Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 1994, 3:26 PM EDT for Stark County, Wayne County, Ohio. It was in force for 64 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 1994, 3:26 PM EDT (19:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 1994, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Stark County, OH, Wayne County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1526 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 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 021927 SVRCAK OHC151-169-022030- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH 326 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AKRON HAS EXTENDED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN NORTHEAST OHIO ...STARK COUNTY...WAYNE COUNTY AT 325 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES A LINE OF POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR CONGRESS IN NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTY EASTSOUTHEAST THROUGH CANTON IN STARK COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH WHILE THE LINE DRIFTS SLOWLY SOUTHEAST. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSID*E 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 WATER CROSSINGS. ALTO
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, Jul 2, 2:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PAZ002>006-008>011-022000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA 200 PM EDT SAT JUL 02 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOPE ACROSS THE REGION... AT 200 PM ERIE WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A SCATTERED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM BRADFORD IN MCKEAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST... THROUGH FOREST COUNTY INTO VENANGO COUNTY NEAR FRANKLIN. ANOTHER LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF WARREN COUNTY...SOUTHWEST THROUGH CRAWFORD COUNTY ENTERING NORTHEAST OHIO NEAR ANDOVER AND CONTINUING TO NEAR MANSFIELD. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS. PARRISH
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PAZ002>006-008>011-022000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA 200 PM EDT SAT JUL 02 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOPE ACROSS THE REGION... AT 200 PM ERIE WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A SCATTERED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM BRADFORD IN MCKEAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST... THROUGH FOREST COUNTY INTO VENANGO COUNTY NEAR FRANKLIN. ANOTHER LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF WARREN COUNTY...SOUTHWEST THROUGH CRAWFORD COUNTY ENTERING NORTHEAST OHIO NEAR ANDOVER AND CONTINUING TO NEAR MANSFIELD. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS. PARRISH
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:27 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
OHZ023-033-041-PAZ007-013-021930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 227 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA INCLUDING TRUMBULL...MAHONING...COLUMBIANA...MERCER...AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT. AT 225 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AREAS OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM EXTREME NORTHERN TRUMBULL COUNTY SOUTHWEST TOWARD COLUMBUS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT WARREN BY 245 PM EDT...YOUNGSTOWN AND SHARON BY 315 PM EDT...AND NEW CASTLE BY 400 PM EDT. RESIDENTS OF THE MAHONING AND SHENANGO VALLEYS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. WILKINSON
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:28 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
OHZ023-033-041-PAZ007-013-021930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 227 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA INCLUDING TRUMBULL...MAHONING...COLUMBIANA...MERCER...AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT. AT 225 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AREAS OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM EXTREME NORTHERN TRUMBULL COUNTY SOUTHWEST TOWARD COLUMBUS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT WARREN BY 245 PM EDT...YOUNGSTOWN AND SHARON BY 315 PM EDT...AND NEW CASTLE BY 400 PM &EDT. RESIDENTS OF THE MAHONING AND SHENANGO VALLEYS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. WILKINSON
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:28 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
OHZ002-003-005>008-016-022000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 228 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL PART OF NORTHWEST OHIO...WYANDOT COUNTY...UNTIL 8 PM EDT. AT 215 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FORMING ALONG A COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM NORTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE LOWER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO. THE STRONGEST STORMS IN OUR AREA WERE LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF UPPER SANDUSKY IN WYANDOT COUNTY. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. SINCE THIS IS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND...MANY PEOPLE ARE SPENDING IT OUTSIDE AT CAMPGROUNDS...RESORTS AND BACKYARDS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR ANY OTHER MEDIA SOURCE FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. DP
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:28 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
OHZ002-003-005>008-016-022000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 228 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL PART OF NORTHWEST OHIO...WYANDOT COUNTY...UNTIL 8 PM EDT. AT 215 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FORMING ALONG A COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM NORTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE LOWER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO. THE STRONGEST STORMS IN OUR AREA WERE LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF UPPER SANDUSKY IN WYANDOT COUNTY. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DANGERO*US LIGHTNING. SINCE THIS IS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND...MANY PEOPLE ARE SPENDING IT OUTSIDE AT CAMPGROUNDS...RESORTS AND BACKYARDS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR ANY OTHER MEDIA SOURCE FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. DP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Summit | 66 min |
| Jul 2, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark, Wayne | 57 min |
| Jul 2, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Trumbull | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 3:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Columbiana, Mahoning | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Coshocton, Tuscarawas | 61 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.