Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 227, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 1994, 3:45 PM EDT for Washington County, Ohio. It was in force for 60 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 25, 1994, 3:45 PM EDT (19:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 1994, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Washington County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 1173 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1034 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCAK 251947 RRA SVRCAK OHC167-252045- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH 345 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AKRON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ...WASHINGTON COUNTY AT 345 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR AT THE AKRON CANTON AIRPORT INDICATED A POSSIBLE SEVERE THJUNDERSTORM NEAR LATROBE IN ATHENS COUNTY AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. BARTLETT AND BARLOW IN WASHINGTON ARE IN THIS STORM'S PATH. 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. MARTIN
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 25, 2:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-251900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 159 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OHIO...GENERALLY THE AREA AROUND INTERSTATE 70 AND POINTS SOUTH UNTIL 8 PM EDT. AT 155 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF AN ORRVILLE...ZANESVILLE ...ATHENS LINE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 30 MPH. THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING AND STANDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND SzOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. IF A STORM APPRAOCHES MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. IK
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 2:45 PM EDT, 1 hour before
OHZ039-042>088-252100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 245 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OHIO UNTIL 8 PM EDT. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH COVERS THE AREA AROUND INTERSTATE 70 AND POINTS SOUTH. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE ZANESVILLE... COLUMBUS...DAYTON...CINCINNATI...CHILICOTHE...MARIETTA...AND IRONTON. VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS OCCURRED OVER FRANKLIN AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OHIO. AN OBSERVER IN LANCASTER REPORTED A LITTLE OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 115 PM AND 230 PM. SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS WAS REPORTED IN LANCASTER. ALSO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CENTRAL OHIO AROUND COLUMBUS. LARGE HAIL WAS REPORTED DURING A STORM IN THE GROVE CITY AREA NEAR COLUMBUS AT 1220 PM. AT 245 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LARGE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL OHIO FROM EAST OF COLUMBUS THROUGH ZANESVILLE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 25 MPH. THESE STORMS...AND ADDITIONAL STORMS THAT DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN OHIO...MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. MOST OF THE STORMS WILL HAVE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS THAT WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHERN OHIO SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM LIGHTNING...HIGH WINDS... AND LARGE HAIL - ALWAYS TAKE SHELTER INDOORS. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED...BE PREPARED TO MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS. NEVER WALK OR DRIVE INTO AREAS OF HIGH WATER. YOU OR YOUR VEHICLE COULD BE SWEPT AWAY IN AS LITTLE AS 2 FEET OF WATER! LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. GABRIC WWUS32KALB .4
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 2:47 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
OHZ039-042>088-252100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 245 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OHIO UNTIL 8 PM EDT. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH COVERS THE AREA AROUND INTERSTATE 70 AND POINTS SOUTH. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE ZANESVILLE... COLUMBUS...DAYTON...CINCINNATI...CHILICOTHE...MARIETTA...AND IRONTON. VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS OCCURRED OVER FRANKLIN AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OHIO. AN OBSERVER IN LANCASTER REPORTED A LITTLE OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 115 PM AND 230 PM. SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS WAS REPORTED IN LANCASTER. ALSO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CENTRAL OHIO AROUND COLUMBUS. LARGE HAIL WAS REPORTED DURING A STORM IN THE GROVE CITY AREA NEAR COLUMBUS AT 1220 PM. AT 245 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LARGE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL OHIO FROM EAST OF COLUMBUS THROUGH ZANESVILLE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 25 MPH. THESE STORMS...AND ADDITIONAL STORMS THAT DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN OHIO...MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. MOST OF THE STORMS WILL HAVE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS THAT WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHERN OHIO SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM LIGHTNING...HIGH WINDS... AND LARGE HAIL - ALWAYS TAKE SHELTER INDOORS. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED...BE PREPARED TO MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS. NEVER WALK OR DRIVE INTO AREAS OF HIGH WATER. YOU OR YOUR VEHICLE COULD BE SWEPT AWAY IN AS LITTLE AS 2 FEE T OF WATER! LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. GABRIC
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 3:06 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-252005- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 306 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OHIO...GENERALLY THE AREA AROUND INTERSTATE 70 AND POINTS SOUTH UNTIL 8 PM EDT. AT 300 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF A MERCER PENNSYLVANIA..SALEM OHIO...DOVER...CAMBRIDGE...BEVERLY LINE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE BETWEEN WASHINGTON COURTHOUSE AND MCCONNELSVILLE. ALL THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 30 MPH. THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING AND STANDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. > IF A STORM APPROACHES MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. IK ...CORRECTED TYPO IN SECOND PARAGRAPH...
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 3:07 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-252005- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 306 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OHIO...GENERALLY THE AREA AROUND INTERSTATE 70 AND POINTS SOUTH UNTIL 8 PM EDT. AT 300 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF A MERCER PENNSYLVANIA..SALEM OHIO...DOVER...CAMBRIDGE...BEVERLY LINE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE BETWEEN WASHINGTON COURTHOUSE AND MCCONNELSILLE. ALL THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 30 MPH. THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAINS..n.FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING AND STANDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. > IF A STORM APPROACHES MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. IK
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 3:14 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-252005- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 306 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OHIO...GENERALLY THE AREA AROUND INTERSTATE 70 AND POINTS SOUTH UNTIL 8 PM EDT. AT 300 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF A MERCER PENNSYLVANIA..SALEM OHIO...DOVER...CAMBRIDGE...BEVERLY LINE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE BETWEEN WASHINGTON COURTHOUSE AND MCCONNELSVILLE. ALL THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 30 MPH. THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING AND STANDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. > IF A STORM APPROACHES MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. IK ...CORRECTED TYPO IN SECOND PARAGRAPH...
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 9:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Jefferson | 43 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.