Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 263, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 1994, 7:52 PM EDT for Guernsey County, Ohio. It was in force for 40 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 12, 1994, 7:52 PM EDT (23:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 1994, 8:32 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Guernsey County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1046 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 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 122353 SVRCAK OHC059-130045- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH 752 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AKRON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO ...GUERNSEY COUNTY AT 750 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF GUERSNEY COUNTY MOVING EASTERLY AT 30 MPH. THE GUERNSEY COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY NEAR SENECAVILLE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. 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, Aug 12, 6:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
OHZ039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-122300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 600 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN OHIO UNTIL 10 PM. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ATHENS...CAMBRIDGE CINCINNATI..IRONTON...MARIETTA...PORTSMOUTH...STEUBENVILLE AND ZANESVILLE. AT 550 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF A RAVENNA OHIO...SLIPPERY ROCK PENNSYLANIA LINE. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR THE PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA AIRPORT. A RAIN SHOWER NEAR BEACH CITY AND ANOTHER WAS NEAR WELLSBURG WEST VIRGINIA. THERE WERE ALSO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE WEST OF A LANCASTER...ATHENS LINE. ALL THE STORMS WERE MOVING EASTERLY AROUND 25 MPH. STRONG STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINS AND LARGE HAIL. KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IK
Special weather statement, Aug 12, 6:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
OHZ039>041-048>050-054>059-061>088-122300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 600 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN
Special weather statement, Aug 12, 6:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
OHZ010>014-020>023-030>033-038-047-PAZ001>003-130000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 646 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 1994 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO THIS EVENING. AT 645 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEST OF CONNEAUT IN NORTHEAST ASHTABULA COUNTY TO NORTHERN TRUMBULL COUNTY NEAR WARREN...AND THEN SOUTH TO WESTERN MAHONING COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES OF ERIE AND CRAWFORD BY 7 PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER. MOVE TO SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. GERARD
Special weather statement, Aug 12, 6:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
OHZ010>014-020>023-030>033-038-047-PAZ001>003-130000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 646 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 1994 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO THIS EVENING. AT 645 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEST OF CONNEAUT IN NORTHEAST ASHTABULA COUNTY TO NORTHERN TRUMBULL COUNTY NEAR WARREN...AND THEN SOUTH TO WESTERN MAHONING COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES OF ERIE AND CRAWFORD BY 7 PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER. MOVE TO SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. GERARD
Special weather statement, Aug 12, 6:57 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
OHZ039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-130000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 657 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN OHIO UNTIL 10 PM. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ATHENS...CAMBRIDGE CINCINNATI..IRONTON...MARIETTA...PORTSMOUTH...STEUBENVILLE AND ZANESVILLE. AT 650 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERTORMS TO THE WEST OF A COSHOCTON...CALDWELL...PARKERSBURG WEST VIRGINIA LINE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EASTERLY AROUND 25 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAINS AND LARGE HAIL. KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IK
Special weather statement, Aug 12, 6:58 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
OHZ039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-130000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 657 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN OHIO UNTIL 10 PM. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ATHENS...CAMBRIDGE CINCINNATI..IRONTON...MARIETTA...PORTSMOUTH...STEUBENVILLE AND ZANESVILLE. AT 650 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERTORMS TO THE WEST OF A COSHOCTON...CALDWELL...PARKERSBURG WEST VIRGINIA LINE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EASTERLY AROUND 25 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAINS AND LARGE HAIL. KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEPDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Columbiana | 43 min |
| Aug 12, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 36 min |
| Aug 12, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 56 min |
| Aug 12, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lake | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 34 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.