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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2018, 6:10 PM EDT for Perry County, Ohio. It was in force for 20 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
- Apr 3, 2018, 6:10 PM EDT (22:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2018, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Perry County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 6:14 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 W Bruno, OH | AN 50 YARD WIDE EF0 TORNADO SKIPPED ALONG A ROUGHLY 1.25 MILE PATH. THREE PULL-BEHIND CAMPERS WERE TOSSED AROUND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PATH NEAR RIDENOUR ROAD. A SINGLE WIDE TRAILER OFF RIDENOUR ROAD WAS SHIFTED 3 TO 4 FEET OFF ITS FOUNDATION, ANOTHER TRAILE |
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 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 135 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 542 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 358 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 356 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
613
WFUS51 KRLX 032210
TORRLX
OHC127-032230-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0003.180403T2210Z-180403T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
610 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Perry County in southeastern Ohio...
* Until 630 PM EDT
* At 609 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Pleasantville, or 9 miles west of Somerset, moving
east at 60 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.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Perry County, including the following locations:
Glenford and Thornville.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3992 8232 3991 8216 3983 8217 3981 8240
3983 8240 3984 8247 3988 8247 3992 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 262DEG 50KT 3984 8247
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
302 follow-up statements
561
WWUS51 KRLX 032222
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
622 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018
OHC127-032230-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180403T2230Z/
Perry OH-
622 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY...
At 622 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Somerset, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Glenford.
#
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Please report severe weather to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
You may also report severe weather by posting your report to the
Charleston West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or
by using the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3992 8232 3991 8216 3983 8217 3982 8235
3983 8235 3985 8238 3988 8237 3992 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 262DEG 50KT 3987 8223
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
30827
WWUS51 KRLX 032228
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
628 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018
OHC127-032237-
/O.EXP.KRLX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180403T2230Z/
Perry OH-
628 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
630 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the tornado warning no longer appears
capable of producing a tornado. Therefore the warning will be
allowed to expire.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
northern Perry County until 6:45 pm.
LAT...LON 3992 8232 3991 8216 3983 8217 3982 8235
3983 8235 3985 8238 3988 8237 3992 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 262DEG 50KT 3987 8219
$$
30The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 4:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Vinton | 64 min |
| Apr 3, 7:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Morgan, Perry and 1 more | 61 min |
| Apr 3, 9:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Morgan, Perry and 2 more | 57 min |
| Apr 3, 10:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry, Washington | 7 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton, Washington | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Meigs, Morgan, Vinton, Washington | 15 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Meigs, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Morgan, Perry and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Washington | 40 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Meigs, Washington | 18 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 42 min |
| Apr 3, 6:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry, Washington | 12 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 35 min |
| Apr 3, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens | 24 min |
| Apr 3, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Vinton | 55 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.