Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 292, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 1994, 5:42 PM EDT for Holmes County, Ohio. It was in force for 63 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 1994, 5:42 PM EDT (21:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 1994, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Holmes County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 156 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, 12:00 PM EDT, 5 hours 42 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, 5 hours 41 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, 1 hour 12 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, 1 hour 8 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, 4:57 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
OHZ012-013-014-021>023-033-PAZ001-002-282200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 500 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 1994 THE TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTHEAST OHIO HAS EXPIRED. THE TORNADO WATCH FOR EXTREME NROTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA INCLUDING ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 11 PM EDT. AT 445 PM DOPPLER RADAR WAS NOT SHOWING ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHEAST OHIO OR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. THOUGH IT WAS SHOWING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND THE NORTHEAST INLAND AREAS OF OHIO...AND ALSO OVER LAKE ERIE NORTH OF CLEVELAND AND ASHTABULA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST ABOUT 30 TO 40 MPH. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS EVENING. THERE CONTINUES TO BE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 11 PM EDT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINS CUASING FLOODING. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVED THROUGH NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES. A FEW STORMS ALSO CONTAINED BRIEF HEAVY RAINS CAUSING URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING.
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 5:00 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
OHZ012-013-014-021>023-033-PAZ001-002-282200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 500 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 1994 THE TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTHEAST OHIO HAS EXPIRED. THE TORNADO WATCH FOR EXTREME NROTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA INCLUDING ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 11 PM EDT. AT 445 PM DOPPLER RADAR WAS NOT SHOWING ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHEAST OHIO OR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. THOUGH IT WAS SHOWING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND THE NORTHEAST INLAND AREAS OF OHIO...AND ALSO OVER LAKE ERIE NORTH OF CLEVELAND AND ASHTABULA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST ABOUT 30 TO 40 MPH. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS EVENING. THERE CONTINUES TO BE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 11 PM EDT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINS CUASING FLOODING. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVED THROUGH NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES. A FEW STORMS ALSO CONTAINED BRIEF HEAVY RAINS CAUSING URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING.
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, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Columbiana | 38 min |
| Aug 28, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Coshocton | 67 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
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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.