Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 1992, 7:14 PM EDT for Henry County, Lucas County, Ohio. It was in force for 46 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 1992, 7:14 PM EDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 1992, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Henry County, OH, Lucas County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KFNT), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 203 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1252 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 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 KTOL 172314 SVRTOL OHC069-095-180000- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 714 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOLEDO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN NORTHWEST OHIO ...HENRY COUNTY...LUCAS COUNTY A 710 PM WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF NAPOLEON IN HENRY COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST LUCAS COUNTY BY 720 PM. 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. 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, May 17, 5:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
OHZ004-007-172300-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH
550 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 1992
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK
TONIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OHIO.
AT 545 PM EDT AKRON CANTON WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM CLEVELAND SOUTH THROUGH WOOSTER
TO 15 MILES WEST OF MILLERSBURG. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXTEND FROM KENT SOUTH THROUGH CANTON
TO COSHOCTON BY 630 PM.
AS THIS LINE MOVES THROUGH BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...INTENSE LIGHTNING...
WINDS GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED.
PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL (OHIO SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO {
A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
MOTORISTS CAN ALSO EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO BE GREATLY REDUCED
IN THE HEAVY RAINS.
THOMPSONSpecial weather statement, May 17, 6:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
OHZ004-PAZ003-180000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 605 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. AT 600 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM ASHTABULA TO JUST WEST OF AKRON-CANTON AND TO NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN TRUMBULL AND MAHONING COUNTIES BY 630 PM. HEAVY DOWNPOURS...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER DEVELOPS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. < APFEL
Special weather statement, May 17, 6:29 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
OHZ001-002-011-180000-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH
628 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 1992
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST OHIO
UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING.
AT 625 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH WILLIAMS COUNTY IN
NORTHWEST OHIO INTO NORTHEAST INDIANA.
THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL ENTER WESTERN FULTON
COUNTY BY 635 PM AND WESTERN HENRY COUNTY BY 650 PM. PEOPLE IN
THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER AND BE
READY TO MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
HUGHES
0Special weather statement, May 17, 6:43 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
PAZ001>003-180300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA 633 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 640 PM SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL LAKE ERIE THROUGH ASHTABULA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...SOUTH TO NEAR AKRON OHIO. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH...AND WILL ENTER INTO WESTERN ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES SHORTLY BEFORE 7 PM. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WHILE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. BOAT OPERATORS ON LAKE ERIE AND PRESQUE ISLE BAY SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. LAMBERT/PAONE/PARRISH
Special weather statement, May 17, 6:51 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA...CORRECTED 650 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 1992 PAZ001>003-180300- ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 640 PM SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL LAKE ERIE THROUGH ASHTABULA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...SOUTH TO NEAR AKRON OHIO. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH...AND WILL ENTER INTO WESTERN ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES SHORTLY BEFORE 7 PM. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WHILE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. BOAT OPERATORS ON LAKE ERIE AND PRESQUE ISLE BAY SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. LAMBERT/PAONE/PARRISH
Special weather statement, May 17, 6:53 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
PAZ001>003-180300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA 652 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 640 PM SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL LAKE ERIE THROUGH ASHTABULA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...SOUTH TO NEAR AKRON OHIO. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH...AND WILL ENTER INTO WESTERN ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES SHORTLY BEFORE 7 PM. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WHILE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIAL. BOAT OPERATORS ON LAKE ERIE AND PRESQUE ISLE BAY SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. LAMBERT/PAONE/PARRISH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Fulton | 54 min |
| May 17, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa, Sandusky | 25 min |
| May 17, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 32 min |
| May 17, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 68 min |
| May 17, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 48 min |
| May 17, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wood | 31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.