Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 14, 1990, 2:31 PM EDT for Fulton County, Ohio. It was in force for 29 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
- Sep 14, 1990, 2:31 PM EDT (18:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 1990, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Fulton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2:45 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Fulton, 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
Detroit, MI (KFNT), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 134 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 825 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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TTAA00 KTOL 141832
SVRTOL
OHC051-141900-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH
231 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOLEDO HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTHWEST OHIO
...FULTON
AT 230 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
IN FULTON COUNTY NEAR LYONS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.CWhat 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, Sep 14, 10:52 AM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
OHZALL-141600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1050 AM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 5 PM. THE ONLY OHIO COUNTIES IN THE WATCH ARE DEFIANCE... FULTON... AND WILLIAMS. MAJOR CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE BRYAN... DEFIANCE... AND WAUSEON. WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DID NOT SHOW ANY PRECIPITATION OVER NORTHWEST OHIO AT 1050 THIS MORNING. HOWEVER THERE WAS A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER MICHIGAN AND INDIANA. THIS LINE IS EXPECTED TO ENTER NORTHWEST OHIO DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL STRIKE NORTHWEST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON COULD BRING HIGH WINDS... LARGE HAIL... ANDJ EVEN TORNADOES. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND BE READY TO GO TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. KWIATKOWSKI
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 11:45 AM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
OHZALL-141700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1145 AM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 5 PM. MAJOR TOWNS IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE ARCHBOLD... BRYAN... DEFIANCE... HICKSVILLE... MONTPELIER... AND WAUSEON. AT 1140 AM RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. THE LINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. IF IT KEEPS ON THIS COURSE... IT WILL ENTER EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO BETWEEN 1230 AND 1 THIS AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL STRIKE NORTHWEST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON COULD BRING HIGH WINDS... LARGE HAIL... AND EVEN TORNADOES. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING/ WEATHER AND BE READY TO GO TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. < KWIATKOWSKI
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 1:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
OHZALL-141830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 105 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990 A TONADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN OHIO UNTIL 6 PM. THIS WATCH REPLACES THE ONE THAT WAS IN EFFECT EARLIER FOR EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO. MAJOR CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE CLEVELAND... DAYTON... LIMA... SANDUSKY... AND TOLEDO. AT 100 PM RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH. IF IT KEEPS ON THIS COURSE... IT SHOULD BE APPROACHING A LINE FROM TOLEDO TO LIMA BY ABOUT 230 PM. THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL STRIKE OHIO THIS AFTERNOON COULD BRING HIGH WINDS... LARGE HAIL... AND EVEN TORNA"DOES. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND BE READY TO GO TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. KWIATKOWSKI
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 1:43 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
OHZALL-1419800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 145 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990 A TONADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN OHIO UNTIL 6 PM. MAJOR CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE CLEVELAND... DAYTON... FINDLAY... LIMA... MANSFIELD... SANDUSKY... AND TOLEDO. AT 130 PM RADAR SHOWED TWO LINES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER OHIO. ONE WENT FROM ABOUT TOLEDO TO A LITTLE SOUTHWEST OF LIMA. THE OTHER WAS MOVING INTO WILLIAMS COUNTY IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE. OUTSIDE THE LINES WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN COUNTIES. BOTH LINES OF STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS COURSE WIIL CAUSE THEM TO AFFECT MUCH OF OHIO WEST OF CLEVELAND AND NORTH OF DAYTON BY 3 PM. THE BEST CHANCE OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN STORMS IN THESE LINES. HOWEVER THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A SEVERE STORM DEVELOPING OUTSIDE ONE OF THE LINES. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THE WEATHER SERVICE IN OHIO AS OF 145 PM. HOWEVER THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL STRIKE THIS AFTERNOON COULD BRING HIGH WINDS... LARGE HAIL... AND EVEN TORNADOES. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD RgEMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND BE READY TO GO TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. KWIATKOWSKI
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 1:51 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
OHZ006-011-142000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MANSFIELD OH 150 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6PM EDT... AT 145 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST OHIO. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED FROM WOOD COUNTY SOUTHWEST TO ABOUT ALLEN COUNTY. THE MAIN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM JUST WEST OF TOLEDO TO SOUTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH. AT THE RATE THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING SOME WILL MOVE TO NORTH CENTRAL OHIO BY 230 PM EDT. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE IN THE MANSFIELD AREA BY 3PM EDT. ALL OF THIS WEATHER IS zBEING CAUSED BY A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT SO THIS MEANS CONDITIONS WILL CHANGE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON. STAY ALERT AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES GO TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. BANYAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 3:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas | 60 min |
| Sep 14, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 44 min |
| Sep 14, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lake | 53 min |
| Sep 14, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark, Summit | 61 min |
| Sep 14, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Trumbull | 57 min |
| Sep 14, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Guernsey, Tuscarawas | 64 min |
| Sep 14, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Carroll | 64 min |
| Sep 14, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Columbiana | 65 min |
| Sep 14, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 56 min |
| Sep 14, 7:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 3 hr |
| Sep 14, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Washington | 42 min |
| Sep 14, 7:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Columbiana | 26 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.