Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 1993, 6:03 PM EDT for Portage County, Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 57 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 1993, 6:03 PM EDT (22:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1993, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Portage County, OH, Summit County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 446 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 573 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
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, Jun 8, 4:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
OHZ001-082200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 434 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST OHIO. AT 430 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO PAULDING AND DEFIANCE COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST OHIO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER NEAR FORT WAYNE INDIANA. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS HAS ENTERED PUTNAM COUNTY OHIO AND WILL BE MOVING INTO HENRY COUNTY OHIO BY 440 PM. THE CITY OF HOLGATE ...13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NAPOLEON IN HENRY COUNTY IS RIGHT IN THE PATH OF THESE APPROACHING STORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. COVERAGE OF THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STAY CLOSE TO A R ADIO...TELEVISION OR YOUR WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SITUATION. BARNES ...CORRECTED THE HEADER AND CHANGED LEAD SENTENCE...
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
OHZ001-082200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 434 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST OHIO. AT 430 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO PAULDING AND DEFIANCE COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST OHIO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER NEAR FORT WAYNE INDIANA. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS HAS ENTERED PUTNAM COUNTY OHIO AND WILL BE MOVING INTO HENRY COUNTY OHIO BY 440 PM. THE CITY OF HOLGATE ...13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NAPOLEON IN HENRY COUNTY IS RIGHT IN THE PATH OF THESE APPROACHING STORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. COVERAGE OF THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STAY CLOSE TO A RADIO...TELEVISION OR YOUR WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SITUATION. BARNES ...CORRECTED THE HEADER AND CHANGED LEAD SENTENCE...
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
OHZALL-082230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 443 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 1993M...RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL OHIO TO THE SOUTHEAST OF CANTON. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARRISON AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM. AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELPED OVER NORTH CENTRAL OHIO TO ORTH OF MANSFIELD. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 40 MPH. > A LARGE COMPLEX OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED OVER NORTHEAST INDIANA AROUND 3 PM WHICH HAS NOW MOVED INTO NORTHWEST OHIO. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT FOR PAULDING AND PUTMAN COUNTIES U 500 AND 515 PM RESPECTIVELY. THIS COMPLEX OF SEVERE STORMS WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST THROUGHOUT THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES AND POSSE. GABRIC
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
OHZALL-082230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 443 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 1993M...RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL OHIO TO THE SOUTHEAST OF CANTON. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARRISON AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM. AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELPED OVER NORTH CENTRAL OHIO TO ORTH OF MANSFIELD. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 40 MPH. > A LARGE COMPLEX OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED OVER NORTHEAST INDIANA AROUND 3 PM WHICH HAS NOW MOVED INTO NORTHWEST OHIO. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT FOR PAULDING AND PUTMAN COUNTIES U 500 AND 515 PM RESPECTIVELY. THIS COMPLEX OF SEVERE STORMS WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST THROUGHOUT THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES AND POSSE. GABRIC
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
OHZALL-082230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 448 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE NORTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF OHIO UNTIL 10 PM EDT....EXCEPT FOR PARTS OF THE CENTRAL LAKESHORE AND ALL OF THE EAST LAKESHORE COUNTIES. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE COLUMBUS...LIMA...DAYTON... SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TOLEDO...AKRON...CANTON...STEUBENVILLE... YOUNGSTOWN...MANSFIELD...AND MARIETTA. AT 435 PM...RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL OHIO TO THE SOUTHEAST OF CANTON. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARRISON AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM. AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELPED OVER NORTH CENTRAL OHIO TO THE NORTH OF MANSFIELD. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 40 MPH. > A LARGE COMPLEX OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED OVER NORTHEAST INDIANA AROUND 3 PM WHICH HAS NOW MOVED INTO NORTHWEST OHIO. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT FOR PAULDING AND PUTMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 500 AND 515 PM RESPECTIVELY. THIS COMPLEX OF SEVERE STORMS WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST THROUGHOUT THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GABRIC CORRECTED TO ADD A WORD IN LAST PARAGRAPH
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
OHZALL-082230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 448 PM EDT TUE JUN 8 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE NORTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF OHIO UNTIL 10 PM EDT....EXCEPT FOR PARTS OF THE CENTRAL LAKESHORE AND ALL OF THE EAST LAKESHORE COUNTIES. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE COLUMBUS...LIMA...DAYTON... SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TOLEDO...AKRON...CANTON...STEUBENVILLE... YOUNGSTOWN...MANSFIELD...AND MARIETTA. AT 435 PM...RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL OHIO TO THE SOUTHEAST OF CANTON. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARRISON AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM. AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELPED OVER NORTH CENTRAL OHIO TO THE NORTH OF MANSFIELD. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 40 MPH. > A LARGE COMPLEX OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED OVER NORTHEAST INDIANA AROUND 3 PM WHICH HAS NOW MOVED INTO NORTHWEST OHIO. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT FOR PAULDING AND PUTMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 500 AND 515 PM RESPECTIVELY. THIS COMPLEX OF SEVERE STORMS WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST THROUGHOUT THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GABRIC CORRECTED TO ADD A WORD IN LAST PARAGRAPH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark, Wayne | 65 min |
| Jun 7, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Belmont, Harrison, Jefferson | 65 min |
| Jun 7, 9:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Monroe | 67 min |
| Jun 8, 12:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wayne | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 64 min |
| Jun 8, 3:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Geauga | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Coshocton, Tuscarawas | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Harrison, Jefferson | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Putnam | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 4:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Putnam | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Henry | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wood | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 5:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Hancock | 43 min |
| Jun 8, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Seneca | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wyandot | 39 min |
| Jun 8, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron | 68 min |
| Jun 8, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 64 min |
| Jun 8, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Trumbull | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Columbiana, Mahoning | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Butler, Venango | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lawrence | 61 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.