Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 1993, 7:02 PM EDT for Geauga County, Ohio. It was in force for 58 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 28, 1993, 7:02 PM EDT (23:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 1993, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Geauga County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -154 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1414 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KCLE 282302 RRA SVRCLE OHC055-290000- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 702 PM EDT WED JUL 28 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST OHIO ...GEAUGA COUNTY AT 656 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS OVER CUYOHGA AND LAKE COUNTIES CONTINUING TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE DOWNED TREES AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN GEAUGA COUNTY BY 705 PM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. KOSARIK
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, 5:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 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, 1 hour 28 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, 1 hour 5 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, 1 hour 5 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, 7:00 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
OHZ011-006-290000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MANSFIELD OH 700 PM EDT WED JUL 28 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OHIO... AT 655 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM OVER WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY AND WYANDOT COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE WYANDOT SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTED FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS AS THE STORM MOVED ACROSS THAT COUNTY. THE STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CITY OF BUCYRUS IN CRAWFORD COUNTY BY 710 PM. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. DOXEY NNNN
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 7:00 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
OHZ011-006-290000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MANSFIELD OH 700 PM EDT WED JUL 28 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OHIO... AT 655 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM OVER WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY AND WYANDOT COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE WYANDOT SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTED FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS AS THE STORM MOVED ACROSS THAT COUNTY. THE STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CITY OF BUCYRUS IN CRAWFORD COUNTY BY 710 PM. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. DOXEY < NNNN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa | 48 min |
| Jul 28, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Columbiana | 54 min |
| Jul 28, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 49 min |
| Jul 28, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain | 56 min |
| Jul 28, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wyandot | 52 min |
| Jul 28, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lake | 69 min |
| Jul 28, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 56 min |
| Jul 28, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 58 min |
| Jul 28, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Summit | 57 min |
| Jul 28, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Trumbull | 53 min |
| Jul 28, 7:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 30 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.