Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 157, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 1994, 5:17 AM EDT for Guernsey County, Ohio. It was in force for 43 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 1994, 5:17 AM EDT (09:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 1994, 6:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Guernsey County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1244 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KCAK 290918 SVRCLE OHC059-121-167-291000- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH 517 AM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AKRON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO ...GUERNSEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ...NOBLE COUNTY...WASHINGTON COUNTY AT 515 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR CAMBRIDGE IN GUERNSEY COUNTY SOUTHWEST TO MCCONNELLSVILLE IN MORGAN COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT AROUND 40 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO NOBLE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES BY 530 AM. 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. IK
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 29, 3:56 AM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038>040-048>050-058-059-068-069-076-290900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 356 AM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN OHIO UNTIL 7 AM EDT. RADAR AT 345 AM INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST EAST OF YOUNGSTOWN SOUTHWEST INTO NORTHERN GUERNSEY COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND SHOULD BE OUT OF OHIO BY 5 AM. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED OVER WESTERN COSHOCTON COUNTY. THESE WERE ALSO MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO TUSCARAWAS AND NORTHERN GUERNSEY COUNTY BY 5 AM. THESE STORMS WILL ALL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINS...WIND GUSTS TO ABOUT 45 MPH AND FREQUENT VIVID LIGHTNING. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED IN CARROLL COUNTY. THOSE ALONG THEIR PATH SHOILD BE ALERT TO THE APPROACH OF THESE STORMS AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY UNTIL THEY HAVE PASSED. RLB
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:57 AM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038>040-048>050-058-059-068-069-076-290900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 356 AM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN OHIO UNTIL 7 AM EDT. RADAR AT 345 AM INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST EAST OF YOUNGSTOWN SOUTHWEST INTO NORTHERN GUERNSEY COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND SHOULD BE OUT OF OHIO BY 5 AM. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED OVER WESTERN COSHOCTON COUNTY. THESE WERE ALSO MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO TUSCARAWAS AND NORTHERN GUERNSEY COUNTY BY 5 AM. THESE STORMS WILL ALL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINS...WIND GUSTS TO ABOUT 45 MPH AND FREQUENT VIVID LIGHTNING. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED IN CARROLL COUNTY. THOSE ALONG THEIR PATH SHOILD BE ALERT TO THE APPROACH OF THESE STORMS AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY UNTIL THEY HAVE PASSED. RLB
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 4:59 AM EDT, 18 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038>040-048>050-058-059-068-069-076-291000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 500 AM EDT THU JUN 30 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN OHIO UNTIL 7 AM EDT. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE NEW PHILADELPHIA ...STUEBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIGDE...MARIEETA AND ATHENS. AT 445 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF A ERIE PENNSYLVINIA...CANTON OHIO...ZANESVILLE...CHILLICOTHE LINE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A CARROLLTON...CAMBRIGDE...MCCONNELSVILLE LINE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 40 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. IK
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 5:00 AM EDT, 17 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038>040-048>050-058-059-068-069-076-291000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 500 AM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN OHIO UNTIL 7 AM EDT. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE NEW PHILADELPHIA ...STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIGDE...MARIETTA AND ATHENS. AT 445 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF A ERIE PENNSYLVINIA...CANTON OHIO...ZANESVILLE...CHILLICOTHE LINE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A CARROLLTON...CAMBRIGDE...MCCONNELSVILLE LINE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 40 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. IK ...CORRECTED DATE IN HEADER...
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 5:04 AM EDT, 13 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038>040-048>050-058-059-068-069-076-291000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 500 AM EDT THU JUN 30 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN OHIO UNTIL 7 AM EDT. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE NEW PHILADELPHIA ...STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIGDE...MARIETTA AND ATHENS. AT 445 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF A ERIE PENNSYLVINIA...CANTON OHIO...ZANESVILLE...CHILLICOTHE LINE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A CARROLLTON...CAMBRIGDE...MCCONNELSVILLE LINE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 40 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. IK ...CORRECTED SOME TYPOS....
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 5:06 AM EDT, 11 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038>040-048>050-058-059-068-069-076-291000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 500 AM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN OHIO UNTIL 7 AM EDT. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE NEW PHILADELPHIA ...STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIGDE...MARIETTA AND ATHENS. AT 445 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF A ERIE PENNSYLVINIA...CANTON OHIO...ZANESVILLE...CHILLICOTHE LINE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A CARROLLTON...CAMBRIGDE...MCCONNELSVILLE LINE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 40 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. IK ...CORRECTED DATE IN HEADER...
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 9:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lorain | 44 min |
| Jun 28, 10:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 56 min |
| Jun 28, 10:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 11:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 54 min |
| Jun 28, 11:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 64 min |
| Jun 28, 11:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Medina | 33 min |
| Jun 28, 11:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Summit | 56 min |
| Jun 29, 12:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 58 min |
| Jun 29, 1:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes, Wayne | 67 min |
| Jun 29, 2:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 62 min |
| Jun 29, 2:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 5:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Noble, Washington | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 5:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Belmont, Monroe | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 56 min |
| Jun 29, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wayne | 64 min |
| Jun 29, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Columbiana, Mahoning | 61 min |
| Jun 29, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga, Portage, Summit | 67 min |
| Jun 29, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 33 min |
| Jun 29, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Summit | 65 min |
| Jun 29, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 59 min |
| Jun 29, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Carroll, Stark | 64 min |
| Jun 29, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Coshocton, Guernsey | 67 min |
| Jun 29, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Tuscarawas | 55 min |
| Jun 29, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Carroll | 63 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.