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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 19, 1990Stark County, Wayne County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 1990, 3:38 PM EDT for Stark County, Wayne County, Ohio. It was in force for 67 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
Aug 19, 1990, 3:38 PM EDT (19:38 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 1990, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Whole counties

Counties Stark County, OH, Wayne 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 19, 4:15 PM EDTThunderstorm Wind 0Wayne, OH
Aug 19, 4:30 PM EDTThunderstorm Wind 0Stark, 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, 7.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 1990-08-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 103 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 1990-08-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
103 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
687 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KCAK 191939
SVRCAK
OHC151-169-192045-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH
338 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AKRON HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  445 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 
IN NORTHEAST OHIO
          ...STARK...WAYNE
 
WEATHER RADAR AT 335PM INDICATED A POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 2
MILES SOUTH WEST OF ORVILLE IN WAYNE COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
 
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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, Aug 19, 1:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
OHZ001-002-011-191900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH
148 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 1990

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO THIS
AFTERNOON.

AT 145 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY
RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL OVER SOUTHEAST WOOD AND EAST-CENTRAL HANCOCK
COUNTIES.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE
STORMS WILL ENTER SENECA AND WYANDOT COUNTIES AROUND 200 PM.

IF YOU SEE SEVERE WEATHER... PLEASE CALL YOUR COUNTY SHERRIFF'S OFFICE
AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

MURPHY
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 3:09 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
OHZALL-192000-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR OHIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
310 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 1990

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN OHIO UNTIL 9 PM EDT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON FOR WYANDOT
COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO EXPIRED AT 3 PM.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO BREAK OUT MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY EXTENDED
FROM UPPER SANDUSKY TO MANSFIELD TO JUST WEST OF WOOSTER AT 3 PM. HEAVY
RAINS... FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WERE REPORTED WITH THE
STORMS IN THAT AREA.

THE ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS
EVENING AND PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA WHICH INCLUDES THE MAJOR CITIES OF
MANSFIELD... DAYTON... COLUMBUS AND CINCINNATI SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR
POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING.

IF SEVERE WEATHER OCCURS... SEEK SHELTER AND REPORT THE ACTIVITYO TO
THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IF POSSIBLE.

DEB
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 3:28 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
OHZALL-192000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
330 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 1990

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN OHIO UNTIL 9 PM EDT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON FOR WYANDOT
COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO EXPIRED AT 3 PM.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO BREAK OUT MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY EXTENDED
FROM UPPER SANDUSKY TO MANSFIELD TO JUST WEST OF WOOSTER AT 3 PM. HEAVY
RAINS... FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WERE REPORTED WITH THE
STORMS IN THAT AREA.

THE ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS
EVENING AND PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA WHICH INCLUDES THE MAJOR CITIES OF
DAYTON... COLUMBUS AND CINCINNATI SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR
POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING.

IF SEVERE WEATHER OCCURS... SEEK SHELTER AND REPORT THE ACTIVITY TOr
THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IF POSSIBLE.

KWIATKOWSKI

CORRECTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR CITY OF MANSFIELD IS NOT IN WATCH AREA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 8:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWashington60 min
Aug 19, 3:04 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina116 min
Aug 19, 3:39 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEStark, Summit3 hr
Aug 19, 6:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie56 min
Aug 19, 2:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWyandot34 min
Aug 19, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Tuscarawas63 min
Aug 19, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECoshocton58 min
Aug 19, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGuernsey62 min
Aug 19, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWashington67 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.