Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 1993, 2:09 PM EDT for Warren County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 66 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 26, 1993, 2:09 PM EDT (18:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 1993, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Warren County, PA
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -322 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1613 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KERI 261811 SVRERI PAC123-261915- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE PA 209 PM EDT MON JUL 26 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ERIE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA ...WARREN COUNTY AT 210 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY JUST NORTH OF YOUNGSVILLE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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 26, 1:15 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
PAZ001-002-261900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA 115 PM EDT MON JUL 26 1993 ...MORE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 7 PM EDT... AT 110 PM EDT ERIE WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO NORTHWEST WARREN COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND IS PART OF A LARGER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDS FROM WESTERN NEW YORK STATE TO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. THE STORMS THAT MOVE THORUGH NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY OVER THE NEXT HOUR WILL PRODUCE SOME VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON COULD BECOME SEVERE AND CONTAIN WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES AN HOUR ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL. IF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO YOUR AREA...REMAIN INDOORS INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. REMEMBER IT IS BEST NOT TO USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES WHILE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. THE HEAVY RAIN FROM SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING ON ROADS AND OVER LOW LYING AREAS. TJP/ERIE
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 1:24 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
PAZ001-002-261900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA 115 PM EDT MON JUL 26 1993 ...MORE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 7 PM EDT... AT 110 PM EDT ERIE WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO NORTHWEST WARREN COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND IS PART OF A LARGER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDS FROM WESTERN NEW YORK STATE TO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. THE STORMS THAT MOVE THORUGH NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY OVER THE NEXT HOUR WILL PRODUCE SOME VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON COULD BECOME SEVERE AND CONTAIN WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES AN HOUR ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL. IF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO YOUR AREA...REMAIN INDOORS INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. REMEMBER IT IS BEST NOT TO USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES WHILE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. THE HEAVY RAIN FROM SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING ON ROADS AND OVER LOW LYING AREAS. TJP/ERIE
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 1:39 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
OHZ004-PAZ003-130100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 139 PM EDT MON JUL 26 1993 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING THROUGH NORTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. AT 135 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHEAST MERCER COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND SHOULD MOVE INTO VENANGO COUNTY BY 200 PM. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. WILKINSON
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 1:40 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
OHZ004-PAZ003-130100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 139 PM EDT MON JUL 26 1993 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING THROUGH NORTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. AT 135 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHEAST MERCER COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND SHOULD MOVE INTO VENANGO COUNTY BY 200 PM. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENTd LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. WILKINSON
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 1:48 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
OHZ004-PAZ003-261830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 148 PM EDT MON JUL 26 1993 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING THROUGH NORTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. AT 135 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHEAST MERCER COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND SHOULD MOVE INTO VENANGO COUNTY BY 200 PM. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. WILKINSON ...CORRECTED TO FIX VALID TIMES...
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 1:48 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
OHZ004-PAZ003-261830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 148 PM EDT MON JUL 26 1993 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING THROUGH NORTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. AT 135 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHEAST MERCER COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND SHOULD MOVE INTO VENANGO COUNTY BY 200 PM. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 4z0 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. WILKINSON ...CORRECTED TO FIX VALID TIMES...
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | McKean | 68 min |
| Jul 26, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Elk | 63 min |
| Jul 26, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cameron | 68 min |
| Jul 26, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Forest | 69 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 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.