Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 1997
Tornado Warning 19, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 26, 1997, 8:40 PM EDT for Fairfield County, Ohio. It was in force for 65 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, 8:40 PM EDT (00:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 1997, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Fairfield County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:39 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, 9:10 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Millersport, OH | Numerous 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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KILN 270039 RRA TORILN OHC045-270145- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUIRED TORNADO AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 840 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 PM EDT AND A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL OHIO ...FAIRFIELD COUNTY AT 835 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL FAIRFIELD COUNTY. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS TOWNS SUCH AS LANCASTER...BALTIMORE AND HAMBURG. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. 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. ABvANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STRONGER SHELTER. REMEMBER...MOST TORNADO DEATHS OCCUR IN MOBILE HOMES. FARINA
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 26, 8:10 PM EDT, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 8:10 PM EDT, 30 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
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 6:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 6:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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
Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:57 PM EDT, 43 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, 42 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, 19 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, 18 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 LICKINGThe 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, 8:44 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, 11:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Licking | 59 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 |
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.