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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 171, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 29, 1994Coshocton County, Guernsey County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 1994, 7:23 PM EDT for Coshocton County, Guernsey County, Ohio. It was in force for 67 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 29, 1994, 7:23 PM EDT (23:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 1994, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Whole counties

Counties Coshocton County, OH, Guernsey County, OH

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 139 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 1994-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 1994-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 280 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1570 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
280 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
286 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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

Local storm report, Jun 29, 4:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
444 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

STORM REPORTS FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 29 1994

TIME  EDT    EVENT
.........................................................................
416 PM EDT   SKYWARN SPOTTER IN EASTERN ERIE COUTNY...5 MILES ENE
             OF WATERFORD REPORTED DIME TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND
             WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 50 MPH.

WSO/ERIE
Local storm report, Jun 29, 4:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
444 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

STORM REPORTS FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 29 1994

TIME  EDT    EVENT
....................................................................l.....
416 PM EDT   SKYWARN SPOTTER IN EASTERN ERIE COUTNY...5 MILES ENE
             OF WATERFORD REPORTED DIME TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND
             WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 50 MPH.

WSO/ERIE
Local storm report, Jun 29, 4:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
454 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

ADDITIONAL STORM REPORTS FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 29 1994

TIME  EDT    EVENT
.........................................................................
425 PM EDT   SKYWARN SPOTTER IN EASTERN ERIE COUTNY...3 MILES SE
             OF WATTSBURG REPORTED DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
             WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH.

432 PM EDT   SKYWARN SPOTTER IN THE TOWN OF CORRY...SOUTHEAST ERIE
             COUNTY...REPORTED UP TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL AND GUSTS TO
             55 MPH.

WSO/ERIE
Local storm report, Jun 29, 4:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
454 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

ADDITIONAL STORM REPORTS FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 29 1994

TIME  EDT    EVENT
.........................................................................
425 PM EDT   SKYWARN SPOTTER IN EASTERN ERIE COUTNY...3 MILES SE
             OF WATTSBURG REPORTED DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
             WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH.

432 PM EDT   SKYWARN SPOTTER IN THE TOWN OF CORRY...SOUTHEAST ERIE
             COUNTY...REPORTED UP TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL AND GUSTS TO
             55 MPH.

WSO/ERIE
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 6:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PAZ001>006-008-292315-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
620 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO FORM ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
   EARLY THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING...

RADAR AT 620 PM SHOWED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG IN INTENSITY
...SCATTERED THROUGHOUT ERIE...CRAWFORD...VENANGO...WARREN AND MCKEAN
COUNTIES.

THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF LINESVILLE
...AND NORTHWEST OF CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS...IN CRAWFORD COUNTY.
ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO LOCATED ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST
OF YOUNGSVILLE IN WARREN COUNTY.

ELSEWHERE...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OCCURRING ACROSS CHAUTAUQUA
AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES OF WESTERN NEW YORK...AND ALSO OVER CUYAHOGA
AND PORTAGE COUNTIES IN EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO.

MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE DOWPOURS OF RAIN...HEAVY
ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.  IN ADDITION...
THE STORMS WILL CONTAIN FREQUENT DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...
GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLE HAIL.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A
STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

KEEP TUNED TO NOAA  WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS
THIS EVENING FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

LAMBERT/BELK
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 6:28 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
PAZ001>006-008-292315-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
620 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO FORM ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
   EARLY THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING...

RADAR AT 620 PM SHOWED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG IN INTENSITY
...SCATTERED THROUGHOUT ERIE...CRAWFORD...VENANGO...WARREN AND MCKEAN
COUNTIES.

THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF LINESVILLE
...AND NORTHWEST OF CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS...IN CRAWFORD COUNTY.
ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO LOCATED ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST
OF YOUNGSVILLE IN WARREN COUNTY.

ELSEWHERE...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OCCURRING ACROSS CHAUTAUQUA
AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES OF WESTERN NEW YORK...AND ALSO OVER CUYAHOGA
AND PORTAGE COUNTIES IN EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO.

MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE DOWPOURS OF RAIN...HEAVY
ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.  IN ADDITION...
THE STORMS WILL CONTAIN FREQUENT DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...
GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLE HAIL.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A
STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

6KEEP TUNED TO NOAA  WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS
THIS EVENING FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

LAMBERT/BELK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 9:31 PM EDTTornado WarningCLELorain44 min
Jun 28, 10:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina56 min
Jun 28, 10:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain43 min
Jun 28, 11:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina54 min
Jun 28, 11:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESummit64 min
Jun 28, 11:27 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEMedina33 min
Jun 28, 11:42 PM EDTTornado WarningCLESummit56 min
Jun 29, 12:02 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage58 min
Jun 29, 1:53 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Wayne67 min
Jun 29, 2:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull62 min
Jun 29, 2:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula27 min
Jun 29, 5:17 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLENoble, Washington43 min
Jun 29, 5:17 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGuernsey43 min
Jun 29, 5:30 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEBelmont, Monroe30 min
Jun 29, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga56 min
Jun 29, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWayne64 min
Jun 29, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEColumbiana, Mahoning61 min
Jun 29, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Portage, Summit67 min
Jun 29, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga33 min
Jun 29, 6:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Summit65 min
Jun 29, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina42 min
Jun 29, 6:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull59 min
Jun 29, 6:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECarroll, Stark64 min
Jun 29, 7:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETuscarawas55 min
Jun 29, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECarroll63 min
Jun 29, 2:49 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford56 min
Jun 29, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie55 min
Jun 29, 7:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford58 min
Jun 29, 7:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMercer69 min

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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.