Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 1994, 5:49 PM EDT for Washington County, Ohio. It was in force for 56 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 1994, 5:49 PM EDT (21:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 1994, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 56 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, 9.8 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
- 141 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1236 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KCAK 260837 RRA SVRCLE OHC167-252245- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH 549 PM EDT WED MAY 25 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AKRON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ...WASHINGTON COUNTY AT 545 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN ATHENS COUNTY MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. 3/4 INCH HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM IN ATHENS COUNTY BETWEEN 530 AND 545 PM EDT. 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. & THOMPSON
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, May 25, 2:03 PM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
OHZALL-251840- SPECIAL WEATHER AND FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 203 PM EDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN OHIO UNTIL 800 PM EDT... ...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OHIO INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANSFIELD...CANTON...NEW PHILADELPHIA AND YOUNGSTOWN. AT 155 PM EDT...A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDED FROM DEFIANCE IN NORTHWEST OHIO EAST THROUGH ERIE...LORAIN AND SOUTHERN CUYAHOGA COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS IN EAST ERIE AND LORAIN COUNTIES BETWEEN MILAN AND COLUMBIA STATION. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF OHIO IN THE FLOOD WATCH AREA AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WAS IN SOUTHERN ASHTABULA COUNTY. THESE AND OTHER THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE HAIL. RESIDENTS IN NORTHERN OHIO SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE THIS AFTERNOON AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR WARNING ARE ISSUED. IN ADDITION...WITH MOST OF THE GROUND IN THE FLOOD WATCH AREA SATURATED WITH AN INCH OR MORE OR RAIN SINCE LAST NIGHT AND NEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THIS AREA LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A FLOOD PRONE AREA...BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NEEDED. ALSO...NEVER DRIVE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. LISTEN TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES OR WARNINGS. ADAMS
Special weather statement, May 25, 2:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
OHZALL-251840- SPECIAL WEATHER AND FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 203 PM EDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN OHIO UNTIL 800 PM EDT... ...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OHIO INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANSFIELD...CANTON...NEW PHILADELPHIA AND YOUNGSTOWN. AT 155 PM EDT...A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDED FROM DEFIANCE IN NORTHWEST OHIO EAST THROUGH ERIE...LORAIN AND SOUTHERN CUYAHOGA COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS IN EAST ERIE AND LORAIN COUNTIES BETWEEN MILAN AND COLUMBIA STATION. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF OHIO IN THE FLOOD WATCH AREA AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WAS IN SOUTHERN ASHTABULA COUNTY. THESE AND OTHER THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE HAIL. RESIDENTS IN NORTHERN OHIO SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE THIS AFTERNOON AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR WARNING ARE ISSUED. IN ADDITION...WITH MOST OF THE GROUND IN THE FLOOD WATCH AREA SATURATED WITH AN INCH OR MORE OR RAIN SINCE LAST NIGHT AND NEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THIS AREA LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A FLOOD PRONE AREAh...BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NEEDED. ALSO...NEVER DRIVE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. LISTEN TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES OR WARNINGS. ADAMS
Special weather statement, May 25, 4:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PAZ002>004-252200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA 438 PM EDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... AT 435 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OUT OF NORTHEAST OHIO...FROM CENTRAL ASHTABULA COUNTY...EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY. ANOTHER BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY FROM NEAR I-79 TO CORRY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EASTWARD AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE AFFECTING CRAWFORD...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WARREN COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE OVER NORTHERN OHIO AND STILL OTHERS MAY DEVELOPE IN THE UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. PARRISH
Special weather statement, May 25, 4:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PAZ002>004-252200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA 438 PM EDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... AT 435 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OUT OF NORTHEAST OHIO...FROM CENTRAL ASHTABULA COUNTY...EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY. ANOTHER BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY FROM NEAR I-79 TO CORRY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EASTWARD AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE AFFECTING CRAWFORD...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WARREN COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE OVER NORTHERN OHIO AND STILL OTHERS MAY DEVELOPE IN THE UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. PARRISH
Special weather statement, May 25, 5:05 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
OHZ059-040-058-049-050-022-032-021-039-252200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 505 PM EDT WED MAY 25 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OHIO. THIS AREA WAS MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. AT 5 PM AKRON CANTON WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SUMMIT COUNTY OF NORTHEAST OHIO AND FROM CAMBRIDGE TO CADIZ IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE IN EASTERN OHIO SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH AND MOVE THROUGH. THOMPSON
Special weather statement, May 25, 5:08 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
OHZ059-040-058-049-050-022-032-021-039-252200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 505 PM EDT WED MAY 25 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OHIO. THIS AREA WAS MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. AT 5 PM AKRON CANTON WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SUMMIT COUNTY OF NORTHEAST OHIO AND FROM CAMBRIDGE TO CADIZ IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE IN EASTERN OHIO SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY AS THESE THUNDERSTORrMS APPROACH AND MOVE THROUGH. THOMPSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock | 44 min |
| May 25, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 36 min |
| May 25, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 54 min |
| May 25, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 56 min |
| May 25, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron | 48 min |
| May 25, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 52 min |
| May 25, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 45 min |
| May 25, 4:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Wood | 53 min |
| May 25, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 46 min |
| May 25, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa | 38 min |
| May 25, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Columbiana | 57 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.