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Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 30, 1992Lorain County, Medina County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Jul 30, 1992, 9:25 PM EDT for Lorain County, Medina County, Ohio. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 30, 1992, 9:25 PM EDT (01:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 1992, 1:30 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Whole counties

Counties Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 189 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 00:00Z on 1992-07-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 706 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 00:00Z on 1992-07-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 149 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
706 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
975 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
365 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
4.9

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KCLE 310126
FFWCLE
OHC007-035-055-085-093-103-310530-
 
BULLETIN
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
925 PM EDT THU JUL 30 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  130 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHEAST OHIO
 
   ...ASHTABULA COUNTY...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...GEAUGA COUNTY...LAKE COUNTY
   ...LORAIN COUNTY...MEDINA COUNTY
 
AT 925 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHEAST OHIO. THE PRECIPITATION
WAS NOT MOVING MUCH. THIS MEANS FLOODING IS LIKELY OVER NORTHEAST OHIO
UNTIL AT LEAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE IN
URBAN AREAS AND NEAR SMALL STREAMS.
 
 
 
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
 
JJ^K

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 30, 4:21 PM EDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
OHZALL-302130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
421 PM EDT THU JUL 30 1992

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR ALL
BUT THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST PARTS OF OHIO...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF OHIO FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR
RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTHCENTRAL OHIO.

THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT ACROSS MUCH OF
OHIO UNTIL 1000 PM EDT. ONLY THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST CORNERS
OF THE STATE HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH.

A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR ALL OF OHIO FOR TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY. RECENT HEAVY RAINS ACROSS OHIO HAVE LEFT THE
GROUND SATURATED...WITH MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS RUNNING HIGH.
ADDITIONAL RAINS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN
QUICK RISING WATER LEVELS. URBAN TYPE FLOODING WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE AS RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OCCUR IN THE STORMS.

AT 420 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS OHIO. THIS ACTIVITY FAVORED THE SOUTHCENTRAL
AND NORTHCENTRAL PARTS OF THE STATE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING
EAST AROUND 30 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE
HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAINS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. BE PREPARED
TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS OR APPROACH SMALL
STREAMS THAT CAN QUICKLY FLOOD. MANY FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR WHEN
A PERSON ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLE THROUGH A FLOODED ROAD.

KAPELA
Local storm report, Jul 30, 5:17 PM EDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH
507 PM EDT THU JUL 30 1992

TIME EVENT OCCURRED.. 5 PM

TYPE OF EVENT.. ONE INCH HAIL, TREES DOWN...WATER IN STREETS.

LOCATION OF EVENT.. WESTERN WAYNE CjOUNTY ABOUT 50 MILES WEST OF CANTON.

INJURIES.. NONE REPORTED

DEATHS..  NONE REPORTED.

NIBERT
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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 7:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
OHZ004-PAZ003-310100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH
708 PM EDT THU JUL 30 1992

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT AND A FLOOD
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR TRUMBULL...MAHONING AND
COLUMBIANA COUNTIES IN EASTERN OHIO...

AT 700 PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING IN AN ARC FROM CLEVELAND THROUGH AKRON TO
CANTON. A SECOND LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM
CLEVELAND TO WEST OF MANSFIELD. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT
20 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE AFFECTING THE CITIES OF YOUNGSTOWN AND
LISBON BY 745 PM.

THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS. STRONG WINDS
AND HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO STANDING WATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

KUBINA
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 7:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
OHZALL-310100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
720 PM EDT THU JUL 30 1992

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF OHIO
EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST UNTIL 10 PM.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF OHIO FOR BOTH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

AT 715 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS OHIO FROM ABOUT 30 MILES EAST OF CINCINNATI...TO TOLEDOS EASTERN
SUBURBS...TO THE EXTREME NORTHEAST TIP OF THE STATE. OTHER...LESS
INTENSE...STORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER THE REST OF OHIO.

THE BAND OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 20 MPH...AND WILL BE A
THREAT TO ABOUT THE EASTERN THREE FOURTHS OF OHIO FOR MUCH OF THE
EVENING. IT IS POSSIBLE OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR
OUTSIDE THE BAND.

NO CONFIRMED SEVERE WEATHER WAS REPORTED TO THE WEATHER SERVICE IN OHIO
BETWEEN 615 PM AND 715 PM...BUT BOTH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL
OCCURRED EARLIER. THERE WERE ALSO REPORTS OF EXTREMELY RAINS. SOME OF
THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL ON DARKE COUNTY...WERE UP TO TWO AND A HALF
INCHES FELL BETWEEN 550 PM AND 640 PM.
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OHIOANS IN THE PATH OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT NEED TO BE READY FOR BOTH
SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING. IT WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO BE ALERT
FOR PROLONGED HEAVY RAINS THAT MIGHT TRIGGER FLOODING.

KWIATKOWSKI
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 7:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
OHZALL-310100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
730 PM EDT THU JUL 30 1992

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF OHIO
EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST UNTIL 10 PM.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF OHIO FOR BOTH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

AT 715 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS OHIO FROM ABOUT 30 MILES EAST OF CINCINNATI...TO TOLEDOS EASTERN
SUBURBS...TO THE EXTREME NORTHEAST TIP OF THE STATE. OTHER...LESS
INTENSE...STORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER THE REST OF OHIO.

THE BAND OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 20 MPH...AND WILL BE A
THREAT TO ABOUT THE EASTERN THREE FOURTHS OF OHIO FOR MUCH OF THE
EVENING. IT IS POSSIBLE OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR
OUTSIDE THE BAND.

NO CONFIRMED SEVERE WEATHER WAS REPORTED TO THE WEATHER SERVICE IN OHIO
BETWEEN 615 PM AND 715 PM...BUT BOTH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL
OCCURRED EARLIER. THERE WERE ALSO REPORTS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN. SOME OF
THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL ON DARKE COUNTY...WHERE UP TO TWO AND A HALF
INCHES FELL BETWEEN 550 PM AND 640 PM.

OHIOANS IN THE PATH OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT NEED TO BE READY FOR BOTH
SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING. IT WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO BE ALERT
FOR PROLONGED HEAVY RAINS THAT MIGHT TRIGGER FLOODING.

KWIATKOWSKI

CORRECTED WORDI|NG SIXTH PARAGRAPH
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 9:18 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
OHZ004-007-310230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH
915 PM EDT THU JUL 30 1992

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EASTERN
OHIO UNTIL 10 PM EDT. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF OHIO FOR
BOTH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

AT 9 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS
FROM NEAR GARRETSVILLE IN PORTAGE COUNTY SOUTHWEST THROUGH WOOSTER
AND MANSFIELD AND THEN SOUTH TO JUST WEST OF COSCHOCTON. THE
STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WERE JUST NORTH OF AKRON AND NEAR MANSFIELD.
THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAINS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. AT 845 PM
A HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED THREE FEET OF WATER AT THE INTERSECTION
OF RT 53 AND RT 183... JUST SOUTH OF ALLIANCE IN STARK COUNTY. A CAR WAS
STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. BETWEEN 7PM AND 9PM...MANY
REPORTS OF ONE AND A HALF TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN OVER SUMMIT...STARK AND
PORRTAGE COUNTIES WERE RECEIVED.

OHIOANS SHOULD LISTEN FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...AND HAVE A PLACE OF SAFTEY IN MIND
IN CASE OF SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING DEVELOPS.

ALTO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 30, 8:18 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEColumbiana57 min
Jul 30, 8:34 PM EDTTornado WarningCLETrumbull56 min
Jul 30, 9:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake4 hr
Jul 30, 9:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEPortage, Stark, Summit4 hr
Jul 30, 9:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEHolmes, Wayne4 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.