Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 207, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 1994, 4:32 PM EDT for Portage County, Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 58 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 1994, 4:32 PM EDT (20:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 1994, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Portage County, OH, Summit County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 277 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1028 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KCAK 072033 SVRCLE OHC133-153-072130- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH 432 PM EDT THU JUL 7 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AKRON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...S... IN NORTHEAST OHIO ...PORTAGE COUNTY...SUMMIT COUNTY RADAR AT 428 PM INDICATED A LINE OF POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN SUMMIT AND PORTAGE COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE INDICATED NEAR HUDSON...TWINSBURG AND AURORA AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 MPH. 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 WATER CROSSINGS. RLB
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 7, 3:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
OHZ028-029-030-037-047-072015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MANSFIELD OH 312 PM EDT THU JUL 7 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL OHIO... AT 305 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE CITIES OF BUCYRUS...GALION...AND CRESTLINE DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUSTS TO 40 MILES AN HOUR...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS. BLONDIN NNNN
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
OHZ028-029-030-037-047-072015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MANSFIELD OH 312 PM EDT THU JUL 7 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL OHIO... AT 305 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE CITIES OF BUCYRUS...GALION...AND CRESTLINE DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUSTS TO 40 MILES AN HOUR...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YfOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS. BLONDIN NNNN
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
OHZ023-033-041-PAZ007-013-072000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 326 PM EDT THU JUL 7 1994 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. AT 325 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTH OF ERIE PENNSYLVANIA TO CLEVELAND. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO EXTREME NORTHERN TRUMBULL COUNTY BY 330 PM EDT AND NORTHERN MERCER COUNTY BY 415 PM EDT. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING EAST. RESIDENTS OF THE MAHONING AND SHENANGO VALLEYS SHOULD STAY ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS... LARGE HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SW
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
OHZ023-033-041-PAZ007-013-072000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YOUNGSTOWN OH 326 PM EDT THU JUL 7 1994 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. AT 325 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTH OF ERIE PENNSYLVANIA TO CLEVELAND. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO EXTREME NORTHERN TRUMBULL COUNTY BY 330 PM EDT AND NORTHERN MERCER COUNTY BY 415 PM EDT. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING EAST. RESIDENTS OF THE MAHONING AND SHENANGO VALLEYS SHOULD STAY ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS... LARGE HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SW
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:36 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
OHZ021-022-072030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 335 PM EDT THU JUL 7 1994 THUNDERSTORMS PACKING HEAVY RAINS WERE DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. RADAR AT 330 PM INDICATED A STRONG STORM ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF OF BATH AND ANOTHER NEAR BOSTON HEIGHTS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD TWINSBURG AND WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...WIND GUSTS TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. RLB
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:36 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
OHZ021-022-072030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 335 PM EDT THU JUL 7 1994 THUNDERSTORMS PACKING HEAVY RAINS WERE DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. RADAR AT 330 PM INDICATED A STRONG STORM ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF OF BATH AND ANOTHER NEAR BOSTON HEIGHTS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD TWINSBURG AND WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...WIND GUSTS TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. RLB
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, 12:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Stark, Summit | 66 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, 4:58 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 |
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.