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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 28, 1993Wyandot County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 1993, 6:23 PM EDT for Wyandot County, Ohio. It was in force for 52 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 28, 1993, 6:23 PM EDT (22:23 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 1993, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Whole counties

County Wyandot County, OH

The nearest sounding before it

Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 129 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, Dayton/James M C, OH at 12:00Z on 1993-07-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1376 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dayton/James M C, OH at 12:00Z on 1993-07-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1376 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1186 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.0

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The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

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 28, 5:24 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
OHZ001-002-011-282200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH
524 PM EDT WED JUL 28 1993

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST AND
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 10 PM EDT.

AT 520 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH EXTENDED FROM 15 MILES EAST OF TOLEDO SOUTHWEST TO
10 MILES WEST OF OTTAWA IN PUTNAM COUNTY. THE LINE EXTENDED ROUGHLY
ALONG THE MAUMEE RIVER.

THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NORTHWEST
OHIO AND MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. BY 630 PM EDT THE LINE WILL
EXTEND FROM JUST WEST OF PORT CLINTON IN OTTAWA COUNTY TO JUST WEST OF
FINDLAY IN HANCOCK COUNTY.

THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF DEVELOPING RAPIDLY. IF THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

DIEFENDERFER
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 5:25 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
OHZ001-002-011-282200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH
524 PM EDT WED JUL 28 1993

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST AND
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 10 PM EDT.

AT 520 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH EXTENDED FROM 15 MILES EAST OF TOLEDO SOUTHWEST TO
10 MILES WEST OF OTTAWA IN PUTNAM COUNTY. THE LINE EXTENDED ROUGHLY
ALONG THE MAUMEE RIVER.

THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NORTHWEST
OHIO AND MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. BY 630 PM EDT THE LINE WILL
EXTEND FROM JUST WEST OF PORT CLINTON IN OTTAWA COUNTY TO JUST WEST OF
FINDLAY IN HANCOCK COUNTY.

THESE STORMS RHAVE A HISTORY OF DEVELOPING RAPIDLY. IF THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

DIEFENDERFER
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 5:33 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
OHZ001-002-011-282300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH
533 PM EDT WED JUL 28 1993

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST AND
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 10 PM EDT.

AT 520 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH EXTENDED FROM 15 MILES EAST OF TOLEDO SOUTHWEST TO
10 MILES WEST OF OTTAWA IN PUTNAM COUNTY. THE LINE EXTENDED ROUGHLY
ALONG THE MAUMEE RIVER.

THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NORTHWEST
OHIO AND MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. BY 630 PM EDT THE LINE WILL
EXTEND FROM JUST WEST OF PORT CLINTON IN OTTAWA COUNTY TO JUST WEST OF
FINDLAY IN HANCOCK COUNTY.

THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF DEVELOPING RAPIDLY. IF THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

DIEFENDERFER
CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 5:34 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
OHZ001-002-011-282300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH
533 PM EDT WED JUL 28 1993

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST AND
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 10 PM EDT.

AT 520 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH EXTENDED FROM 15 MILES EAST OF TOLEDO SOUTHWEST TO
10 MILES WEST OF OTTAWA IN PUTNAM COUNTY. THE LINE EXTENDED ROUGHLY
ALONG THE MAUMEE RIVER.

THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NORTHWEST
OHIO AND MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. BY 630 PM EDT THE LINE WILL
EXTEND FROM JUST WEST OF PORT CLINTON IN OTTAWA COUNTY TO JUST WEST OF
FINDLAY IN HANCOCK COUNTY.~

THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF DEVELOPING RAPIDLY. IF THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

DIEFENDERFER
CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 5:57 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
OHZ004-007-282300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH
557 PM EDT WED. JUL 28 1993

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST AND
EAST-CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 10 PM EDT.

RADAR AT 555 PM INDICATED AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
OVER EXTREME SOUTHWEST COSHOCTON COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT
ABOUT 35 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE CITY OF COSHOCTON ABOUT 630 PM.
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO ABOUT 45 MPH AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL
CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.

FARTHER WEST RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE
WESTERN END OF LAKE ERIE SOUTHWEST INTO THE DAYTON AREA. THESE STORMS
WERE ALSO MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND WILL AFFECT OHIO'S EASTERN
COUNTIES A LITTLE LATER THIS EVENING.

PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.

RLB
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 5:57 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
OHZ004-007-282300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH
557 PM EDT WED. JUL 28 1993

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST AND
EAST-CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 10 PM EDT.

RADAR AT 555 PM INDICATED AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
OVER EXTREME SOUTHWEST COSHOCTON COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT
ABOUT 35 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE CITY OF COSHOCTON ABOUT 630 PM.
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO ABOUT 45 MPH AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL
CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.

FARTHER WEST RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE
WESTERN END OF LAKE ERIE SOUTHWEST INTO THE DAYTON AREA. THESE STORMS
WERE ALSO MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND WILL AFFECT OHIO'S EASTERN
COUNTIES A LITTLE LATER THIS EVENING.

PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.

RLB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas45 min
Jul 28, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa48 min
Jul 28, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEColumbiana54 min
Jul 28, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie49 min
Jul 28, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain56 min
Jul 28, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELake69 min
Jul 28, 6:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina56 min
Jul 28, 7:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga58 min
Jul 28, 7:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula58 min
Jul 28, 7:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Summit57 min
Jul 28, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Trumbull53 min
Jul 28, 7:40 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshtabula30 min
Jul 28, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELawrence53 min
Jul 28, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Venango, Warren65 min
Jul 28, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEElk, Forest62 min
Jul 28, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford67 min
Jul 28, 7:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford53 min
Jul 28, 7:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMercer49 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.