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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 18, 2021Darke County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 2021, 5:34 PM EDT for Darke County, Ohio. It was in force for 26 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: Jun 18, 2021, 5:34 PM EDT (21:34 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

County Darke County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 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
Jun 18, 5:48 PM EDT	HAIL 0.88	Greenville, OH
Jun 18, 5:59 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Pitsburg, OH	TREE FELL ON A HOUSE IN THE TOWN OF PITSBURG, OH. TIME ESTIMATED USING RADAR DATA.

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
Jun 18, 4:02 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 102 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1560 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

172 
WFUS51 KILN 182134
TORILN
OHC037-182200-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0004.210618T2134Z-210618T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
534 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Darke County in west central Ohio...

* Until 600 PM EDT.
    
* At 534 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Union City, moving southeast at 35 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...
  Greenville, Arcanum, Union City, New Madison, Wayne Lakes,
  Gettysburg, Pitsburg, Hollansburg, Gordon, Palestine, Ithaca,
  Castine, Union Corners, Sharpeye, Abbottsville, Sharps Crossing and
  Pikeville.

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 4025 8480 4011 8443 3992 8443 3992 8466
      3998 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 298DEG 29KT 4010 8478 

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

$$

Hickman

2 follow-up statements

421 
WWUS51 KILN 182142
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
542 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

OHC037-182200-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210618T2200Z/
Darke OH-
542 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
DARKE COUNTY...
    
At 542 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Greenville, moving southeast at 35 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...
Greenville, Arcanum, Union City, New Madison, Wayne Lakes,
Gettysburg, Pitsburg, Hollansburg, Gordon, Palestine, Ithaca,
Castine, Union Corners, Sharpeye, Abbottsville, Sharps Crossing and
Pikeville.

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 4025 8480 4011 8443 3992 8443 3992 8466
      3998 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 298DEG 29KT 4007 8470 

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

$$

Hickman

245 
WWUS51 KILN 182144
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
544 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

OHC037-182200-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210618T2200Z/
Darke OH-
544 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
DARKE COUNTY...
    
At 544 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Greenville, moving southeast at 35 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...
Greenville, Arcanum, New Madison, Wayne Lakes, Gettysburg, Pitsburg,
Hollansburg, Gordon, Palestine, Ithaca, Castine, Union Corners,
Sharpeye, Abbottsville, Sharps Crossing and Pikeville.

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 4011 8443 3992 8443 3992 8466 3998 8481
      4022 8472
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 298DEG 29KT 4006 8468 

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

$$

Hickman

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 18, 3:48 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	ILN	Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 25 more	33 hr
Jun 18, 8:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Auglaize	33 min
Jun 18, 9:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Auglaize	35 min
Jun 18, 9:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hardin	33 min
Jun 18, 9:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Champaign, Logan, Shelby	37 min
Jun 18, 9:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Miami, Preble	30 min
Jun 18, 10:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler, Preble	27 min
Jun 18, 10:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Montgomery, Preble	32 min
Jun 18, 10:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler, Preble	32 min
Jun 18, 10:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hamilton	28 min
Jun 18, 10:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler, Hamilton, Warren	33 min
Jun 18, 11:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Warren	34 min
Jun 18, 11:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clermont	25 min
Jun 18, 3:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Mercer	43 min
Jun 18, 3:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILN	Mercer	31 min
Jun 18, 4:11 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	ILN	Darke, Mercer	34 min
Jun 18, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Shelby	34 min
Jun 18, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Miami, Shelby	27 min
Jun 18, 5:09 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Darke, Miami, Shelby	36 min
Jun 18, 5:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke	44 min
Jun 18, 5:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clark, Greene, Miami, Montgomery	33 min
Jun 18, 6:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble	30 min
Jun 18, 6:11 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble	34 min
Jun 18, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Greene, Miami, Montgomery	51 min
Jun 18, 6:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Montgomery	6 hr
Jun 18, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke	30 min
Jun 18, 7:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke	32 min
Jun 18, 7:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Greene	6 hr
Jun 18, 7:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Greene, Montgomery	41 min
Jun 18, 7:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Warren	52 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.