Tornado Warning 18, NWS Wilmington, OH

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

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
410 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 APPROACH 105 DEGREES. THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF THE COMBINED
EFFECT OF THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY ON THE HUMAN BODY.

BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF LIQUIDS. IF OUTSIDE...STAY OUT OF THE SUN AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND BE SURE TO DRESS IN LIGHT CLOTHING. INSIDE...USE
AIR CONDITIONING OR FANS.

LOTT

OHZ015-016-024>026-035-043>046-051>056-062>065-072>074-079>082-
088-270400-

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

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR WEST CENTRAL OHIO -
THE NORTHERN MIAMI VALLEY - PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OHIO- CENTRAL OHIO
AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...

HOT AND VERY HUMID AIR HAS MOVED INTO OHIO TODAY. THIS INCREASE IN
HEAT AND HUMIDITY HAS CAUSED THE AIRMASS OVER THIS AREA TO BECOME
VERY UNSTABLE. A WARM FRONT THAT MARKS THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS
HUMID AIR EXTENDS FROM NEAR CLEVELAND TO COLUMBUS TO SOUTH CENTRAL
OHIO. THIS BOUNDARY WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN
SEVERE WEATHER THREATS ARE DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING.

IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE OUTDOORS WHILE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS IN
PROGRESS. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE. SEEK SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR A
VEHICLE. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE OPEN...STAY AWAY FROM TOWERS AND
LARGE TREES. CROUCH NEAR THE GROUND AND COVER YOUR HEAD.

RANDALL

OHZ015-016-024>026-035-043>046-051>056-062>065-072>074-079>082-
088-270400-

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

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR WEST CENTRAL OHIO -
THE NORTHERN MIAMI VALLEY - PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OHIO- CENTRAL OHIO
AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...

HOT AND VERY HUMID AIR HAS MOVED INTO OHIO TODAY. THIS INCREASE IN
HEAT AND HUMIDITY HAS CAUSED THE AIRMASS OVER THIS AREA TO BECOME
VERY UNSTABLE. A WARM FRONT THAT MARKS THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS
HUMID AIR EXTENDS FROM NEAR CLEVELAND TO COLUMBUS TO SOUTH CENTRAL
OHIO. THIS BOUNDARY WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN
SEVERE WEATHER THREATS ARE DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING.

IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE OUTDOORS WHILE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS IN
PROGRESS. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE. *SEEK SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR A
VEHICLE. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE OPEN...STAY AWAY FROM TOWERS AND
LARGE TREES. CROUCH NEAR THE GROUND AND COVER YOUR HEAD.

RANDALL

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

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