County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2017, 9:22 PM EDT for Miami County, Ohio. It was in force for 23 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, 9:22 PM EDT (01:22 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2017, 9:45 PM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.0 in

County Miami County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 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, 9:28 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Nne Huber Heights, OH	TWO HOMES REPORTED WITH SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 66 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.

199 
WFUS51 KILN 250122
TORILN
OHC109-250145-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0021.170525T0122Z-170525T0145Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Miami County in west central Ohio...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 922 PM EDT, a tornado-producing storm was located 4 miles 
  southwest of New Carlisle, moving northwest at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. Radar shows tornado debris in 
           the air. 

  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...
  Huber Heights, Troy, Tipp City, Brown, Casstown, Haven View,
  Brandt, Grayson and Park Layne.

This includes I-75 in Ohio near mile marker 69.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3999 8404 3989 8405 3988 8405 3988 8412
      4001 8422 4006 8419 4008 8409
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 148DEG 18KT 3991 8407 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

Hatzos

1 follow-up statement

794 
WWUS51 KILN 250129
SVSILN

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

OHC109-250145-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170525T0145Z/
Miami OH-
929 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI COUNTY...
        
At 929 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located four miles west of 
New Carlisle, moving northwest at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. Radar shows tornado debris in the 
         air. 

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...
Troy, Tipp City, Brown, Casstown, Grayson and Haven View. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3999 8405 3992 8405 3991 8407 3991 8410
      3999 8420 4003 8421 4006 8419 4008 8409
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 149DEG 17KT 3993 8409 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

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, 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, 9:28 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

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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.