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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 9, 1997Ashland County, Richland County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 1997, 1:58 AM EDT for Ashland County, Richland County, Ohio. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 9, 1997, 1:58 AM EDT (05:58 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 1997, 2:30 AM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Whole counties

Counties Ashland County, OH, Richland County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 8, 9:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 194 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 1997-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 702 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 1997-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
702 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1294 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KCLE 090602 RRA
SVRCLE
OHC005-139-090630-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
158 AM EDT WED JUL 9 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  230 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN  OHIO
 
   ...ASHLAND COUNTY...RICHLAND COUNTY
 
AT 155 AM CLEVELAND DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED POSSIBLE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM OVER RICHLAND COUNTY SOUTH OF MANSFIELD MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH. THIS STORM CONTAINED HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL
HAIL.
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
 
SEM

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 9, 12:45 AM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
OHZ002-003-005>008-090600-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1245 AM EDT WED JUL 9 1997

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR
FULTON...HENRY...LUCAS...WOOD...OTTAWA AND SANDUSKY COUNTIES.

THE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAS PLAGUED NORTHWEST OHIO
TUESDAY EVENING HAVE MOVED TO THE SOUTH. SPOTTY REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES
AND POWER LINES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN NORTHWEST OHIO.

KIELTYKA
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 12:47 AM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
OHZ002-003-005>008-090600-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1245 AM EDT WED JUL 9 1997

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR
FULTON...HENRY...LUCAS...WOOD...OTTAWA AND SANDUSKY COUNTIES.

THE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAS PLAGUED NORTHWEST OHIO
TUESDAY EVENING HAVE MOVED TO THE SOUTH. SPOTTY REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES
AND POWER LINES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN NORTHWEST OHIO.

KIELTYKA
Local storm report, Jul 9, 1:15 AM EDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWSFO CLEVELAND OHIO
115 AM EDT WED JUL 09 1997

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0955 PM    HAMLER                    OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/97   HENRY                          LARGE LIMB DOWN ON POWER
                                          LINE.

0955 PM                              OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/97   HENRY                          A COUPLE OF TREES AND
                                          LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN
                                          SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.

1030 PM                              OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/97   WOOD                           A COUPLE OF TREES DOWN
                                          WESTERN PART OF COUNTY.

1047 PM    FINDLAY ARPT              OH   FLOODING
07/08/97   HANCOCK                        SOME OF THE RUNWAYS
                                          FLOODED.

1100 PM    FOSTORIA                  OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/97   SENECA                         TREE DOWN EAST OF
                                          FOSTORIA.

1100 PM    NEW RIEGEL                OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/97   SENECA                         LARGE LIMB DOWN.

1100 PM    CAREY                     OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/97   WYANDOT                        SEVERAL TREES DOWN.

1130 PM                              OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/97   HANCOCK                        MANY LARGE LIMBS DOWN
                                          ACROSS THE COUNTY.

1130 PM                              OH   FLOODING
07/08/97   HANCOCK                        ROADS FLOODED MAINLY
                                          SOUTHERN PART OF THE
                                          COUNTY.

1145 PM                              OH   FLOODING
07/08/97   WOOD                           A FEW FLOODED ROADS ACROSS
                                          THE COUNTY.
Local storm report, Jul 9, 1:16 AM EDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWSFO CLEVELAND OHIO
115 AM EDT WED JUL 09 1997

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0955 PM    HAMLER                    OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/97   HENRY                          LARGE LIMB DOWN ON POWER
                                          LINE.

0955 PM                              OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/97   HENRY                          A COUPLE OF TREES AND
                                          LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN
                                          SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.

1030 PM                              OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/97   WOOD                           A COUPLE OF TREES DOWN
                                          WESTERN PART OF COUNTY.

1047 PM    FINDLAY ARPT              OH   FLOODING
07/08/97   HANCOCK                        SOME OF THE RUNWAYS
                                          FLOODED.

1100 PM    FOSTORIA                  OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/97   SENECA                         TREE DOWN EAST OF
                                          FOSTORIA.

1100 PM    NEW RIEGEL                OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/97   SENECA                         LARGE LIMB DOWN.

1100 PM    CAREY                     OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/97   WYANDOT                        SEVERAL TREES DOWN.

1130 PM                              OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/97   HANCOCK                        MANY LARGE LIMBS DOWN
                                          ACROSS THE COUNTY.

1130 PM                              OH   FLOODING
07/08/97   HANCOCK                        ROADS FLOODED MAINLY
                                          SOUTHERN PART OF THE
                                          COUNTY.

1145 PM             F                 OH   FLOODING
07/08/97   WOOD                           A FEW FLOODED ROADS ACROSS
                                          THE COUNTY.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 9:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHenry25 min
Jul 8, 9:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Wood49 min
Jul 8, 10:16 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEHancock, Henry, Wood119 min
Jul 8, 10:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESeneca, Wyandot49 min
Jul 8, 10:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford63 min
Jul 9, 12:18 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEHancock117 min
Jul 9, 12:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMarion, Wyandot64 min
Jul 9, 2:20 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEMarion, Morrow115 min
Jul 9, 3:00 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEKnox2 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.