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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 19, 1990Guernsey County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 1990, 4:58 PM EDT for Guernsey County, Ohio. It was in force for 62 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
Aug 19, 1990, 4:58 PM EDT (20:58 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 1990, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Whole counties

County Guernsey 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, 5:20 PM EDTThunderstorm Wind 0Guernsey, 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 125 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°0°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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KCAK 192058
SVRCAK
OHC059-192200-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH
458 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AKRON HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  600 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
 
IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO
          ...GUERNSEY
 
AT 455 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES NORTH OF CAMBRIDGE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
 
 
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING.  DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS.  DON'T USE TELEPHONES
OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM
HAS PASSED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

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, 3 hours 10 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, 1 hour 49 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, 1 hour 30 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
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 3:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
OHZALL-192200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
350 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 1990

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

MAJOR CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE CINCINNATI... COLUMBUS...
DAYTON... AND SPRINGFIELD.

AT 340 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A BROKEN LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS FROM ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF CANTON... TO MARION...  TO
ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF DAYTON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35
MPH. IF THEY MAINTAIN THIS COURSE... BY 445 PM THE LINE SHOULD BE FROM
A LITTLE WEST OF STEUBENVILLE... TO NEAR COLUMBUS... TO A LITTLE SOUTH
OF DAYTON.

THE GREATEST THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE HAIL IN OHIO THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE FROM STORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LINE.
HOWEVER... THERE WERE WIDELY SCATTERED STORMS OVER OTHER PARTS OF THE
STATE AT 330 PM. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO HEADING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH...
AND A FEW OF THEM COULD PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER.

AS OF 340 PM NO SEVERE WEATHER HAD ACTUALLY BEEN REPORTED TO THE
WEATHER SERVICE. HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL FOR SUCH WEATHER WILL CONTINUE
FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING. IN ADDITION...  THERE WERE REPORTS OF
THUNDERSTORMS PUTTING DOWN AN INCH OF RAIN IN AN HOUR THIS AFTERNOON.
PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THE THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING OHIO TODAY SHOULD BE
READY FOR COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS... HAIL... AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

KWIATKOWSKI
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 4:54 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
OHZALL-192300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND AFTERNOON OHIO WEATHER STORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
500 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 1990

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND
CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 9 PM. SOME OF THE CITIES IN THE WATCH ARE
COLUMBUS... CINCINNATI AND DAY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM FOR HOLMES
... TUSCARAWAS AND COSHOCTON COUNTIES AND FOR DARKE COUNTY UNTIL 530
PM.

AT 440 PM CLEVELAND WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... A
FEW WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS EXTENDING FROM AKRON AND CANTON TO NEAR
ZANESVILLE AND THEN WEST TO JUST NORTH OF COLUMBUS. THE HEAVIEST STORMS
WERE LOCATED IN NORTHERN STARK COUNTY... NORTHERN MUSKINGUM COUNTY AND
WESTERN LICKING COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN
HOUR.

CLOUDY SKIES COVERED THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE STATE TODAY AND
TEMPERATURES WERE ONLY IN THE 70S. PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WERE
FOUND OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE AND TEMPERATURES LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WERE IN THE LOWER 90S IN THE CINCINNATI AND COLUMBUS AREAS.

THE HUMIDITY WAS QUITE HIGH AND WAS GENERALLY MORE THAN 60 PERCENT
ACROSS THE STATE. HAZE WAS ALSO COMMON AND WAS RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES
SLIGHTLY.

A COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM IOWA TO NORTHERN OHIO TO THE MID ATLANTIC
STATES AND WILL BE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH OHIO TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
THIS WILL KEEP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST OVER MUCH OF
OHIO THROUGH TUESDAY. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE 60S WITH HIGHS ON
MONDAY RANGING FROM THE 70S NORTH TO NEAR 90 SOUTH.

HILTBRAND
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 4:57 PM EDT, 1 minute before
OHZALL-192300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND AFTERNOON OHIO WEATHER STORY... CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
455 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 1990

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND
CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 9 PM. SOME OF THE CITIES IN THE WATCH ARE
COLUMBUS... CINCINNATI AND DAY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM FOR HOLMES
... TUSCARAWAS AND COSHOCTON COUNTIES AND FOR DARKE COUNTY UNTIL 530
PM.

AT 440 PM CLEVELAND WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... A
FEW WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS EXTENDING FROM AKRON AND CANTON TO NEAR
ZANESVILLE AND THEN WEST TO JUST NORTH OF COLUMBUS. THE HEAVIEST STORMS
WERE LOCATED IN NORTHERN STARK COUNTY... NORTHERN MUSKINGUM COUNTY AND
WESTERN LICKING COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN
HOUR.

CLOUDY SKIES COVERED THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE STATE TODAY AND
TEMPERATURES WERE ONLY IN THE 70S. PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WERE
FOUND OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE AND TEMPERATURES LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WERE IN THE LOWER 90S IN THE CINCINNATI AND COLUMBUS AREAS.

THE HUMIDITY WAS QUITE HIGH AND WAS GENERALLY MORE THAN 60 PERCENT
ACROSS THE STATE. HAZE WAS ALSO COMMON AND WAS RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES
SLIGHTLY.

A COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM IOWA TO NORTHERN OHIO TO THE MID ATLANTIC
STATES AND WILL BE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH OHIO TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
THIS WILL KEEP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST OVER MUCH OF
OHIO THROUGH TUESDAY. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE 60S WITH HIGHS ON
MONDAY RANGING FROM THE 70S NORTH TO NEAR 90 SOUTH.

HILTBRAND

...CORRECTED TIME ISSUED...

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, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark, Wayne67 min
Aug 19, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Tuscarawas63 min
Aug 19, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECoshocton58 min
Aug 19, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWashington67 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.