Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1991
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 1991, 9:41 PM EDT for Lucas County, Ohio. It was in force for 64 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
- Jul 7, 1991, 9:41 PM EDT (01:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 1991, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lucas County, OH
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 9:47 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Lucas, 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 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 1102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1632 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KTOL 080142 SVRTOL OHC095-080245- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 941 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 1991 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOLEDO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN NORTHWEST OHIO ...LUCAS COUNTY AT 940 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDCIATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WESTERN LUCAS COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED STRONG WINDS...ONE INCH HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN IN ARCHBOLD IN SOUTHWEST FULTON COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE 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. HUGHES
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, Jul 7, 5:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
OHZ004-072300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 545 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 1991 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS COLUMBIANA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MAHONING AND COLUMBIANA COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM EDT. AT 535 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM THE WESTERN COLUMBIANA COUNTY BORDER TO SOUTH OF LISBON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND LIGHTNING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. $$ SLA ...CORRECTED SPELLING...
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 6:01 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 558 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 1991 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 654 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES. HOWEVER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 657 REPLACES WATCH NUMBER 654 FOR PARTS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN OHIO. SEE THE OHIO AREAL OULINE FOR WATCH 657. ...NORTHEAST INLAND... CARROLL COLUMBIANA JEFFERSON MAHONING STARK WAYNE ...CENTRAL... DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING KNOX LICKING MADISON PERRY PICKAWAY ROSS UNION ...EAST CENTRAL... BELMONT COSHOCTON GUERNSEY HARRISON HOLMES MONROE MORGAN MUSKINGUM NOBLE TUSCARAWAS WASHINGTON ...SOUTH CENTRAL... ATHENS JACKSON MEIGS PIKE VINTON ...CENTRAL HIGHLAND... ASHLAND ) CRAWFORD MARION MORROW RICHLAND WYANDOT HEATHFIELD
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 7:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
OHZ004-PAZ003-080300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 736 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 1991 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS MAHONING COUNTY AND TRUMBULL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO THIS EVENING. AT 730 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE THE WESTERN MAHONING COUNTY BORDER TO SOUTH OF THE CITY OF YOUNGSTOWN NEAR BOARDMAN. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN tCOLUMBIANA COUNTY AND WESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY BY 800 PM. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND LIGHTNING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. APFEL
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 8:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
OHZALL-080100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 810 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 1991 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 657 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR OHIO. THERE ARE NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES VALID IN OHIO AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE INTO OHIO LATER THIS EVENING FROM MICHIGAN AND INDIANA. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES. ...NORTHEAST INLAND... CARROLL JEFFERSON ...EAST CENTRAL... BELMONT COSHOCTON GUERNSEY HARRISON HOLMES MONROE MORGAN MUSKINGUM NOBLE TUSCARAWAS WASHINGTON ...SOUTH CENTRAL... ATHENS MEIGS HEATHFIELD
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 8:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
OHZ004-080300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 809 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 1991 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED MOVING ACROSS TRUMBULL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO THIS EVENING. AT 805 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST WEST OF THE YOUNGSTOWN AIRPORT TO NEAR WARREN. STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AS THE STORMS PASSED THROUGH THE CHAMPION AREA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO THE YOUNGSTOWN CITY AREA BY 830 PM. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND LIGHTNING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. APFEL
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 9:03 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
OHZ001-002-011-080200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 903 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 1991 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 3 AM MONDAY MORNING. AT 9 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM AROUND 50 MILES NORTH OF DETROIT MICHIGAN ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF WILLIAMS COUNTY IN OHIO INTO NORTHEAST DEKALB COUNTY IN INDIANA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL ENTER WESTERN FULTON COUNTY BY 920 PM. PEOPLE IN FULTON NORTHWEST OHIO... ESPECIALLY IN FULTON FULTON...SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SHELTER. HUGHES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Fulton, Henry | 80 min |
| Jul 7, 10:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wood | 58 min |
| Jul 7, 10:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa, Sandusky | 57 min |
| Jul 7, 10:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina | 64 min |
| Jul 7, 10:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake | 64 min |
| Jul 7, 10:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 48 min |
| Jul 7, 10:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Trumbull | 68 min |
| Jul 7, 10:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Columbiana | 68 min |
| Jul 7, 11:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 30 min |
| Jul 7, 11:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Summit | 105 min |
| Jul 7, 11:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 12:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Jefferson | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 12:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga, Lake | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 1:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 1:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 1:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga | 54 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.