Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 1997, 2:17 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Ohio. It was in force for 58 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
- Aug 17, 1997, 2:17 PM EDT (18:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 1997, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hamilton County, OH
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2:30 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 60 | Countywide, OH | Numerous trees and power lines were downed across the county by the thunderstorm winds. Lunken Field reported a wind gust to 60 mph. Moderate damage occurred to the Goodyear blimp "Spirit of Akron", which was parked at the airport at the time of the storm. |
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 nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -211 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 934 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 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 KILN 171817 RRA SVRILN OHC061-171915- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 217 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO ...HAMILTON COUNTY AT 214 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER WESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH. COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CINCINNATI AND MARIEMONT. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS SINCE THEY CAN EASILY SHATTER IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR APPLIANCES UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. KELLS
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 Aug 17, 9:23 AM EDT, 4 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 9:23 AM EDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before
FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 920 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997 OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM LAST NIGHT HAS TEMPORARILY STABILIZED AREAS ALONG/N OF OH RVR. AT THIS TIME...ONLY AREAS OF -RA ACRS CNTL/N SECTIONS OF CWA. HOWEVER...WX WL DETERIORATE FROM W TO E THIS AM/EARLY THIS AFTN. SFC WV HAS DEVELOPED ON OUFLOW BOUNDARY INVOF SE IL...AND NUMEROUS TSRA HAVE DEVELOPED ACRS S IND WHERE SFC DWPTS IN MID 70S ARE OVERUNNING OUTFLW BNDRY. THESE TSRA WL PUSH INTO CNTL/S SECTIONS OF CWA THIS AM/EARLY PM WITH AT HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND ISOLD SEVERE PSBL ACRS S AS SS HELPS DESTABILIZE ATMOSPHERE. MEANWHILE...MAIN SFC FRNT STILL LOCATED N OF CWA...PROGGED TO SETTLE TWD S AND INTO N SECTIONS OF CWA THIS AFTN AS SFC LO IN E IA TRACKS TWD REGION. SHRA/TSRA SHUD BECOME HEAVIER/MORE NUMEROUS ACRS N HLF OF CWA DUE TO THIS FEATURE. POTENTIAL FOR HVR RAFL EXISTS ACRS ENTIRE CWA THIS AFTN INTO TONITE... AND ADDL FLASH FLOOD WATCHES (ALREADY IN PLACE FOR WAYNE/FAYETTE/UNION COS IN E CNTL IN) APPR TO BE IN ORDER FOR REST OF CWA COUNTIES ALONG/N OF OH RVR PER CURRNT TRENDS. CATEGORICAL POPS IN ORDER ALL AREAS. DUE TO RELATIVELY COOL START BEHIND OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AND INPENDING ONSET OF ADDL PCPN...CURRNT FCST HI TMPS MAY BE A BIT TOO HI FOR MANY LOCATIONS ALNG/N OF OH RVR...ESP RICH-DAY-LIMA. ACRS S CNTL OH/N KY... STILL MAY CLIMB INTO UPR 80S...AND THREAT FOR PM SVR GREATEST THERE PER LTST SPC DY1 OUTLOOK. dROWLEY
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 17, 12:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
1220 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1130 AM GEORGETOWN OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 BROWN TREES DOWN NEAR ROUTE 223
1145 AM SEAMAN OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 ADAMS TREES DOWN FROM SEAMAN TO
LAWSHE
SHARTRANLocal storm report, Aug 17, 12:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
1220 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1130 AM GEORGETOWN OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 BROWN TREES DOWN NEAR ROUTE 223
1145 AM SEAMAN OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 ADAMS TREES DOWN FROM SEAMAN TO
T LAWSHE
SHARTRANSpecial weather statement, Aug 17, 1:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
KYZ100-180000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 110 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT... THE STORM PREDIDTCION CENTER IN NORMAN OK HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR LEWIS COUNTY KENTUCKY UNTIL 8 PM EDT. AT 105 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS INTENSIFYING AND PUSHING INTO LEWIS COUNTY FROM THE WEST...AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WITHIN OR MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR ANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND PERHAPS EVEN LARGE HAIL. YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO MONITOR COMMERCIAL RADIO...LOCAL OR CABLE TELEVISION THIS AFTERNOON FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. ROWLEY
Special weather statement, Aug 17, 1:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
KYZ100-180000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 110 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT... THE STORM PREDIDTCION CENTER IN NORMAN OK HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR LEWIS COUNTY KENTUCKY UNTIL 8 PM EDT. AT 105 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS INTENSIFYING AND PUSHING INTO LEWIS COUNTY FROM THE WEST...AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WITHIN OR MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR ANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND PERHAPS EVEN LARGE HAIL. YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO MONITOR COMMERCIAL RADIO...LOCAL OR CABLE TELEVISION THIS AFTERNOON FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. ROWLEY
Special weather statement, Aug 17, 2:15 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
KYZ090>099-OHZ070>073-077>082-088-180000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 215 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN OHIO AND MOST OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 8 PM EDT... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHERN OHIO AND MOST OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 8 PM EDT. CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE CINCINNATI... MIDDLETOWN...CHILLICOTHE...PORTSMOUTH...COVINGTON AND MAYSVILLE. AT 210 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR ANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. ALSO...SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS CAPABLE OF FLOODING CREEKS AND ROADS. YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...LOCAL OR CABLE TELEVISION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. ROWLEY
Special weather statement, Aug 17, 2:17 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
KYZ090>099-OHZ070>073-077>082-088-180000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 215 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN OHIO AND MOST OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 8 PM EDT... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHERN OHIO AND MOST OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 8 PM EDT. CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE CINCINNATI... MIDDLETOWN...CHILLICOTHE...PORTSMOUTH...COVINGTON AND MAYSVILLE. AT 210 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR ANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. ALSO...SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS CAPABLE OF FLOODING CREEKS AND ROADS. YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...LOCAL OR CABLE TELEVISION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. ROWLEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 8:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Putnam | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 10:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Paulding, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 11:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Allen, Auglaize | 48 min |
| Aug 17, 11:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown | 42 min |
| Aug 17, 11:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams | 41 min |
| Aug 17, 11:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pike, Scioto | 38 min |
| Aug 17, 12:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pike, Scioto | 45 min |
| Aug 17, 2:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Licking | 47 min |
| Aug 17, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont | 64 min |
| Aug 17, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams | 62 min |
| Aug 17, 3:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Adams | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pike, Scioto | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 48 min |
| Aug 17, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler | 64 min |
| Aug 17, 7:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 64 min |
| Aug 17, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont, Warren | 66 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997
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.