Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 1992, 2:45 PM EDT for Lorain County, Ohio. It was in force for 25 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 1992, 2:45 PM EDT (18:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 1992, 3:10 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lorain County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KFNT), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1608 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 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 KCLE 101842 SVRCLE OHC093-103-101945- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 245 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST OHIO ...LORAIN COUNTY...MEDINA COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF LAKE ERIE RADAR AT 240 PM INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES SOUTH OF ELYRIA. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. SOME TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE LAGRANGE AND PENFIELD. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES GET TO A REINFORCED SHELTER AND PREPARE FOR STRONG... DAMAGING WINDS... LARGE HAIL... VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
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 10, 9:43 AM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
OHZ006-011-101445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MANSFIELD OH 943 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 8 PM EDT. AT 2350 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM ROCHESTER SOUTH TO 5 MILES EAST OF MANSFIELD AND EXTENDING SOUTH TO COLUMBUS. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL REACH ASHLAND BY 3 PM. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE HEAV Y RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HAIL. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. CY NNNN
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 1:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
OHZ004>009-101800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 100 PM EDT THU JUL 10 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF OHIO UNTIL 7 PM EDT. SOME OF THE CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE CINCINNATI...COLUMBUS... DAYTON...SPRINGFIELD...STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...ATHENS...IRONTON... CAMBRIDGE...MARIETTA AND PORTSMOUTH. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 1 PM SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE WATCH AREA NORTHEAST OF DAYTON. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 40 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF OHIO AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. IF YOU ARE IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA...KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY AND REMAIN TUNED TO YOUR N.O.A.A. WEATHER RADIO OR T.V. OR RADIO STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH...AND LARGE HAIL. PARTAIN
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 1:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
OHZ004>009-101900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 136 PM EDT THU JUL 10 1992 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR FRANKLIN AND MADISON COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OHIO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF OHIO UNTIL 7 PM EDT. SOME OF THE CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE CINCINNATI...COLUMBUS... DAYTON...SPRINGFIELD...STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...ATHENS...IRONTON... CAMBRIDGE...MARIETTA AND PORTSMOUTH. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 130 PM SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE WATCH AREA NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 40 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA...KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY AND REMAIN TUNED TO YOUR N.O.A.A. WEATHER RADIO OR T.V. OR RADIO STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 2:14 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
OHZ004-007-101930-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH
213 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 1992
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST-CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 7PM
EDT AND THE NORTHEAST INLAND AREAS WILL BE UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT.
RADAR AT 210 PM INDICATED A DEVELOPING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES
SOUTH OF SANDUSKY TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBUS. THE STRONGEST
STORMS WERE INDICATED AT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBUS. THE LINE WAS
MOVING EAST AT AROUND 45 MPH AND WILL REACH WAYNE...HOLMES AND COSHOCTON
COUNTIES BETWEEN 230 AND 3PM.
THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE JAIL.
THOSE IN EASTERN OHIO SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THREATENING CONDITIONS AND BE
PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. {
RLBSpecial weather statement, Jul 10, 2:25 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
OHZ002>009-011-102000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 225 PM EDT THU JUL 10 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF OHIO UNTIL 7 PM EDT AND NORTHEAST OHIO UNTIL 8 PM EDT. SOME OF THE CITIES IN THE WATCH AREAS INCLUDE CINCINNATI...COLUMBUS... DAYTON...SPRINGFIELD...STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...ATHENS...IRONTON... CAMBRIDGE...MARIETTA...PORTSMOUTH...CLEVELAND...AKRON...MANSFIELD AND YOUNGSTOWN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 220 PM SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE WATCH AREA FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLEVELAND ACROSS MANSFIELD TO COLUMBUS AND A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AKRON-CANTON AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 40 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA...KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY AND REMAIN TUNED TO YOUR N.O.A.A. WEATHER RADIO OR T.V. OR RADIO STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE DWARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 55 MPH OR GREATER...LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. HEAVY RAINS CAN FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY...SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. JOHNSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 60 min |
| Jul 10, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 68 min |
| Jul 10, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark, Wayne | 59 min |
| Jul 10, 3:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Stark, Wayne | 65 min |
| Jul 10, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 45 min |
| Jul 10, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Columbiana, Mahoning | 38 min |
| Jul 10, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron | 60 min |
| Jul 10, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Monroe, Noble | 69 min |
| Jul 10, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain, Medina | 65 min |
| Jul 10, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain | 64 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 1992Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1992
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.