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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 2, 1994, 4:27 PM EDT for Morrow County, Ohio. It was in force for 28 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 1994, 4:27 PM EDT (20:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 1994, 4:55 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Morrow County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 1424 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1045 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMFD 022027 TORMFD OHC117-022115- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MANSFIELD OH 427 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MANSFIELD HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO ...MORROW COUNTY AT 430 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHERN MORROW COUNTY. IN ADDITION UNCOMFIRMED REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE EMERGENCY DISPATCH OF MORROW COUNTY. VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT HAS BEEN NOTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THE MOTION IS SLOWLY EASTWARD AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD AFFECT THE CITIES OF CARDINGTON AND MARENGO FOR THE NEXT HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. PROTECT YOUR HEAD... CHEST AND EXPOSED SKIN. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AND PUT AS MANY WALLS AS POSSIBLE BETWEEN YOURSELF AND THE STORM. AVOID WINDOWS. BLONDIN/CURRY NNNN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, 2:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-021945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 245 PM EDT (145 PM EST) SAT JUL 2 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST OHIO EXCEPT FOR BROWN COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM EDT AND FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA EXCEPT SWITZERLAND COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EST (700 PM EDT).... STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN INDIANA AND OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 235 PM EDT (135 PM EST) WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE OVER EAST-CENTRAL INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL OHIO. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 75 TO 85 MILES NORTHWEST AND NORTH OF CINCINNATI. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTROMS ARE LOCATED 35 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS OHIO...AND 35 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA. ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO CONTAIN 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...STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS. RFK
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-021945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 245 PM EDT (145 PM EST) SAT JUL 2 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST OHIO EXCEPT FOR BROWN COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM EDT AND FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA EXCEPT SWITZERLAND COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EST (700 PM EDT).... STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN INDIANA AND OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 235 PM EDT (135 PM EST) WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE OVER EAST-CENTRAL INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL OHIO. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 75 TO 85 MILES NORTHWEST AND NORTH OF CINCINNATI. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTROMS ARE LOCATED 35 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS OHIO...AND 35 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA. ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO CONTAIN 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...STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS. RFK
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:47 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-022045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 345 PM EDT (245 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 EXCEPT FOR SWITZERLAND COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EST (700 PM EDT)... ...STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING IN CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY... AT 335 PM EDT (235 PM EST) WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...OCCURING IN PARTS OF OHIO AND INDIANA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES TTHE NORTH OF COLUMBUS OHIO TO 15 MILES TO THE WEST OF INDIANAPOLIS. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED 45 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF CINCINNATI IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABIBLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY THUNDERSTORM WINDS OF 50 MILES PER HOUR...AND HEAVY RAIN. IF A THUNDERSTORM MOVES INTO YOUR AREA...STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE YOUR TELEPHONE DURING A THUNDERSTORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. RFK Z:J gf6WWUS tFPUS Ho6WWUS FTCN 8FAGX m WUUS FTUWB A 17 FTUW( FPUS0 FZUS `b16WWUSV 0}z6WWUS \lK0 WUUS sF6WWUSh df6WWUS djWWUS o6WWUS HENANDOAH... C..MT AYR 2M CDT SAT JUL 2 1994
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:47 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-022045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 345 PM EDT (245 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 EXCEPT FOR SWITZERLAND COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EST (700 PM EDT)... ...STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING IN CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY... AT 335 PM EDT (235 PM EST) WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...OCCURING IN PARTS OF OHIO AND INDIANA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES TTHE NORTH OF COLUMBUS OHIO TO 15 MILES TO THE WEST OF INDIANAPOLIS. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED 45 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF CINCINNATI IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABIBLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY THUNDERSTORM WINDS OF 50 MILES PER HOUR...AND HEAVY RAIN. IF A THUNDERSTORM MOVES INTO YOUR AREA...STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE YOUR TELEPHONE DURING A THUNDERSTORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. RFK Z:J gf6WWUS tFPUS Ho6WWUS FTCN 8FAGX m WUUS FTUWB A 17 FTUW( FPUS0 FZUS `b16WWUSV 0}z6WWUS \lK0 WUUS sF6WWUSh df6WWUS djWWUS o6WWUS HENANDOAH... C..MT AYR 2M CDT SAT JUL 2 1994
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:53 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-022045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 351 PM EDT (251 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 EXCEPT FOR SWITZERLAND COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EST (700 PM EDT)... ...STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING IN CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY... AT 335 PM EDT (235 PM EST) WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...OCCURING IN PARTS OF OHIO AND INDIANA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES TO THE NORTH OF COLUMBUS OHIO TO 15 MILES TO THE WEST OF INDIANAPOLIS. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED 45 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF CINCINNATI IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABIBLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY THUNDERSTORM WINDS OF 50 MILES PER HOUR...AND HEAVY RAIN. IF A THUNDERSTORM MOVES INTO YOUR AREA...STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE YOUR TELEPHONE DURING A THUNDERSTORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. RFK ...CORRECTED DUE TO LOST TEXT...
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:53 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-022045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 351 PM EDT (251 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 EXCEPT FOR SWITZERLAND COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EST (700 PM EDT)... ...STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING IN CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY... AT 335 PM EDT (235 PM EST) WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...OCCURING IN PARTS OF OHIO AND INDIANA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES TO THE NORTH OF COLUMBUS OHIO TO 15 MILES TO THE WEST OF INDIANAPOLIS. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED 45 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF CINCINNATI IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABIBLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY THUNDERSTORM WINDS OF 50 MILES PER HOUR...AND HEAVY RAIN. IF A THUNDERSTORM MOVES INTO YOUR AREA...STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE YOUR TELEPHONE DURING A THUNDERSTORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. RFK ...CORRECTED DUE TO LOST TEXT...
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, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Ashland | 67 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 |
Nearby
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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.