Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 1997, 8:36 PM EDT for Scioto County, Ohio. It was in force for 44 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 1997, 8:36 PM EDT (00:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 1997, 9:20 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Scioto County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 9:15 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Portsmouth, OH | Several trees downed. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 6:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 1249 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -137 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1159 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KILN 030036 RRA SVRILN OHC145-030120- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 836 PM EDT WED JUL 2 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 920 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO ...SCIOTO COUNTY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SCIOTO COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE PORTSMOUTH...LUCASVILLE...MOUNT JOY AND WEBSTER. THIS STORM IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS 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 DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. DISTEFANO
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.
NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 2, 8:07 PM EDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 8:07 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 807 PM EDT WED JUL 02 1997 NOT MUCH TIME TO LOOK AT ANYTHING. LDS INDICATES LGT W/ PREFRNTL TROF...NOTHING W/ FNT. TOR WATCH FOR CENTRAL/SRN OH/NRN KY CONTS TIL 11 PM. LOOKS LIKE MSTLY CLR SKIES OVRNITE...WINDS STAY UP...NO FOG. FARINA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:51 PM EDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
OHZ015-016-024>026-034-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082- 088-KYZ091>093-INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-030400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 352 PM EDT (252 PM EST WED JUL 2 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS OHIO...EASTERN INDIANA...AND EXTREME NORTHERN KENTUCKY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WAS DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED. THE ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF THESE STORMS WAS EXTREMEMLY UNSTABLE. THUS..THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS THEY MOVE EASTWARD. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ENTER WEST-CENTRAL OHIO...EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...AND THE WESTERN MIAMI VALLEY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN MOVE INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OHIO DURING THE EVENING HOURS. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS LATER TONIGHT. HOWEVER....ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN WEST-CENTRAL OHIO. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES. WILKINSON
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ015-016-024>026-034-035-042>046-051>056- 060>065-070>074-022310- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 512 PM EDT (410 PM EST) WED JUL 2 1997 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR THE WHITEWATER VALLEY OF INDIANA AND WESTERN OHIO NORTH OF CINCINNATI UNTIL 8 PM EDT... ...TORNADO WATCH FOR CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 11 PM EDT... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO CROSS WEST CENTRAL OHIO AND INDIANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT NORTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON TO GREENFIELD TO CHILLICOTHE. REMEMBER THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. IF TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED...MOVE TO YOUR BASEMENT...UNDER A STAIRCASE OR STRONG WORKBENCH. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A BASEMENT...MOVE INTO A STRONG INTERIOR ROOM OF YOUR HOUSE. MOBILE HOMES DO NOT OFFER ENOUGH PROTECTION FROM TORNADO WINDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THESE TORNADO WATCHES. FARINA
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
KYZ089>100-OHZ077>082-088-030310- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 607 PM EDT WED JUL 2 1997 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHERN OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY THROUGH 11 PM EDT... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH EASTERN INDIANA AND WESTERN OHIO. THESE STORMS WILL DEVELOP SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE EVENING CLIPPING PARTS OF SOUTHERN OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. REMEMBER THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. IF TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED...TAKE COVER INSIDE YOUR BASEMENT OR STRONG INTERIOR ROOM OF YOUR HOUSE. MOBILE HOMES DO NOT OFFER ENOUGH PROTECTION FROM TORNADO WINDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERING THESE THUNDERSTORMS. FARINA
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
KYZ089>100-OHZ077>082-088-030310- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 607 PM EDT WED JUL 2 1997 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHERN OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY THROUGH 11 PM EDT... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH EASTERN INDIANA AND WESTERN OHIO. THESE STORMS WILL DEVELOP SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE EVENING CLIPPING PARTS OF SOUTHERN OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. REMEMBER THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. IF TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED...TAKE COVER INSIDE YOUR BASEMENT OR STRONG INTERIOR ROOM OF YOUR HOUSE. MOBILE HOMES DO NOT OFFER ENOUGH PROTECTION FR&OM TORNADO WINDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERING THESE THUNDERSTORMS. FARINA
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 8:22 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ015-016-024>026-034-035-042>044-051>053- 060>062-030125- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 822 PM EDT (722 PM EST) WED JUL 2 1997 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR THE MIAMI AND WHITEWATER VALLEYS AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO HAS EXPIRED... THE TORNADO WATCH FOR THE MIAMI...WHITEWATER VALLEYS AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO HAS EXPIRED. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES HAS ENDED. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL EXPECTED THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. FARINA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Highland | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Pike | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 8:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Brown | 51 min |
| Jul 2, 9:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Brown | 45 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.