Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 148, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 1994, 2:23 PM EDT for Ashland County, Ohio. It was in force for 67 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 1994, 2:23 PM EDT (18:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 1994, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Ashland County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1526 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 11:43 AM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-021645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 1139 AM EDT (1039 AM EST) SAT JUL 2 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS FIRING UP IN WARREN AND CLINTON COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST OHIO... AT 1135 AM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE BEGINNING TO FIRE UP IN WARREN COUNTY EAST OF THE TOWN OF MASON AND IN CLINTON COUNTY SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON...OR ABOUT 25 TO 35 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF CINCINNATI. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED RAPIDLY DURING THE PAST 15 MINUTES. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE ARE OCCURING IN THE COLUMBUS OHIO AREA. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. IF A THUNDERSTORM MOVES THROUGH YOUR AREA...REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL IT PASSES. RFK ...CORRECTED FOR LOCATION...
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 11:43 AM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-021645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 1139 AM EDT (1039 AM EST) SAT JUL 2 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS FIRING UP IN WARREN AND CLINTON COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST OHIO... AT 1135 AM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE BEGINNING TO FIRE UP IN WARREN COUNTY EAST OF THE TOWN OF MASON AND IN CLINTON COUNTY SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON...OR ABOUT 25 TO 35 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF CINCINNATI. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED RAPIDLY DURING THE PAST 15 MINUTES. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE ARE OCCURING IN THE COLUMBUS OHIO AREA. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. IF A THUNDERSTORM MOVES THROUGH YOUR AREA...REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL IT PASSES. RFK ...CORRECTED FOR LOCATION...
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 12:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-021745- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 1244 PM EDT (1144 AM EST) SAT JUL 2 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA EXCEPT SWITZERLAND COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EST (700 PM EDT)... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BREAKING OUT IN CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL OHIO. AT 1235 PM EDT (1135 PM EST) WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE OCCURING IN CENTRAL PARTS OF OHIO AND INDIANA. ONE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN EXTREME EASTERN CLINTON COUNTY AND WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST OHIO. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS INTENSIFIED RAPIDLY DURING THE PAST HALF-HOUR AT IT MOVES EASTWARD AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. OTHER STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 15 TO 55 MILES NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA AND NEAR COLUMBUS OHIO. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING MOSTLY EAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA...REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. RFK
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 12:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-021745- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 1244 PM EDT (1144 AM EST) SAT JUL 2 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA EXCEPT SWITZERLAND COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EST (700 PM EDT)... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BREAKING OUT IN CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL OHIO. AT 1235 PM EDT (1135 PM EST) WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE OCCURING IN CENTRAL PARTS OF OHIO AND INDIANA. ONE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN EXTREME EASTERN CLINTON COUNTY AND WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST OHIO. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS INTENSIFIED RAPIDLY DURING THE PAST HALF-HOUR AT IT MOVES EASTWARD AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. OTHER STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 15 TO 55 MILES NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA AND NEAR COLUMBUS OHIO. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING MOSTLY EAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA...REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. RFK
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 1:48 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-021845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 147 PM EDT (1247 PM EST) SAT JUL 2 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST OHIO EXCEPT BROWN COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM EDT AND FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL 600 PM EST (700 PM EDT)... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN EAST-CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL PARTS OF OHIO... AT 135 PM EDT (1235 PM EST) WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE CONTINUING IN PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL OHIO. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN A LINE EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES TO THE SOUTH OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA...80 MILES NORTHWEST OF CINCINNATI TO 45 MILES TO THE NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 30 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA AND 20 MILES TO THE SOUTH OF COLUMBUS OHIO. ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING MOSTLY EAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS UP TO 50 MILES PER HOUR. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA...IT IS BEST TO REMAIN INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS. RFK
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 1:48 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-021845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 147 PM EDT (1247 PM EST) SAT JUL 2 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST OHIO EXCEPT BROWN COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM EDT AND FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL 600 PM EST (700 PM EDT)... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN EAST-CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL PARTS OF OHIO... AT 135 PM EDT (1235 PM EST) WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE CONTINUING IN PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL OHIO. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN A LINE EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES TO THE SOUTH OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA...80 MILES NORTHWEST OF CINCINNATI TO 45 MILES TO THE NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 30 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA AND 20 MILES TO THE SOUTH OF COLUMBUS OHIO. ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING MOSTLY EAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS UP TO 50 MILES PER HOUR. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA...IT IS BEST TO REMAIN INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS. RFK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Morrow, Richland | 59 min |
| Jul 2, 2:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Morrow | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Morrow | 42 min |
| Jul 2, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Ashland | 42 min |
| Jul 2, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Morrow | 62 min |
| Jul 2, 4:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Morrow | 28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.