Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 1994, 3:44 PM EDT for Coshocton County, Holmes County, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. It was in force for 61 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1994, 3:44 PM EDT (19:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 1994, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Coshocton County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 1283 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1033 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 1 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCAK 181956 COR SVRCAK OHC031-075-157-182045- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH 344 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AKRON HAS EXTENDED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO ...COSHOCTON COUNTY...HOLMES COUNTY...TUSCARAWAS COUNTY WEATHER RADAR AT THE AKRON CANTON AIRPORT CONTINUES TO INDICATE POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER HOLMES, TUSCARAWAS, AND COSHOCTON COUNTIES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE STATIONARY. 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. MARTIN NNNN CORRECTED EXTENDING WARNING RATHER THAN ISSUING.
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 18, 12:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-181745- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 1245 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTERN OHIO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AT 1243 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER STARK COUNTY...ONE JUST SOUTHWEST OF CANTON AND THE OTHER JUST NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE. NO MOVEMENT HAS BEEN DETERMINED YET. THESE STO4RMS ARE CAPABLE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. IK ...CORRECTED TIMES...
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 1:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-181810- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 105 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTERN OHIO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AT 100 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER STARK COUNTY...ONE NEAR CANTON AND THE OTHER NEAR LOUISVILLE. MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER SUMMIT COUNTY...BETWEEN BARBERTON AND AKRON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND OVER PORTAGE COUNTY BETWEEN KENT AND RAVENNA. IN ADDITION THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL COSHOCTON...NORTHERN MUSKINGUM AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES. ALL THESE STORMS WERE SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. IK
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 1:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-181810- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 105 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTERN OHIO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AT 100 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER STARK COUNTY...ONE NEAR CANTON AND THE OTHER NEAR LOUISVILLE. MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER SUMMIT COUNTY...BETWEEN BARBERTON AND AKRON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND OVER PORTAGE COUNTY BETWEEN KENT AND RAVENNA. IN ADDITION THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL COSHOCTON...NORTHERN MUSKINGUM AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES. ALL THESE STORMS WERE SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. IK
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 1:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-181745- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 145 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTERN OHIO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AT 143 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER STARK COUNTY...ONE JUST SOUTHWEST OF CANTON AND THE OTHER JUST NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE. NO MOVEMENT HAS BEEN DETERMINED YET. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. IK
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-181905- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 203 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOING SLOWLY ACROSS EASTERN OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 150 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND TO THE NORTH A SALEM...MINERA...DOVER/NEW PHILADELPHIA...COSHOCTON ...ZANESVILLE LINE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 5 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION...THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS COMBINED WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. IK
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-181905- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 203 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOING SLOWLY ACROSS EASTERN OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 150 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND TO THE NORTH A SALEM...MINERA...DOVER/NEW PHILADELPHIA...COSHOCTON ...ZANESVILLE LINE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 5 MPH. THESEP STORMS ARE CAPABLE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION...THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS COMBINED WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. IK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Carroll | 60 min |
| Jun 18, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Tuscarawas | 58 min |
| Jun 18, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Coshocton, Holmes | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Carroll | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Guernsey | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes, Tuscarawas | 57 min |
| Jun 18, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Guernsey | 57 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.