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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 27, 2017Pike County, Scioto County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2017, 6:13 PM EDT for Pike County, Scioto County, Ohio. It was in force for 20 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: May 27, 2017, 6:13 PM EDT (22:13 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2017, 6:33 PM EDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Pike County, OH, Scioto County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 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 27, 6:15 PM EDT	HAIL 1	3 Wsw Piketon, OH
May 27, 6:16 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Wsw Piketon, OH	A FEW TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN ON POWER LINES.

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
May 27, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 79 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: 794 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 711 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

438 
WFUS51 KILN 272213
TORILN
OHC131-145-272245-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0025.170527T2213Z-170527T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
613 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Pike County in southwestern Ohio...
  North central Scioto County in southwestern Ohio...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 613 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Piketon, moving southeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. 

  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...
  Piketon, Wakefield, Bear Creek and Elm Grove. 

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 3902 8320 3910 8309 3899 8289 3890 8300
      3891 8308
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 310DEG 7KT 3902 8304 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Haines

2 follow-up statements

064 
WWUS51 KILN 272223
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
623 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

OHC131-145-272245-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-170527T2245Z/
Pike OH-Scioto OH-
623 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PIKE AND NORTH CENTRAL SCIOTO COUNTIES...
    
At 622 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Piketon, moving southeast at 10 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...
Wakefield and Bear Creek. 

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 3903 8316 3909 8309 3899 8289 3890 8300
      3891 8308 3896 8313
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 310DEG 7KT 3901 8302 

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

$$

Haines

286 
WWUS51 KILN 272233
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
633 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

OHC131-145-272243-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-170527T2245Z/
Pike OH-Scioto OH-
633 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PIKE AND NORTH CENTRAL SCIOTO
COUNTIES 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.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southwestern 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 3903 8316 3909 8309 3899 8289 3890 8300
      3891 8308 3896 8313
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 310DEG 7KT 3900 8300 

$$

Haines

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 10:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Preble	31 min
May 26, 10:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke	29 min
May 26, 10:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Montgomery	33 min
May 26, 10:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Greene	33 min
May 26, 11:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Greene	27 min
May 26, 11:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Highland	33 min
May 26, 11:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield, Pickaway, Ross	31 min
May 27, 2:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ross	37 min
May 27, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams	37 min
May 27, 4:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams	115 min
May 27, 4:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	42 min
May 27, 4:34 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Adams	3 hr
May 27, 4:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Brown	115 min
May 27, 4:59 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Scioto	3 hr
May 27, 5:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Pike	3 hr
May 27, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pike	32 min
May 27, 6:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Pike	3 hr
May 27, 6:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Pike	3 hr
May 27, 6:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Brown	3 hr
May 27, 7:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Scioto	3 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.