Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 1993, 6:32 AM EDT for Hancock County, Wood County, Ohio. It was in force for 43 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 1993, 6:32 AM EDT (10:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 1993, 7:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Hancock County, OH, Wood County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 1697 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1351 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 281 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 11.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KTOL 091033 SVRCLE OHC063-173-091115- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 632 AM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOLEDO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...S... IN NORTHWEST OHIO ...HANCOCK COUNTY...WOOD COUNTY AT 630 AM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN WOOD AND MUCH OF HANCOCK COUNTIES. AT 625 AM EDT...SPOTTERS REPORTED 50 MPH WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN IN BOWLING GREEN. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. HUGHES
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 9, 5:40 AM EDT, 52 minutes before
OHZ001-005-010-008-091030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 540 AM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN OHIO UNTIL 10 AM EDT. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH ARE TOLEDO...FINDLAY...DAYTON AND CINCINNATI. AT 535 AM EDT RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN OHIO AND OVER MUCH OF INDIANA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER INDIANA. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH WERE REPORTED IN THE INDIANAPOLIS AREA JUST BEFORE 5 AM EDT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY EAST AT OVER 50 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND MOVE TO SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER IS OBSERVED. KIELTYKA
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 5:40 AM EDT, 52 minutes before
OHZ001-005-010-008-091030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 540 AM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN OHIO UNTIL 10 AM EDT. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH ARE TOLEDO...FINDLAY...DAYTON AND CINCINNATI. AT 535 AM EDT RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN OHIO AND OVER MUCH OF INDIANA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER INDIANA. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH WERE REPORTED IN THE INDIANAPOLIS AREA JUST BEFORE 5 AM EDT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY EAST AT OVER 50 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND MOVE TO SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER IS OBSERVED. KIELTYKA
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 5:45 AM EDT, 47 minutes before
OHZ001-002-011-091100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 545 AM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 10 AM EDT. AT 543 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM WILLIAMS COUNTY AND WESTERN FULTON COUNTY EXTENDING SOUTH INTO MERCER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST AND WESTERN OHIO. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN SOUTHERN PAULDING AND NORTHERN VAN WERT COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY BY 6 AM AND WESTERN HENRY COUNTY BY 615 AM. PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST OHIO SHOULD LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THEIR LOCAL NEWS STATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HUGHES
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 5:46 AM EDT, 46 minutes before
OHZ001-002-011-091100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 545 AM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 10 AM EDT. AT 543 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM WILLIAMS COUNTY AND WESTERN FULTON COUNTY EXTENDING SOUTH INTO MERCER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST AND WESTERN OHIO. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN SOUTHERN PAULDING AND NORTHERN VAN WERT COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY BY 6 AM AND WESTERN HENRY COUNTY BY 615 AM. PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST OHIO SHOULD LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THEIR LOCAL NEWS STA6TION FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HUGHES
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 6:00 AM EDT, 32 minutes before
OHZALL-091100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND EARLY MORNING OHIO WEATHER STORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 600 AM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN ONE FOURTH OF OHIO UNTIL 1000 AM EDT. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE TOLEDO...DEFIANCE...FINDLAY...LIMA...DAYTON AND CINCINNATI. AT 555 AM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR FORT WAYNE INDIANA TO JUST WEST OF DAYTON TO NEAR CINCINNATI. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN OHIO AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE ALL ALONG THIS LINE OF STORMS. AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY STATEWIDE TODAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. DESPITE THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE RATHER WARM. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 80S OVER NORTHWEST OHIO TO NEAR 90 IN THE SOUTH. THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT WORKS ITS WAY ACROSS OHIO. AGAIN...SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 60S OVER NORTHWEST OHIO TO NEAR 70 IN THE SOUTHEAST. ON THE MORNING WEATHER MAP...A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL WISCONSIN SOUTHWEST INTO TEXAS. THIS FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND THEN ACROSS IT TONIGHT. BARJENBRUCH
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 6:00 AM EDT, 32 minutes before
OHZALL-091100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND EARLY MORNING OHIO WEATHER STORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 600 AM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN ONE FOURTH OF OHIO UNTIL 1000 AM EDT. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE TOLEDO...DEFIANCE...FINDLAY...LIMA...DAYTON AND CINCINNATI. AT 555 AM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR FORT WAYNE INDIANA TO JUST WEST OF DAYTON TO NEAR CINCINNATI. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN OHIO AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE ALL ALONG THIS LINE OF STORMS. AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY STATEWIDE TODAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. DESPITE THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE RATHER WARM. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 80S OVER NORTHWEST OHIO TO NEAR 90 IN THE SOUTH. THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT WORKS ITS WAY ACROSS OHIO. AGAIN...SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 60S OVER NORTHWEST OHIO TO NEAR 70 IN THE SOUTHEAST. ON THE MORNING WEATHER MAP...A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL WISCONSIN SOUTHWEST INTO TEXAS. THIS FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND THEN ACROSS IT TONIGHT. BARJENBRUCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 6:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Putnam | 40 min |
| Jun 9, 6:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron | 62 min |
| Jun 9, 7:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 66 min |
| Jun 9, 7:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 68 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993
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.