Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 1994, 6:54 PM EDT for Ross County, Ohio. It was in force for 66 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 1994, 6:54 PM EDT (22:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 1994, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Ross County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 404 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1196 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 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 KCMH 212255 TORCMH OHC141-220000- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS OH 654 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBUS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...... IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO ...ROSS COUNTY AT 655 PM EDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN COLUMBUS WAS INDICATING A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR NORTH FORK VILLAGE...JUST WEST OF CHILLICOTHE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. RESIDENTS AND AND NEAR THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTH FORK VILLAGE...CHILLICOTHE...AND MASSIEVILLE SHOULD FIND SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR TGET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. AVERY
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, Jun 21, 4:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
WVZ005>047-212130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 405 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS POSTED FOR NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA INTO THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES AREAS FROM PARKERSBURG AND CLARKSBURG ON NORTH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR A FEW COUNTIES. AROUND 4 PM, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN EASTERN OHIO, SOUTH OF BETHESDA AND CAMBRIDGE. THESE STORMS EXTENDED EAST, THROUGH OHIO AND NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTIES OF THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND INTO GREENE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. THESE STORMS WILL DROP SOUTHEAST AND AFFECT SUCH COUNTIES AS WETZEL, MONONGALIA, MARION, AND PRESTON BETWEEN 4:30 AND 6 PM. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF NEW MARTINSVILLE, MORGANTOWN AND FAIRMONT. THESE COOLING THUNDERSTORMS COULD REACH THE COUNTIES OF TYLER, PLEASANTS, DODDRIDGE, HARRISON, AND TAYLOR BETWEEN 5:30 AND 7 PM. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING AT 4 PM, ALONG THE INTERSTATE 79 CORRIDOR FROM CLARKSBURG TO SUTTON. THESE EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA COULD DUMP AN INCH OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES, CAUSING THE TYPICAL PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES COULD DROP 15 TO 20 DEGREES DURING ANY EARLY EVENING STORM. MORE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. END / KTB
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
WVZ005>047-212130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 405 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS POSTED FOR NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA INTO THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES AREAS FROM PARKERSBURG AND CLARKSBURG ON NORTH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR A FEW COUNTIES. AROUND 4 PM, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN EASTERN OHIO, SOUTH OF BETHESDA AND CAMBRIDGE. THESE STORMS EXTENDED EAST, THROUGH OHIO AND NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTIES OF THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND INTO GREENE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. THESE STORMS WILL DROP SOUTHEAST AND AFFECT SUCH COUNTIES AS WETZEL, MONONGALIA, MARION, AND PRESTON BETWEEN 4:30 AND 6 PM. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF NEW MARTINSVILLE, MORGANTOWN AND FAIRMONT. THESE COOLING THUNDERSTORMS COULD REACH THE COUNTIES OF TYLER, PLEASANTS, DODDRIDGE, HARRISON, AND TAYLOR BETWEEN 5:30 AND 7 PM. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING AT 4 PM, ALONG THE INTERSTATE 79 CORRIDOR FROM CLARKSBURG TO SUTTON. THESE EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA COULD DUMP AN INCH OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES, CAUSING THE TYPICAL PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES COULD DROP 15 TO 20 DEGREES DURING ANY EARLY EVENING STORM. MORE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. END / KTB
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 6:06 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
WVZ006-007-005-KYZ103-102-104-101-107-105-100-119-OHZ081-086-083- 087-085-082-088-212300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 606 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES CONTINUE FOR SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 9PM AND FOR WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 10PM.. AT 600PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY. THE STORMS WERE IN SOUTHERN SCIOTO AND SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES OF OHIO ALONG THE RIVER, AND SOUTHERN GREENUP AND CENTRAL ELLIOTT COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY. A LINE OF INTENSE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHED FROM NEAR ELKINS TO PARKERSBURG AND INTO SOUTHEASTERN OHIO NEAR COLUMBUS. THIS LINE WAS CONTINUING TO MOVING TO THE SOUTH AND EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA. IF THESE STORMS ENTER YOUR AREA, TAKE SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS. END/DG
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 6:06 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
WVZ006-007-005-KYZ103-102-104-101-107-105-100-119-OHZ081-086-083- 087-085-082-088-212300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 606 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES CONTINUE FOR SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 9PM AND FOR WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 10PM.. AT 600PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY. THE STORMS WERE IN SOUTHERN SCIOTO AND SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES OF OHIO ALONG THE RIVER, AND SOUTHERN GREENUP AND CENTRAL ELLIOTT COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY. A LINE OF INTENSE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHED FROM NEAR ELKINS TO PARKERSBURG AND INTO SOUTHEASTERN OHIO NEAR COLUMBUS. THIS LINE WAS CONTINUING TO MOVING TO THE SOUTH AND EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA. IF THESE STORMS ENTER YOUR AREA, TAKE SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS. END/DG
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 6:16 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
WVZ008-009-017-220000-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
616 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 1994
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR PARKERSBURG...
AT 615 PM, WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN IN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
TRACKING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THEY WILL MOVE ACROSS WOOD,
WIRT AND JACKSON COUNTIES BY 800 PM.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS, GUSTY WINDS, AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
END/MJSSpecial weather statement, Jun 21, 6:20 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
WVZ008-009-017-220000-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
616 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 1994
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR PARKERSBURG...
AT 615 PM, WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN IN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
TRACKING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THEY WILL MOVE ACROSS WOOD,
WIRT AND JACKSON COUNTIES BY 800 PM.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE TNORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS, GUSTY WINDS, AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
END/MJSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Vinton | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fairfield, Franklin, Licking | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 55 min |
| Jun 21, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fairfield, Franklin | 63 min |
| Jun 21, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Hocking | 58 min |
| Jun 21, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Ross | 57 min |
| Jun 21, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pickaway | 55 min |
| Jun 21, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Vinton | 63 min |
| Jun 21, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fairfield | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.