Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 290, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 1994, 4:52 PM EDT for Columbiana County, Ohio. It was in force for 38 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 1994, 4:52 PM EDT (20:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 1994, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Columbiana County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 653 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 822 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
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, Aug 28, 11:05 AM EDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
OHZ009>014-019-020-PAZ001-002-281630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1105 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 1994 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OHIO... NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF LAKE ERIE UNTIL 500 PM EDT. SOME OF THE CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ERIE PENNSYLVANIA... AKRON...ASHTABULA...YOUNGSTOWN AND PAINESVILLE. AT 1100 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS OVER ERIE PENNSYLVANIA AND LAKE ERIE SHOWERS WERE COVERING ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. OTHER SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WERE NORTHWEST OF MANSFIELD AND A LITTLE WEST OF WELLINGTON IN LORAIN COUNTY THESE SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THERE WERE SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER LAKE ERIE AND JUST NORTH OF TOLEDO WHICH WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. LW
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 12:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before
OHZ010>014-020-PAZ001-002-281700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1200 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 1994 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OHIO... NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF LAKE ERIE UNTIL 500 PM EDT. SOME OF THE CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ERIE PENNSYLVANIA... AKRON...ASHTABULA...YOUNGSTOWN AND PAINESVILLE. AT 1150 AM EDT DOPPLER RADAR IN CLEVELAND WAS SHOWING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHERN SUMMIT AND NORTHERN GEAUGA COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OHIO. THEY WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 40 MPH. RADAR WAS ALSO SHOWING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF LAKE ERIE FROM NORTH OF CLEVELAND TO NORTH OF ERIE PENNSYLVANIA. THEY WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH. IF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HOLD TOGETHER THEY SHOULD REACH THE OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA SHORELINE FROM THE CLEVELAND AREA EAST AROUND 1230 PM TO 130 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON IN NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO MOVE IN DOORS TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED. WCR
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 12:01 PM EDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
OHZ010>014-020-PAZ001-002-281700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1200 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 1994 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OHIO... NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF LAKE ERIE UNTIL 500 PM EDT. SOME OF THE CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ERIE PENNSYLVANIA... AKRON...ASHTABULA...YOUNGSTOWN AND PAINESVILLE. AT 1150 AM EDT DOPPLER RADAR IN CLEVELAND WAS SHOWING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHERN SUMMIT AND NORTHERN GEAUGA COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OHIO. THEY WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 40 MPH. RADAR WAS ALSO SHOWING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF LAKE ERIE FROM NORTH OF CLEVELAND TO NORTH OF ERIE PENNSYLVANIA. THEY WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH. IF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HOLD TOGETHER THEY SHOULD REACH THE OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA SHORELINE FROM THE CLEVELAND AREA EAST AROUND 1230 PM TO 130 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON IN NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO MOVE IN DOOR(S TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED. WCR
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 4:30 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
OHZ024>087-282200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 430 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL...SOUTHERN AND THE NORTHEAST INLAND AREAS OF OHIO UNTIL 11 PM EDT. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH INCLUDE ATHENS CAMBRIDGE CANTON CINCINNATI COLUMBUS DAYTON MANSFIELD MARIETTA SPRINGFIELD STEUBENVILLE YOUNGSTOWN ZANESVILLE AT 420 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR IN CLEVELAND SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHEAST INLAND AREA OF OHIO BETWEEN YOUNGSTOWN AND CANTON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 35 MPH. RADAR WAS ALSO SHOWING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO FROM NEAR MANSFIELD TO AROUND LIMA. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING EAST ABOUT 35 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON IN NORTHERN OHIO HAD HISTORY OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WHICH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. SOME OF THE STORMS ALSO PRODUCED BRIEF HEAVY RAINS CAUSING STREET AND BASEMENT FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OHIO. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THIS AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FUTURE WEATHER UPDATES. WCR
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 4:34 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
OHZ024>087-282200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 430 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL...SOUTHERN AND THE NORTHEAST INLAND AREAS OF OHIO UNTIL 11 PM EDT. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH INCLUDE ATHENS CAMBRIDGE CANTON CINCINNATI COLUMBUS DAYTON MANSFIELD MARIETTA SPRINGFIELD STEUBENVILLE YOUNGSTOWN ZANESVILLE AT 420 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR IN CLEVELAND SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHEAST INLAND AREA OF OHIO BETWEEN YOUNGSTOWN AND CANTON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 35 MPH. RADAR WAS ALSO SHOWING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO FROM NEAR MANSFIELD TO AROUND LIMA. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING EAST ABOUT 35 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON IN NORTHERN OHIO HAD HISTORY OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WHICH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. SOME OF THE STORMS ALSO PRODUCED BRIEF HEAVY RAINS CAUSING STREET AND BASEMENT FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OHIO. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THIS AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FUTURE WEATHER UPDATES. WCR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 1:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Sandusky | 29 min |
| Aug 28, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 49 min |
| Aug 28, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 35 min |
| Aug 28, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lake | 45 min |
| Aug 28, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga | 67 min |
| Aug 28, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Trumbull | 63 min |
| Aug 28, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 35 min |
| Aug 28, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Coshocton | 67 min |
| Aug 28, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes | 63 min |
| Aug 28, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 52 min |
| Aug 28, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 41 min |
| Aug 28, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford | 57 min |
| Aug 28, 3:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Crawford | 50 min |
| Aug 28, 3:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Crawford | 2 hr |
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.