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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 26, 1997Van Wert County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 1997, 10:36 PM EDT for Van Wert County, Ohio. It was in force for 64 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 26, 1997, 10:36 PM EDT (02:36 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 1997, 11:40 PM EDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Whole counties

County Van Wert County, OH

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 26, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 172 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 1997-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4383 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 1997-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 67 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
4383 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1206 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
208 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
13.2

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The text

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

665 
WUUS01 KILN 270235 RRA
SVRILN
OHC161-270340-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1036 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 1997

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1140 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO

   ...VAN WERT COUNTY
 
AT 1033 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY WILMINGTON
DOPPLER RADAR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF VAN WERT MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

THIS STORM CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF...

        CONVOY                  BY 1042 PM EDT
        VAN WERT                BY 1057 PM EDT
 
IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY. .SOME OF THESE STORMS
MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND
VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.

FARINA

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 26, 8:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 8:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
810 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 1997

VRY MOIST (DWPTS IN UPR 70S) AND WRM AIR HAS INVADED WRN OH CAUSING AMS
TO BCM VRY UNSBL. VRY UNSTBL AMS WITH CAPES TO 4000-5000 J/KG AND LI/S
TO -10 OVR WRN AND CNTRL OH. ISO SVR TSTMS DVLPG ALONG N-S ORIENTED
WRMFNT FM NR CLE TO CMH TO S CNTRL OH. GOOD VEERING PROFILE SUPPORTING
ROTATING STMS WITH MANY REPORTS OF FUNNELS AND PSBL TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
IN LICKING CTY. ADDITIONAL TSTM ACTVTY CURRENTLY IN THE NRN IL AREA
WL FOLLOW THCKNS INTO NW OH AFTR MID NGT. SUGG INCRSG TSTM POPS OVR
W CNTRL OH IN RESPONSE TO THIS ACTVTY. LOOKING AT TRAJ AND LAST NGTS
LOWS AND DWPTS IN MID/UPR DWPTS SUGG GOING WRMR ON OVRNGT LOWS ARND
75 ACRS THE BOARD. PER COORD WITH CLE HEAT ADVSY LOOKS LIKE THE WAY
TO GO WITH XPCTD HI/S IN MID 90S SUN AND DWPTS IN MID AND UPR 70S.
THIS VALUES WL YIELD HEAT INDEXES OF 105 TO 115.

CVG 075/095 13
DAY 074/094 23
CMH 074/095 33

RANDALL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
758 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 1997

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

0746 PM    JOHNSTOWN                 OH   1 INCH HAIL
07/26/97   LICKING                        QUARTER SIZED HAIL
Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
758 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 1997

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

0746 PM    JOHNSTOWN                 OH   1 INCH HAIL
07/26/97   LICKING                        QUARTER SIZED HAIL
Local storm report, Jul 26, 8:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
822 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 1997

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

02821 PM    PATASKALA                 OH   1 INCH HAIL
07/26/97   LICKING
Local storm report, Jul 26, 8:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
822 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 1997

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

0821 PM    PATASKALA                 OH   1 INCH HAIL
07/26/97   LICKING
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 10:23 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
OHZ015-016-024>026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-
088-089-KYZ088>100-INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-271200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1025 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 1997

...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES WARM THROUGH
SUNDAY. LOWS TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S WITH
HIGHS ON SUNDAY CLIMBING INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S.

MOIST AIR WILL COMBINE WITH THE WARM TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN VERY
HUMID CONDITIONS.

CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY MUGGY TONIGHT. ON SUNDAY...HEAT INDEX VALUES
WILL BE BETWEEN 100 AND 110 DEGREES. THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF THE
COMBINED EFFECT OF THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY ACROSS THE AREA.

THEREFORE...THOSE DOING OUTDOOR WORK SHOULD TAKE IT EASY AND DRINK LOTS
OF FLUIDS IN ORDER TO AVOID HEATSTROKE OR HEAT EXHAJUSTION. ALSO...THE
ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT
RELATED PROBLEMS. PEOPLE WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS SHOULD BE IN AN AIR
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT DURING THIS TYPE OF WEATHER.

RANDALL
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 10:25 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
OHZ015-016-024>026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-
088-089-KYZ088>100-INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-271200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1025 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 1997

...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES WARM THROUGH
SUNDAY. LOWS TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S WITH
HIGHS ON SUNDAY CLIMBING INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S.

MOIST AIR WILL COMBINE WITH THE WARM TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN VERY
HUMID CONDITIONS.

CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY MUGGY TONIGHT. ON SUNDAY...HEAT INDEX VALUES
WILL BE BETWEEN 100 AND 110 DEGREES. THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF THE
COMBINED EFFECT OF THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY ACROSS THE AREA.

THEREFORE...THOSE DOING OUTDOOR WORK SHOULD TAKE IT EASY AND DRINK LOTS
OF FLUIDS IN ORDER TO AVOID HEATSTROKE OR HEAT EXHAUSTION. ALSO...THE
ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT
RELATED PROBLEMS. PEOPLE WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS SHOULD BE IN AN AIR
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT DURING THIS TYPE OF WEATHER.

RANDALL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 8:08 PM EDTTornado WarningILNLicking22 min
Jul 26, 8:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHocking61 min
Jul 26, 8:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNFairfield65 min
Jul 26, 8:40 PM EDTTornado WarningILNFairfield65 min
Jul 26, 8:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPaulding, Putnam61 min
Jul 26, 8:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLicking62 min
Jul 26, 10:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNLicking48 min
Jul 26, 10:02 PM EDTTornado WarningILNLicking48 min
Jul 26, 10:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware46 min
Jul 26, 10:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHocking49 min
Jul 26, 10:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield64 min
Jul 26, 10:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNLicking2 hr
Jul 26, 10:52 PM EDTTornado WarningILNFairfield48 min
Jul 26, 10:56 PM EDTTornado WarningILNVan Wert64 min
Jul 26, 11:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLicking59 min
Jul 26, 11:26 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNFairfield, Hocking4 hr
Jul 27, 12:25 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNLicking3 hr
Jul 27, 12:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin35 min
Jul 27, 1:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPickaway60 min
Jul 27, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMercer47 min
Jul 27, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNShelby38 min
Jul 27, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDarke, Miami44 min
Jul 27, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHardin46 min
Jul 27, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMontgomery50 min
Jul 27, 5:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler47 min
Jul 27, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHamilton44 min
Jul 27, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware49 min
Jul 27, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield42 min
Jul 27, 6:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette31 min
Jul 27, 7:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNRoss63 min
Jul 27, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLicking40 min
Jul 27, 7:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNFairfield, Licking3 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.