Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 1997
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 2, 1997, 7:58 PM EDT for Campbell County, Kentucky; Clermont County, Ohio. It was in force for 47 min. 2 reports 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, 7:58 PM EDT (23:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 1997, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Campbell County, KY, Clermont County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 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, 8:12 PM EDT | Hail 1.75 | Alexandria, KY | |
| Jul 2, 8:30 PM EDT | Tornado F3 | Moscow, OH | A multiple vortex tornado tracked across the southern part of the county. The tornado damaged or destroyed 56 mobile homes and 27 single family homes. Several barns and sheds were destroyed and numerous trees were downed. No serious injuries or deaths occur |
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 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -213 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1070 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KILN 022359 RRA TORILN KYC037-OHC025-030045- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 758 PM EDT WED JUL 2 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO ...CLERMONT COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY ...CAMPBELL COUNTY AT 756 PM EDT WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO JUST NORTH OF ALEXANDRIA IN NORTHERN CAMPBELL COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING THIS TORNADO WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR THE OHIO RIVER IN NORTHEASTERN CAMPBELL AND SOUTHWESTERN CLERMONT COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS NEAR ONEONTA...MOUNT PISGAH AND LAUREL...BY 845 PM EDT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. YOUR QUICK REACTION TO THIS TORNADO WARNING MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE. GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STRONGER SHELTER. REMEMBER...MOST TORNADO DEATHS OCCUR IN MOBILE HOMES. &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jul 2, 2:32 PM EDT, 5 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 2:32 PM EDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 232 PM EDT WED JUL 02 1997 TORNADO WW 554 IN EFFECT UNTIL 00Z THU FOR MUCH OF WRN OH AND E-CNTRL IN. LINE TSRA WL PUSH ACROSS CWA THRU LATE PM AND EVENING WITH POSSIBLE SVR WX...MAINLY N OF OH RIVER. FNT WL SWEEP THRU AREA BY MIDNIGHT WITH MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS. WL NEED TO ADD CHC OF SHRA/TSRA FOR THU NIGHT AND FRI. CVG 66/82/67/80 305 DAY 65/81/66/78 504 CMH 67/82/65/78 503 WILKINSON
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:51 PM EDT, 4 hours 7 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, 2 hours 46 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, 1 hour 51 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, 1 hour 50 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 7:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Campbell, Kenton | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Campbell | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Mercer, Van Wert | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Mercer | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Shelby | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Logan | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 5:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Preble | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Union | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clark | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Madison | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Montgomery | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 6:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Franklin | 62 min |
| Jul 2, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Delaware | 34 min |
| Jul 2, 6:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Montgomery | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Preble | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Licking | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Greene | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Montgomery, Warren | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pickaway | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 6:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Butler, Warren | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 6:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Greene | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fayette | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hocking | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Highland, Ross | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 7:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Warren | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont | 46 min |
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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.