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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 213, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 7, 1994Geauga County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 1994, 11:06 PM EDT for Geauga County, Ohio. It was in force for 54 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 7, 1994, 11:06 PM EDT (03:06 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 1994, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Whole counties

County Geauga County, OH

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 151 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 00:00Z on 1994-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1409 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 1994-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1409 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1220 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

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, 6:09 PM EDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
PAZ001>006-008>011-072315-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
600 PM EDT THU JUL 07 1994

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MCKEAN AND CAMERON
   COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF
   PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 10 PM EDT...

AT 600 PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

WEATHER RADAR FROM ERIE AND DOPPLER RADAR FROM BOTH PITTSBURGH AND STATE
COLLEGE SHOWED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING RAIN...HEAVY ENOUGH
TO CAUSE FLOODING...LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA
FROM NEAR MT JEWETT...SOUTH TO NEAR RIDGWAY AND EAST TO EMPORIUM AND
GALETON.

OTHER SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER WESTERN WARREN COUNTY.
IN THE VICINITY OF YOUNGSVILLE AND TIDIOUTE.

ANOTHER LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH
NORTHEASTERN OHIO AND WILL BE AFFECTING ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES OF
PENNSYLVANIA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO
15 MPH.

RAINFALL HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING MAY OCCUR FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS
...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

REMEMBER...THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL
ALONG WITH DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING.

BE ON THE ALERT FOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL...AND NEVER ATTEMPT
TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS OR RAPIDLY FLOWING STREAMS SINCE THE WATER
MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOU TO CROSS SAFELY.

KEEP TUNED FOR LATER AND STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS THROUGHOUT
THE EVENING HOURS.

BCL/NRS/FPW
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 7:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
PAZ001>006-008>011-080000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
700 PM EDT THU JUL 07 1994

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MCKEAN AND CAMERON
   COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF
   PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 10 PM EDT...

...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
   ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER SERVICE RADAR FROM ERIE SHOWED SLOW
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING RAIN...HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING...LOCATED
OVER THE PORTION OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF THE STATE.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM NEAR YOUNGSVILLE...EAST THROUGH
WARREN AND CLARENDON IN WARREN COUNTY.  OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE
OCCURRING OVER FOREST COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF MARIENVILLE...AND ALSO
OVER MCKEAN COUNTY IN THE VICINITY OF LUDLOW...KANE AND BRADFORD.

ANOTHER LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING
THROUGH NORTHEASTERN OHIO AND WILL BE AFFECTING ERIE AND CRAWFORD
COUNTIES OF PENNSYLVANIA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

RAINFALL HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING MAY OCCUR FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS
...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

REMEMBER...THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL
ALONG WITH DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING.
TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS OR RAPIDLY FLOWING STREAMS SINCE THE WATER
MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOU TO CROSS SAFELY.

KEEP TUNED FOR LATER AND STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS THROUGHOUT
THE EVENING HOURS.

BCL/NRS/FPW
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 7:05 PM EDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
PAZ001>006-008>011-080000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
700 PM EDT THU JUL 07 1994

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MCKEAN AND CAMERON
   COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF
   PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 10 PM EDT...

...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
   ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER SERVICE RADAR FROM ERIE SHOWED SLOW
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING RAIN...HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING...LOCATED
OVER THE PORTION OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF THE STATE.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM NEAR YOUNGSVILLE...EAST THROUGH
WARREN AND CLARENDON IN WARREN COUNTY.  OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE
OCCURRING OVER FOREST COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF MARIENVILLE...AND ALSO
OVER MCKEAN COUNTY IN THE VICINITY OF LUDLOW...KANE AND BRADFORD.

ANOTHER LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING
THROUGH NORTHEASTERN OHIO AND WILL BE AFFECTING ERIE AND CRAWFORD
COUNTIES OF PENNSYLVANIA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

RAINFALL HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING MAY OCCUR FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS
...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

REMEMBER...THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL
ALONG WITH DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING.
TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS OR RAPIDLY FLOWING STREAMS SINCE THE WATER
MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOU TO CROSS SAFELY.

KEEP TUNED FOR LATER AN&D STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS THROUGHOUT
THE EVENING HOURS.

BCL/NRS/FPW
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 7:10 PM EDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
PAZ001>006-008>011-080000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
710 PM EDT THU JUL 07 1994

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MCKEAN AND CAMERON
   COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF
   PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 10 PM EDT...

...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
   ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER SERVICE RADAR FROM ERIE SHOWED SLOW
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING RAIN...HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING...LOCATED
OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF THE STATE.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM NEAR YOUNGSVILLE...EAST THROUGH
WARREN AND CLARENDON IN WARREN COUNTY.  OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE
OCCURRING OVER FOREST COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF MARIENVILLE...AND ALSO
OVER MCKEAN COUNTY IN THE VICINITY OF LUDLOW...KANE AND BRADFORD.

ANOTHER LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING
THROUGH NORTHEASTERN OHIO AND WILL BE AFFECTING ERIE AND CRAWFORD
COUNTIES OF PENNSYLVANIA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

RAINFALL HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING MAY OCCUR FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS
...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

REMEMBER...THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL
ALONG WITH DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING.

BE ON THE ALERT FOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL...AND NEVER ATTEMPT
TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS OR RAPIDLY FLOWING STREAMS SINCE THE DEPTH OF
THE WATER MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOU TO CROSS SAFELY.

KEEP TUNED FOR LATER AND STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS THROUGHOUT
THE EVENING HOURS.

BCL/NRS/FPW
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 7:14 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
PAZ001>006-008>011-080000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
710 PM EDT THU JUL 07 1994

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MCKEAN AND CAMERON
   COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF
   PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 10 PM EDT...

...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
   ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER SERVICE RADAR FROM ERIE SHOWED SLOW
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING RAIN...HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING...LOCATED
OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF THE STATE.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM NEAR YOUNGSVILLE...EAST THROUGH
WARREN AND CLARENDON IN WARREN COUNTY.  OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE
OCCURRING OVER FOREST COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF MARIENVILLE...AND ALSO
OVER MCKEAN COUNTY IN THE VICINITY OF LUDLOW...KANE AND BRADFORD.

ANOTHER LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING
THROUGH NORTHEASTERN OHIO AND WILL BE AFFECTING ERIE AND CRAWFORD
COUNTIES OF PENNSYLVANIA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

RAINFALL HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING MAY OCCUR FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS
...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

REMEMBER...THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL
ALONG WITH DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING.

BE ON THE ALERT FOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL...AND NEVER ATTEMPT
TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS OR RAPIDLY FLOWING STREAMS SINCE THE DEPTH OF6
THE WATER MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOU TO CROSS SAFELY.

KEEP TUNED FOR LATER AND STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS THROUGHOUT
THE EVENING HOURS.

BCL/NRS/FPW
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 10:29 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 9:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEPortage, Summit6 hr
Jul 7, 10:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas36 min
Jul 7, 10:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull61 min
Jul 7, 11:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning46 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.