Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 1994, 4:05 PM EDT for Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 55 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 1994, 4:05 PM EDT (20:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 1994, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Erie County, PA
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -199 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1022 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 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 KERI 292008 SVRERI PAC049-292100- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE PA 405 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ERIE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA ...ERIE COUNTY AND AJACENT LAKE ERIE WATERS AT 400 PM EDT ERIE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN ERIE COUNTY. A SPOTTER IN WATERFORD REPORTED WINDS APPROACHING 55 MPH WITH PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AROUND 400 PM EDT. THIS STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE TOWNS OF WATTSBURG...HATCH HOLLOW...AND LOWVILLE IN THE NEXT 45 MINUTES. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATE R CROSSINGS. BELK/LAMBERT &
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, 2:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
OHC051-063-069-095-123-137-143-147-173-175-292100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 254 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER NORTHWEST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 250 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MUCH OF NORTHWEST OHIO. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST SANDUSKY COUNTY. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS. PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST OHIO SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. IF THE WEATHER BECOMES THREATENING BE PRPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. LVW
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
OHC051-063-069-095-123-137-143-147-173-175-292100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 254 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER NORTHWEST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 250 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MUCH OF NORTHWEST OHIO. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST SANDUSKY COUNTY. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS. PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST OHIO SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. IF THE WEATHER BECOMES THREATENING BE PRPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. LVW
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:19 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
OHZ023-033-041-PAZ007-013-291930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 319 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 A 315 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED AND AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS MERCER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCATL NEWS MEDIA AS OTHER STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WILLIAMS
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:19 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
OHZ023-033-041-PAZ007-013-291930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 319 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 A 315 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED AND AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS MERCER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA AS OTHER STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WILLIAMS
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:25 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
OHZALL-292130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 325 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 330 THIS AFTERNOON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE STRONGEST STORMS SOUTH OF TOLEDO AND WILL BE MOVING INTO SANDUSKY COUNTY BY 4PM AND A STORM IN NORTHERN LORAIN COUNTY WILL BE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN SUBUBS OF CLEVELAND BEFORE 4PM. ADDITIONAL STORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH LAKE COUNTY AND ERIE COUNTY. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE ENTIRE STATE AND MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. < THOMPSON
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:26 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
OHZALL-292130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 325 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 330 THIS AFTERNOON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE STRONGEST STORMS SOUTH OF TOLEDO AND WILL BE MOVING INTO SANDUSKY COUNTY BY 4PM AND A STORM IN NORTHERN LORAIN COUNTY WILL BE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN SUBUBS OF CLEVELAND BEFORE 4PM. ADDITIONAL STORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH LAKE COUNTY AND ERIE COUNTY. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE ENTIRE STATE AND MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. < THOMPSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford | 56 min |
| Jun 29, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford | 58 min |
| Jun 29, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mercer | 69 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 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.