Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 202, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 1994, 12:39 AM EDT for Portage County, Stark County, Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 66 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 1994, 12:39 AM EDT (04:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 1994, 1:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Portage County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 3989 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 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 070440 SVRCAK OHC133-151-153-070545- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH 1239 AM EDT THU JUL 7 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AKRON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN NORTHEAST OHIO ...PORTAGE COUNTY...STARK COUNTY...SUMMIT COUNTY AT 1238 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN CLEVELAND INDICATED A POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER THE SUMMIT/STARK/PORTAGE COUNTIES BORDER NEAR UNIONTOWN MOVING NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 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, Jul 6, 8:58 PM EDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-070200-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH
859 PM EDT WED JUL 6 1994
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR A LARGE
PORTION OF NORTHERN OHIO.
SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE AKRON...CANTON...MANSFIELD AND
CLEVELAND.
RADAR AT 850 PM INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN OHIO.
ONE STORM WAS OVER EASTERN ASHLAND COUNTY AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT
ABOUT 20 MPH. THIS STORM MAY BRUSH WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY AND WILL
PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO ABOUT 35 MPH UNTIL ABOUT
10 PM. THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED DURING THE PAST HOUR.
OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF SANDUSKY.
{
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO MOVING EAST THROUGH
SUMMIT AND PORTAGE COUNTIES.
NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED BUT THE AIR OVER NORTHERN OHIO
IS VERY UNSTABLE AND IS CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF SEVERE
STORMS.
RLBSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 8:58 PM EDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-070200-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH
859 PM EDT WED JUL 6 1994
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR A LARGE
PORTION OF NORTHERN OHIO.
SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE AKRON...CANTON...MANSFIELD AND
CLEVELAND.
RADAR AT 850 PM INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN OHIO.
ONE STORM WAS OVER EASTERN ASHLAND COUNTY AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT
ABOUT 20 MPH. THIS STORM MAY BRUSH WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY AND WILL
PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO ABOUT 35 MPH UNTIL ABOUT
10 PM. THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED DURING THE PAST HOUR.
OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF SANDUSKY.
{
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO MOVING EAST THROUGH
SUMMIT AND PORTAGE COUNTIES.
NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED BUT THE AIR OVER NORTHERN OHIO
IS VERY UNSTABLE AND IS CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF SEVERE
STORMS.
RLBSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 9:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
OHZ020-070200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 913 PM EDT WED JUL 6 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN OHIO UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE AKRON...CANTON...CLEVELAND... DEFIANCE...FINDLAY...LIMA...LORAIN...MANSFIELD...SANDUSKY AND TOLEDO. AT 910 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN CLEVELAND INDICATED A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM JUST E|AST OF THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD IN MEDINA COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS DRIFTING SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PASSETTI
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 12:29 AM EDT, 10 minutes before
PAZ008-070600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA 1220 AM EDT THU JUL 07 1994 ...MORE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... AT 1222 AM EDT ERIE WEATHER RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTH OF FAIRPORT OHIO TO YOUNGSTOWN AND THEN EASTWARD INTO MERCER COUNTY. THIS AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR AND WILL BE MOVING THROUGH VENANGO COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR AND A HALF. AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH VENANGO COUNTY THEY WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSBILY SOME SMALL HAIL. THE HEAVY RAIN OVER VENANGO COUNTY COULD PRODUCE SOME FLOODING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS AND OTHER AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. VENANGO COUNTY DID RECEIVE REPEATED HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TH SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORhMS WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF FLOODING. TJP/MHB
Local storm report, Jul 7, 12:36 AM EDT, 3 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLEDO OH 1235 AM EDT THU JUL 7 1994 ATTN: CLE GABRIC/KOSARIK FROM: TOL STORM REPORT FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 6 1994 SANDUSKY COUNTY...815 PM EDT...RT 13 1 MI N OF SANDUSKY/SENECA CO LINE TREES DOWN...SOURCE...CLE SKYWARN SPOTTER NET. MWD/PBM
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 12:37 AM EDT, 2 minutes before
OHZALL-070600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1235 AM EDT THU JUL 7 1994 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO. AT 1235 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER LAKE...GEAUGA AND ASHTABULA COUNTIES. SOME OF THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER WESTERN LAKE COUNTY...WILLOUGHBY AND KIRTLAND. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE> STORMS CAN PRODUCE HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE TO SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. KIELTYKA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 10:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 10:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 58 min |
| Jul 6, 10:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 10:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 10:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 11:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 60 min |
| Jul 7, 4:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Belmont, Monroe | 61 min |
| Jul 7, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock | 51 min |
| Jul 7, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Seneca | 54 min |
| Jul 7, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Summit | 58 min |
| Jul 7, 4:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Portage | 62 min |
| Jul 7, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 58 min |
| Jul 7, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 51 min |
| Jul 7, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 58 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.