Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 255, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 4, 1994, 6:50 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Ohio. It was in force for 55 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 4, 1994, 6:50 PM EDT (22:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 1994, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Jefferson County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 934 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 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 042250 RRA SVRCAK OHC081-042345- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH 650 PM EDT THU AUG 4 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AKRON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO ...JEFFERSON COUNTY DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AT CLEVELAND INDICATED A POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST CENTRAL HARRISON COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH AND SHOULD BE THROUGH STUBENVILLE BY 730PM EDT. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 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, Aug 4, 3:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
OHZALL-PAZ001>003-042130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 358 PM EDT THU AUG 4 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND MOST OF EASTERN OHIO AS WELL AS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE WATCH IS VALID UNTIL 600 PM OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN OHIO AND UNTIL 800 PM IN EASTERN OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. HOWEVER...THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE IN OHIO AS WELL AS FOR NORTHWEST OHIO. SOME CITIES THAT REMAIN IN THE WATCH AREA ARE: ERIE PA... AKRON-CANTON...MANSFIELD...DAYTON...COLUMBUS AND ZANESVILLE. AT 355 PM...DOPPLER RADAR IN CLEVELAND INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM EAST OF ERIE PENNSYLVANIA...THROUGH COLUMBUS TO DAYTON. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AROUND 25 MPH. OTHER AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED BEHIND THE LINE OVER WEST CENTRAL OHIO. ANOTHER BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS ENTERING NORTHWEST OHIO. THIS LINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED OVER NORTHERN OHIO. THE HIGHEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE OUT AHEAD OF THE LINE OF STORMS IN EAST-CENTRAL AND CENTRAL OHIO. ALSO...HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN SHOULD BE EXPECTED. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IN A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR UPDATES AND WARNINGS. GABRIC
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 4:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
OHZALL-PAZ001>003-050145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 449 PM EDT THU AUG 4 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN OHIO. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 11 PM EDT AND FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO UNTIL MIDNIGHT. AT 830 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS IN WILMINGTON AND IN CLEVELAND INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OHIO. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. ANOTHER BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...ACROSS NORTHERN TRUMBULL...SOUTHERN ASHTABULA COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY PENNSYVLANIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. FINALLY...A THIRD AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN LAKE ERIE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL MOVE ONSHORE IN THE LAKESHORE AREAS WEST OF CLEVELAND BETWEEN 845 AND 10 PM. ALL OF THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BRIEF VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO IN THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. GERARD
Local storm report, Aug 4, 5:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS OH
535 PM EDT THU AUG 4 1994
ALL TIMES TYPE OF DAMAGE LOCATION SOURCE
ARE LOCAL
08/04 1305 TREES DOWN AVON LAKE 911 CENTER
LORAIN COUNTY
08/04 1320 50-60 MPH WINDS N. RIDGEVILLE NWS EMPLOYEE
LORAIN COUNTY
08/04 1320 55 KNOT MEASURED WIND WELLINGTON SKYWARN
LORAIN CO.
08/04 1325 50 KNOT WINDS CLEVELAND SKYWARN
CUYAHOGA CO.
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08/04 1345 LARGE TREES DOWN STRONGSVILLE SKYWARN
CUYAHOGA CO.
08/04 1400 55 G 61 KNOT WINDS ASHTABULA LIGHT HOUSE
ASHTABULA CO.
08/04 1500 TREES/POWER LINES DOWN ERIE, PA. ~ SKYWARN
ERIE, CO.
GABRICLocal storm report, Aug 4, 5:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS OH
535 PM EDT THU AUG 4 1994
ALL TIMES TYPE OF DAMAGE LOCATION SOURCE
ARE LOCAL
08/04 1305 TREES DOWN AVON LAKE 911 CENTER
LORAIN COUNTY
08/04 1320 50-60 MPH WINDS N. RIDGEVILLE NWS EMPLOYEE
LORAIN COUNTY
08/04 1320 55 KNOT MEASURED WIND WELLINGTON SKYWARN
LORAIN CO.
08/04 1325 50 KNOT WINDS CLEVELAND SKYWARN
CUYAHOGA CO.
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08/04 1345 LARGE TREES DOWN STRONGSVILLE SKYWARN
CUYAHOGA CO.
08/04 1400 55 G 61 KNOT WINDS ASHTABULA LIGHT HOUSE
ASHTABULA CO.
08/04 1500 TREES/POWER LINES DOWN ERIE, PA. SKYWARN
ERIE, CO.
GABRICSpecial weather statement, Aug 4, 5:55 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
OHZ039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-007-041830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 555 PM EDT THU AUG 04 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST- CENTRAL OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 8PM. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA ARE AKRON...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN... ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE AND WHEELING WEST VIRGINIA. AT 550 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHEAST COSHOCTON COUNTY THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN GUERNSEY AND SOUTHERN TUSCARAWAS COUNTIES BETWEEN 6PM AND 630PM EDT. HEAVY RAINS AND WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM AS IT WENT THROUGH COSCHOCTON. NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE WERE RECEIVED. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER NORTHEAST CARROLL COUNTY. THE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM NEW CASTLE PENNSYLVANIA SOUTHWEST TO NEW COMMERSTOWN TO COLUMBUS AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. RADAR ALSO SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER LAKE ERIE THAT EXTEND INLAND BETWEEN TOLEDO AND SANDUSKY. RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT EASTERN OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA SHOULD LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND WARNINGS. ALTO
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 6:00 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
OHZ039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-007-041830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 555 PM EDT THU AUG 04 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST- CENTRAL OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 8PM. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA ARE AKRON...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN... ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE AND WHEELING WEST VIRGINIA. AT 550 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHEAST COSHOCTON COUNTY THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN GUERNSEY AND SOUTHERN TUSCARAWAS COUNTIES BETWEEN 6PM AND 630PM EDT. HEAVY RAINS AND WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM AS IT WENT THROUGH COSCHOCTON. NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE WERE RECEIVED. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER NORTHEAST CARROLL COUNTY. THE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM NEW CASTLE PENNSYLVANIA SOUTHWEST TO NEW COMMERSTOWN TO COLUMBUS AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. RADAR ALSO SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER LAKE ERIE THAT EXTEND INLAND BETWEEN TOLEDO AND SANDUSKY. RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT EASTERN OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA SHOULD LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND WARNINGS. ALTO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 58 min |
| Aug 4, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron, Lorain | 68 min |
| Aug 4, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 61 min |
| Aug 4, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Medina | 55 min |
| Aug 4, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lake | 66 min |
| Aug 4, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Geauga, Portage, Summit | 56 min |
| Aug 4, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wayne | 55 min |
| Aug 4, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 59 min |
| Aug 4, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Guernsey, Noble | 63 min |
| Aug 4, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Belmont, Harrison | 64 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.