Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 1997, 11:06 PM EDT for Licking County, Ohio. It was in force for 59 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 26, 1997, 11:06 PM EDT (03:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 1997, 12:05 AM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Licking County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:09 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 26, 11:30 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Wagram, OH | Many 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 26, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 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
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 8:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 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, 3 hours 9 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 HAILLocal storm report, Jul 26, 7:58 PM EDT, 3 hours 8 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 HAILLocal storm report, Jul 26, 8:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 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 LICKINGLocal storm report, Jul 26, 8:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 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 LICKINGSpecial weather statement, Jul 26, 10:23 PM EDT, 43 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, 41 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 8:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Licking | 22 min |
| Jul 26, 8:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hocking | 61 min |
| Jul 26, 8:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Fairfield | 65 min |
| Jul 26, 8:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Fairfield | 65 min |
| Jul 26, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Paulding, Putnam | 61 min |
| Jul 26, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Licking | 62 min |
| Jul 26, 10:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Licking | 48 min |
| Jul 26, 10:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Licking | 48 min |
| Jul 26, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Delaware | 46 min |
| Jul 26, 10:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hocking | 49 min |
| Jul 26, 10:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield | 64 min |
| Jul 26, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Van Wert | 64 min |
| Jul 26, 10:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Licking | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 10:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Fairfield | 48 min |
| Jul 26, 10:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Van Wert | 64 min |
| Jul 26, 11:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Hocking | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Licking | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Franklin | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 1:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pickaway | 60 min |
| Jul 27, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Mercer | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Shelby | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke, Miami | 44 min |
| Jul 27, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hardin | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Montgomery | 50 min |
| Jul 27, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 44 min |
| Jul 27, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Delaware | 49 min |
| Jul 27, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield | 42 min |
| Jul 27, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fayette | 31 min |
| Jul 27, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Ross | 63 min |
| Jul 27, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Licking | 40 min |
| Jul 27, 7:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Licking | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Campbell | 61 min |
| Jul 27, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Campbell | 36 min |
| Jul 27, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Grant | 51 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.