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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 27, 2019Wayne County, Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2019, 9:23 PM EDT for Wayne County, Indiana. It was in force for 37 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 27, 2019, 9:23 PM EDT (01:23 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2019, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

County Wayne County, IN

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 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, 9:33 PM EDT	HAIL 1	2 Nnw Fountain City, IN	TIME ESTIMATED FROM 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
May 27, 8:20 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 114 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: 594 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1244 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 4.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

247 
WFUS51 KILN 280123
TORILN
INC177-280200-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0021.190528T0123Z-190528T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
923 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Wayne County in east central Indiana...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.
    
* At 922 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Hagerstown, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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...
  Richmond, Centerville, Hagerstown, Fountain City, Greens Fork,
  Spring Grove, Bethel, Economy, Whitewater, Middleboro, Jacksonburg,
  Interstate 70 at Exit 145 and Williamsburg.

This includes I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 138 and 155.
 
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 4000 8481 3979 8482 3986 8517 4001 8518
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 275DEG 38KT 3992 8505 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

Hatzos

2 follow-up statements

529 
WWUS51 KILN 280129
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
929 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019

INC177-280200-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190528T0200Z/
Wayne IN-
929 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
WAYNE COUNTY...
    
At 929 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fountain City, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and two inch 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...
Richmond, Centerville, Fountain City, Greens Fork, Spring Grove,
Bethel, Economy, Whitewater, Interstate 70 at Exit 145, Middleboro,
Williamsburg and Jacksonburg.

This includes I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 138 and 155.
 
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 4000 8481 3979 8482 3985 8514 4001 8514
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 277DEG 28KT 3994 8500 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

Hatzos

053 
WWUS51 KILN 280142
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
942 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019

INC177-280200-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190528T0200Z/
Wayne IN-
942 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY...
    
At 941 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Fountain City, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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...
Richmond, Centerville, Fountain City, Spring Grove, Bethel,
Whitewater, Interstate 70 at Exit 145, Middleboro and Williamsburg.

This includes I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 144 and 155.
 
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 4000 8481 3979 8482 3983 8503 4001 8503
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 272DEG 34KT 3993 8489 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

Hatzos

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 8:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Wayne	31 min
May 27, 9:58 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Wayne	32 min
May 27, 10:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Wayne	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.