Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1986
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 1986, 4:39 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Ohio. It was in force for 51 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
- May 6, 1986, 4:39 PM EDT (20:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 1986, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 5:00 PM EDT | Hail 1.75 | Cuyahoga, OH |
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. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1826 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 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 KCLE 062039 SVRCLE OHC035-055-062130- BULLETIN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 439 PM EDT TUE MAY 6 1986 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF OHIO...CUYAHOGA..GEAUGA AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF LAKE ERIE. AT 435 PM EDT 1/2 INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED IN MAYFIELD HTS, EAST OF CLEVELAND. THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING THIS HAIL WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO GEAUGA COUNTY BEFORE 5 PM EDT. THE STRONGEST PART OF THE STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CHARDON AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL.. HEAVY RAIN.. DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MAXIMUK
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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 6, 11:07 AM EDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
^CLESPSTOL SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 1107 AM EDT MON MAY 6 1986 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE GETTING READY TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST OHIO LATE THIS MORNING. AT 11 0'CLOCK THIS MORNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN INDIANA. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTHERN WILLIAMS COUNTY BY 12 0'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN, STRONG GUSTY WINDS, AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH. ECKERT
Special weather statement, May 6, 2:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
^CLESPSTOL SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 254 PM EDT MON MAY 6 1986 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER NORTHWEST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 250 THIS AFTERNOON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER FULTON AND WILLIAMS COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MONTPELIER, IN CENTRAL WILLIAMS COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN, STRONG GUSTY WINDS, AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH. ECKERT
Special weather statement, May 6, 3:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 330 PM EDT TUE MAY 6 1986 AT 325 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED TWO AREAS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. ONE AREA WAS OVER LAKE ERIE, INLAND THROUGH THE ERIE PENNSYLVANIA TO NEAR LAKE PYMATUNING. THE OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE DEVELOPING IN EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO, 35 MILES WEST OF TOLEDO. THE THNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN NORTHWEST OHIO AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE UNTIL 9 PM EDT. A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE ERIE FROM FAIRPORT HARBOR TO RIPLEY NEW YORK UNTIL 345 PM EDT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND LAKE ERIE THROUGH THE EVENING. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. IF THREATENING CONDITIONS DEVELOP MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE QUICKLY. MAXIMUK
Special weather statement, May 6, 3:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
^CLESPSTOL SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 337 PM EDT TUE MAY 06 1986 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 335 THIS AFTERNOON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN LUCAS COUNTY ACROSS FULTON AND WILLIAMS COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR FAYETTE, IN NORTHWEST FULTON COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED PEA SI ZE IN THE VICINITY OF FAYETTE AROUND 330 THIS AFTERNOON. THESE THUNERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN, STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH. ECKERT
Special weather statement, May 6, 4:23 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OHIO 423 PM EDT TUE MAY 6 1986 AT 415 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED TWO AREAS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. ONE STORM WAS OVER WESTERN GEAUGA COUNTY WHILE THE OTHER WAS OVER CENTRAL PORTAGE COUNTY NEAR REVENNA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD WESTERN TRUMBULL COUNTY AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO AND ACROSS TRUMBULL COUNTY BETWEEN 430 AND 530 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND SMALL HAIL WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS. PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO STAY ALERT AND WATCH FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. REMEMBER IF CONDITIONS BECOME THREATENING TAKE SHELTER QUICKLY AND NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORECE_MENT AGANCY AT THE FIRST OPPURTUNITY. UDELL
Special weather statement, May 6, 4:30 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
^CLESPSCAK SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 430 PM EDT TUE MAY 6 1986 AT 430 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF OHIO.. AND OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE DEVELOPING. PEA SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR BRECKSVILLE OHIO.. 1/4 INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR MACEDONIA IN NORTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY.. AND SMALL HAIL NEAR ROOTSTOWN IN PORTAGE COUNTY. ALL THESE REPORTS WERE RECEIVED BETWEEN 410PM AND 420PM EDT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO THROUGH THE EVENING. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL.. AS WELL AS HEAVY DOWNPOURS. IF THREATENING CONDITIONS DEVELOP MOVE T~O A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY. ALTO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Fulton | 2 hr |
| May 6, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas | 61 min |
| May 6, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wood | 65 min |
| May 6, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 64 min |
| May 6, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 29 min |
| May 6, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga, Lake | 52 min |
| May 6, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 62 min |
| May 6, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 69 min |
| May 6, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 65 min |
| May 6, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lake | 64 min |
| May 6, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 39 min |
| May 6, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 65 min |
| May 6, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 68 min |
| May 6, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Putnam | 65 min |
| May 6, 7:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Henry | 74 min |
| May 6, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 61 min |
| May 6, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 62 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.