Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 146, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 1994, 7:37 PM EDT for Huron County, Ohio. It was in force for 68 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 28, 1994, 7:37 PM EDT (23:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 1994, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Huron County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KFNT), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 983 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 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 KCLE 282338 SVRCLE OHC077-290045- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 737 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO ...HURON COUNTY AT 735 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN CLEVELAND INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN SENECA COUNTY 10 MILES NORTH OF ATTICA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN HURON COUNTY AROUND 745 PM. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AS IT MOVES INTO SENECA COUNTY. THE CITIES OF HAVANA...PERU AND NORWALK ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES GET TO A REINFORCED SHELTER AND PREPARE FOR STRONG... DAMAGING WINDS... LARGE HAIL... VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING. A TORNADO WATCH ISD ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. GERARD
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 28, 4:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
OHC051-063-069-095-137-175-282145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 438 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 1994 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 10 PM EDT. THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA...TOLEDO...LIMA ...DEFIANCE AND FINDLAY. AT 435 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER LOWER MICHIGAN...NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIOTHE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED ALONG THE OHIO/MICHIGAN BORDER IN LUCAS COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH LARGE HAIL...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES AN HOUR AND HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH FREQENT LIGHTNING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA STATIONS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED. LVW
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 4:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
OHC051-063-069-095-137-175-282145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 438 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 1994 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 10 PM EDT. THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA...TOLEDO...LIMA ...DEFIANCE AND FINDLAY. AT 435 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER LOWER MICHIGAN...NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIOTHE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED ALONG THE OHIO/MICHIGAN BORDER IN LUCAS COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH LARGE HAIL...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES AN HOUR AND HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH FREQENT LIGHTNING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA STATIONS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED. LVW
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 5:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
OHZ001>006-015>017-024>026-034-035-282230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 532 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 1994 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT FOR NORTHWEST OHIO. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE DEFIANCE...FINDLAY...LIMA AND TOLEDO. A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT FOR LAKE ERIE FROM MAUMEE BAY TO THE ISLANDS. AT 530 PM CLEVELAND DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO AND WESTERN LAKE ERIE. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS MOVING ONTO WESTERN LAKE ERIE JUST NORTH OF TOLEDO. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. ALSO...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AT 530 PM...AND THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST OHIO LATER THIS EVENING. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFETY SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH OR WARNING BE ISSUED. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER UPDATES. GERARD
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 5:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
OHZ001>006-015>017-024>026-034-035-282230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 532 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 1994 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT FOR NORTHWEST OHIO. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE DEFIANCE...FINDLAY...LIMA AND TOLEDO. A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT FOR LAKE ERIE FROM MAUMEE BAY TO THE ISLANDS. AT 530 PM CLEVELAND DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO AND WESTERN LAKE ERIE. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS MOVING ONTO WESTERN LAKE ERIE JUST NORTH OF TOLEDO. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. ALSO...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AT 530 PM...AND THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST OHIO LATER THIS EVENING. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFETY SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH OR WARNING BE ISSUED. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER UPDATES. GERARD
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 6:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
TOLEDO WEATHER DATA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 625 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 1994 OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE...56 DEGREES AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURE...83 DEGREES PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT...TRACE4 BARNES
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 6:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
TOLEDO WEATHER DATA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 625 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 1994 OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE...56 DEGREES AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURE...83 DEGREES PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT...TRACE BARNES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Fulton | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 9:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas | 50 min |
| Jun 27, 11:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock | 41 min |
| Jun 28, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa | 52 min |
| Jun 28, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Henry | 46 min |
| Jun 28, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Seneca | 46 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.