Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 1997, 7:49 PM EDT for Clermont County, Warren County, Ohio. It was in force for 66 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, 7:49 PM EDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 1997, 8:55 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Clermont County, OH, Warren County, OH
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 8:20 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Lebanon, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 38 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 172348 RRA SVRILN OHC025-165-180055- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 749 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 855 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO ...CLERMONT COUNTY ...WARREN COUNTY AT 747 PM...THE WILMINGTON DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO WESTERN WARREN AND CLERMONT COUNTIES. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE ACROSS MOST OF THE CINCINNATI AREA. THE STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL IMPACT LEBANON...MASON...LOVELAND AND BATAVIA BY 815 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM* WINDOWS. MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR A STURDIER STRUCTURE. DANGELO &
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, 3:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 3:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before
FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 300 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997 SEVERE WEATHER ONGOING AND TIME IS SHORT. BRIEFLY...STRONG TO SEVERE TSTMS MOVG THRU CWA AT THIS TIME. STRONGEST ACTIVITY WL PUSH E OF CWA BY THIS EVE...BUT SHRA/ISOLD TSRA WL LINGER THRU EVE AT THRU AT LEAST FIRST HALF OF NITE N AND UNTIL AFTER MIDNITE S. IN GENERAL... SFC FRNT WL GRADUALLY SETTLE THRU AND S OF REGION OVERNITE. CONTINUE FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AS CURRNTLY IN PLACE...CAN LIKELY DISCONTINUE EARLY EVE SE IN AND BY LATE EVE UPDATE PKG FOR OH AREAS. STILL LOTS OF POST-FRNTL LO CLDS...SO MAY TAKE UNTIL LATER MON AM UNTIL CLDS BEGIN TO BREAK UP ACRS REGION...POERHAPS NOT UNTIL AFTN S. MOS TMPS IN AGREEMNT AND WL STAY CLOSE. CVG 66/80/61/80 8000 DAY 59/77/56/78 8000 CMH 62/77/58/79 9000 ROWLEY
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 17, 4:06 PM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
406 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0355 PM GARRISON KY WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 LEWIS TREES DOWN BETWEEN
GARRISON AND VANCEBURG.Local storm report, Aug 17, 4:24 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
424 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0145 PM IN WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 RIPLEY GRAIN BIN DAMAGED IN SE
PART OF RIPLEY COUNTY.
0230 PM CINCINNATI LUNKEN FLD OH 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/17/97 HAMILTON 52 KNOT TSTM GUST
RECORDED.
0300 PM KY WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 PENDLETON TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
0315 PM MAYSVILLE KY WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 MASON A FEW TREES DOWN EAST OF
MAYSVILLE.
0344 PM WEST UNION OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 ADAMS GARAGE PARTIALLY DESTROYED
2 MILES NORTH OF WEST
UNION.Local storm report, Aug 17, 4:43 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
443 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0300 PM SARDINIA OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 BROWN MANY TREES DOWN.
0340 PM OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 ADAMS MANY TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE
IN A WEST TO EAST PATH
ACROSS THE COUNTY. DAMAGE
MAY BE DUE TO A
TORNADO...INVESTIGATION
NEEDED.Local storm report, Aug 17, 4:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
445 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0245 PM OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 CLERMONT TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.Local storm report, Aug 17, 7:39 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
740 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0655 PM DOVER IN 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/17/97 DEARBORN TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES
DOWN.
0723 PM HARRISON OH 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/17/97 HAMILTON GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.
0725 PM OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 BUTLER TREES DOWN ON ROAD NEAR
S HANDON.
0730 PM CHEVIOT OH 70 MPH TSTM GUST
08/17/97 HAMILTON NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES
DOWN.Local storm report, Aug 17, 7:40 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
740 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0655 PM DOVER IN 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/17/97 DEARBORN TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES
DOWN.
0723 PM HARRISON OH 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/17/97 HAMILTON GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.
0725 PM OH WIND DAMAGE
08/17/97 BUTLER TREES DOWN ON ROAD NEAR
SHANDON.
0730 PM CHEVIOT OH 70 MPH TSTM GUST
08/17/97 HAMILTON NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES
DOWN.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, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 58 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 |
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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.