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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 14, 1992Cuyahoga County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 1992, 7:15 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It was in force for 60 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 14, 1992, 7:15 PM EDT (23:15 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 1992, 8:15 PM EDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Whole counties

County Cuyahoga County, OH

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 178 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 529 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1084 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 184 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 3.1

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KCLE 142315
SVRCLE
OHC035-150015-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
715 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  815 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN NORTHEAST OHIO
 
   ...CUYAHOGA COUNTY
 
AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF LAKE ERIE
 
AT 715 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
JUST OFF SHORE OF LORAIN COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ALONG THE LORAIN COUNTY SHORELINE. THE STORMS
WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO BAY VILLAGE
AROUND 730 PM.
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTOR>MS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS... FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF DRAINAGE
SYSTEMS. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO
PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
 
SJN

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 14, 1:56 PM EDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before

OHZALL-141900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
155 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 1992

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT FOR THE NORTHWEST QUARTER
OF OHIO.

SOME OF THE CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA ARE TOLEDO...DEFIANCE...FINDLAY...
TIFFIN...FREMONT...SANDUSKY... AND NORWALK.

A WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS AREA FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES.

PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN DEVELOP IN A SHORT TIME AND TORNADOES ARE ONE OF
NATURES MOST VIOLENT STORMS.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA TAKE
COVER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU ARE IN A HOME OR A BUILDING GO TO THE BASEMENT.
IF THERE IS NO BASEMENT THEN GO INTO AN INTERIOR ROOM IN THE LOWEST
LEVEL...USUALLY A BATHROOM OR CLOSET. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME ABANDON
IT AND GO TO A STRONGER BUILDING IF YOU HAVE TIME. OTHERWISE GET INTO A
DITCH OR CULVERT.

SJN

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:50 PM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before

OHZALL-142000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
250 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 1992

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT FOR THE NORTHWEST QUARTER
OF OHIO.

SOME OF THE CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA ARE TOLEDO...DEFIANCE...FINDLAY...
FOSTORIA...FREMONT...PORT CLINTON...AND NORWALK.

A WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS AREA FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES.

PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN DEVELOP RAPIDLY...AND TORNADOES ARE ONE OF MOTHER
NATURES MOST VIOLENT STORMS.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA TAKE
COVER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU ARE IN A HOME OR A BUILDING GO TO THE BASEMENT.
IF THERE IS NO BASEMENT THEN GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM IN THE LOWEST
LEVEL...USUALLY A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME ABANDON
IT AND GO TO A STRONGER BUILDING IF YOU HAVE TIME. OTHERWISE GET INTO A
DITCH OR CULVERT.

SJN

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:54 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before

OHZALL-142100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
355 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 1992

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT FOR THE NORTHWEST QUARTER
OF OHIO.

SOME OF THE CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA ARE TOLEDO...LIMA...FINDLAY...
OTTAWA...FOSTORIA...FREMONT...PORT CLINTON...AND NORWALK.

A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR ALL BUT SOUTHEAST OHIO.

AT 350 PM SATELLITE PICTURES AND RADAR COMPOSITES SHOWED A LINE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AND NORTHEAST INDIANA
TO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. THE LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL
MOVE INTO NORTHWEST OHIO AT AROUND 430 PM.

PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN DEVELOP RAPIDLY...AND TORNADOES ARE ONE OF MOTHER
NATURES MOST VIOLENT STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS ALSO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINS.
THE RAINFALL FROM THE PAST COUPLE NIGHTS HAS MADE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE
FOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA TAKE
COVER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU ARE IN A HOME OR A BUILDING GO TO THE BASEMENT.
IF THERE IS NO BASEMENT THEN GO TO ANR INTERIOR ROOM IN THE LOWEST LEVEL.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS GET INTO A DITCH OR REVINE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS.

SJN

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 4:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

PAZ002>004-142200

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
422 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 1992

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FORMING OVER PARTS OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...

AT 415 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER
PARTS OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.  ONE CELL WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST WARREN
COUNTY...ANOTHER WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA JUST WEST
OF WATERFORD.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA THEY WILL PRODUCE HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL.

THE AIR OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA IS VERY WARM AND UNSTABLE...SO MORE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE SO STAYED TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
PAONE/PARRISH/LAMBERT

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 4:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

PAZ001>004-142200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
430 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 1992

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FORMING OVER PARTS OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...

AT 415 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER
PARTS OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.  ONE CELL WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST WARREN
COUNTY...ANOTHER WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA JUST WEST
OF WATERFORD.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA THEY WILL PRODUCE HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL.

THE AIR OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA IS VERY WARM AND UNSTABLE...SO MORE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE SO STAYED TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING.

PAONE/PARRISH/LAMBERT

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 6:21 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

PAZ001-002-003-004-014-150000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
610 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 1992

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA UNITL MIDNIGHT EDT...

AT 610 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT
STRETCHED FROM THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO TO LONG POINT CANADA AND
THEN CONTINUED WESTWARD TO CENTRAL LAKE ERIE.  THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
WAS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH AND IS FORECAST TO REACH THE PENNSYLVANIA
LAKESHORE BETWEEN 730 PM AND 800 PM EDT.

OTHER THUNDERSTORM CELLS WERE SEEN OVER NORTHWEST MCKEAN COUNTY OF PENNSYLVANIA.THESE ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVE INTO NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
THIS EVENING COULD BECOME SEVERE AND CONTAIN DAMAGING WINDS...DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR
NO WARNING.

IF THREATENING WEATHER DOES MOVE INTO YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER IN
A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.  DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES WHILE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING.

IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR COUNTY...GO INTO YOUR BASEMENT
OR SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM OF YOUR HOME.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE
WARNING.

PAONE/PARRISH/LAMBERT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 8:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Trumbull	55 min
Jul 13, 8:36 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Carroll	69 min
Jul 13, 8:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Wayne	62 min
Jul 13, 9:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Trumbull	60 min
Jul 13, 9:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Trumbull	48 min
Jul 13, 10:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Stark, Summit, Wayne	61 min
Jul 13, 10:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning	69 min
Jul 14, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Fulton	57 min
Jul 14, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Wood	50 min
Jul 14, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ottawa, Sandusky	56 min
Jul 14, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Seneca	65 min
Jul 14, 7:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Huron	58 min
Jul 14, 7:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lorain	69 min
Jul 14, 7:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lake	58 min

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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.