Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 14, 1990, 6:18 PM EDT for Mahoning County, Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 57 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
- Sep 14, 1990, 6:18 PM EDT (22:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 1990, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Mahoning County, OH, Trumbull 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, 6:46 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Trumbull, OH | |
| Sep 14, 7:20 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Mahoning, 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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 148 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 568 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 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 KYNG 142218
SVRYNG
OHC155-099-142315-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH
618 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF OHIO
TRUMBULL...MAHONING
AT 615 PM A LINE OF POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED
FROM NORTHWEST TRUMBULL COUNTY TO JUST WEST OF MAHONING COUNTY.
THIS LINE WAS MOVING 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.
DOXEYWhat 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, 2:44 PM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
OHZALL-142000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 245 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990 A TORNADO 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 230 PM RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED OVER OHIO. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN A LINE THAT WENT FROM ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN TOLEDO TO THE OHIO-INDIANA BORDER ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LIMA. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH... OR SLIGHTLY SLOWER THAN EARLIER THE AFTERNOON. IF IT MAINTAINS THIS COURSE... BY 4 PM IT WILL BE FROM NEAR SANDUSKY TO NEAR DAYTON. < NO SEVERE WEATHER HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THE WEATHER SERVICE IN OHIO AS OF 240 PM. HOWEVER THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL STRIKE THIS AFTERNOON COULD BRING HIGH WINDS... LARGE HAIL... AND EVEN TORNADOES. PEOPLE IN THE] WATCH AREA SHOULD HAVE A PLACE OF SAFETY IN MIND IN CASE THE WEATHER BECOMES THREATENING. KWIATKOWSKI CORRECTED WORDING OF TIMING IN LAST PARAGRAPH
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 3:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
OHZ006-011-142100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MANSFIELD OH 305 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6PM EDT... AT 300 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM TOLEDO TO ABOUT LIMA OHIO. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE MOVEMENT OF THE THUNDERSTORMS HAS SLOWED SOMEWHAT DURING THE PAST HOUR. AT THE PRESENT RATE OF MOVEMENT THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXTEND FROM SANDUSKY...MANSFIELD...TO DAYTON OHIO BY 4PM. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING HIGH WINDS OVER NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES GO TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. BANYAS
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 3:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
OHZALL-142100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 350 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990 A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN OHIO UNTIL 10 PM. A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 6 PM. MAJOR CITIES WHERE A WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM INCLUDE AKRON... CANTON... CINCINNATI... CLEVELAND... COLUMBUS... DAYTON... MANSFIELD... AND ZANESVILLE. MAJOR CITIES WHERE A WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM INCLUDE FINDLAY... LIMA... SANDUSKY... AND TOLEDO. AT 340 PM RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF TOLEDO TO ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF CINCINNATI. THE LINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. IF IT KEEPS THIS COURSE IT WILL BE FROM NEAR CLEVELAND TO THE EASTERN SUBURBS OF CINCINNATI BY 5 PM. < THE BEST CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER IN OHIO TODAY WILL BE FROM STORMS IN THIS LINE. HOWEVER OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER OHIO THIS AFTERNOON... AND SOME OF THEM COULD PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER ALSO. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THE WEATHER SERVICE IN OHIO AS OF 345 PM. HOWEVER THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL STRIKE THIS AFTERNOON COULD BRING HIGH WINDS... LARGE HAIL... AND EVEN TORNADOES. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. AN OBSEVER AT MONTPELIER IN WILLIAMS COUNTY REPORTED OVER AN INCH OF RAIN /1.09/ IN AN HOUR AS STORMS PASSED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD HAVE A PLACE OF SAFETY IN MIND IF THE WEATHER BECOMES THREATENING AND SHOULD LISTEN FOR LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE. KWIATKOWSKI
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 4:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
OHZ006-011-142200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MANSFIELD OH 425 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT... AT 320 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A SOLID LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SANDUSKY...ACROSS BUCYRUS TO DAYTON OHIO. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY AT 320 PM AND THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES GO TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. BANYAS
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 5:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
OHZ006-011-142300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MANSFIELD OH 500 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT... AT 5PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A SOLID LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM CLEVELAND...TO MANSFIELD TO COLUMBUS OHIO. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. AT 455 PM AT MANSFIELD LAHM AIRPORT THE WINDS GUSTED TO 35 MPH WITH A THUNDERSTORM IN PROGRESS. THE VISIBLITY WAS REDUCED 1/2 MILE IN HEAVY RAIN. THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER RICHLAND AND MORROW COUNTIES WILL MOVE ACROSS ASHLAND AND KNOX COUNTIES BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM EDT. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES GO TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. BANYAS
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 5:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
OHZ004-007-142200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 505 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 1990 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST...EAST CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEAST OHIO UNTIL 10 PM. AT 5 PM AKRON CANTON WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SOLID LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...30 MILES WIDE...MOVING INTO EASTERN OHIO. THE LEADING EDGE OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM CLEVELAND SOUTHWEST TO MANSFIELD TO COLUMBUS. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH A CANTON...COSHOCTON...ZANESVILLE LINE AROUND 6PM. THE STRONGER STORMS PRODUCED TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS AS THEY MOVED THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. PEOPLE IN EASTERN OHIO SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH OR A WARNING BE ISSUED. THOMPSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Fulton | 29 min |
| 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, 6:41 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
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
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.