Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 1994, 12:34 PM EDT for Lake County, Ohio. It was in force for 49 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 1994, 12:34 PM EDT (16:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 1994, 1:23 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lake County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 450 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1151 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 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 KCLE 131636 RRA SVRCLE OHC007-085-131730- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1234 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST OHIO ...ASHTABULA COUNTY...LAKE COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF LAKE ERIE AT 1230 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR IN CLEVELAND INDICATED A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER LAKE ERIE TO THE NORTH OF FAIRPORT HARBOR. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 40 MPH AND WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR GENEVA ON THE LAKE. OTHER STORMS WILL ALSO MOVE ONSHORE OVER EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS... FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. GABRIC
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, Jun 13, 11:42 AM EDT, 52 minutes before
PAZ004-008-009-131645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA 1142 AM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS WARREN AND VENANGO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... RADAR AT 1140 AM SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM YOUNGSVILLE IN WARREN COUNTY...SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE TOWN OF OIL CITY ...TO 5 MILES EAST OF FRANKLIN IN VENANGO COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH...AND WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN VENANGO COUNTY AND CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY BY 1215 PM. THE STORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE EASTERN HALF OF WARREN COUNTY AND FOREST COUNTY BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM. THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINS...DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO- GROUND LIGHTNING...POSSIBLE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. LAMBERT/PAONE
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 11:49 AM EDT, 45 minutes before
PAZ004-008-009-131645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA 1142 AM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS WARREN AND VENANGO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA... RADAR AT 1140 AM SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM YOUNGSVILLE IN WARREN COUNTY...SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE TOWN OF OIL CITY ...TO 5 MILES EAST OF FRANKLIN IN VENANGO COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH...AND WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN VENANGO COUNTY AND CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY BY 1215 PM. THE STORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE EASTERN HALF OF WARREN COUNTY AND FOREST COUNTY BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM. THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINS...DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO- GROUND LIGHTNING...POSSIBLE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. LAMBERT/PAONE
Local storm report, Jun 13, 12:12 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
STORM REPORT UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
1212 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994
STORM REPORTS FOR SATURDAY JUNE 11 1994
TIME EDT EVENT
.........................................................................
0830 EDT SKYWARN REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL IN CENTRAL ERIE COUNTY.
0833 EDT SEVERAL REPORTS FROM SKYWARN OBSERVERS OVER CENTRAL
AND EASTERN ERIE COUNTY..HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1.2 INCHES
IN 35 MINUTES AT 29TH ST. AND MAPLE STREET. LOWLYING
FLODING REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS.
0835 EDT SKYWARN OBSERVER REPORTED MARBLE SIZED AT NORCROSS RD.
IN BELLE VALLEY.
0838 EDT SKYWARN REPORTED DIME AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL OVER THE EASTERN
PART OF THE CITY OF ERIE.
0857 EDT SKYWARN REPORTED 1.2 INCH HAIL 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF I-90 IN
GREEN TOWNSHIP.
1527 EDT SKYWARN REPORT MARBLE SIZED HAIL 2 MILES WEST OF CONNEAUT
LAKE IN CRAWFROD COUNTY
1548 EDT QUARTER-SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY
AND TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. REPORT BY EMA OFFICE
1605 EDT SKYWARN REPORT SMALL TREES DOWN EAST OF LINESVILLE IN
CRAWFORD COUNTY
1615 EDT * NWS STORM SURVEY COMPLETED...CONFIRMED SPORADIC F1 TORNADO
IN A PATH ABOUT 6 MILES LONG AND 150 YARDS WIDE. TORNADO
OCCURRED IN BLOOMING VALLEY...NORTHEAST OF MEADVILLE IN
CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY.
1855 EDT SKYWARN REPORTED PEA TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL IN KENNERDELL
IN SOUTHERN VENANGO COUNTY.
*...AMENDED F2 TORNADO TO F1 AFTER FURTHER STORM ASSESSMENT.
WSO/ERILocal storm report, Jun 13, 12:15 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
STORM REPORT UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA
1212 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994
STORM REPORTS FOR SATURDAY JUNE 11 1994
TIME EDT EVENT
.........................................................................
0830 EDT SKYWARN REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL IN CENTRAL ERIE COUNTY.
0833 EDT SEVERAL REPORTS FROM SKYWARN OBSERVERS OVER CENTRAL
AND EASTERN ERIE COUNTY..HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1.2 INCHES
IN 35 MINUTES AT 29TH ST. AND MAPLE STREET. LOWLYING
FLODING REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS.
0835 EDT SKYWARN OBSERVER REPORTED MARBLE SIZED AT NORCROSS RD.
IN BELLE VALLEY.
0838 EDT SKYWARN REPORTED DIME AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL OVER THE EASTERN
PART OF THE CITY OF ERIE.
0857 EDT SKYWARN REPORTED 1.2 INCH HAIL 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF I-90 IN
GREEN TOWNSHIP.
1527 EDT SKYWARN REPORT MARBLE SIZED HAIL 2 MILES WEST OF CONNEAUT
LAKE IN CRAWFROD COUNTY
1548 EDT QUARTER-SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY
AND TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. REPORT BY EMA OFFICE
1605 EDT SKYWARN REPORT SMALL TREES DOWN EAST OF LINESVILLE IN
CRAWFORD COUNTY
1615 EDT * NWS STORM SURVEY COMPLETED...CONFIRMED SPORADIC F1 TORNADO
IN A PATH ABOUT 6 MILES LONG AND 150 YARDS WIDE. TORNADO
OCCURRED IN BLOOMING VALLEY...NORTHEAST OF MEADVILLE IN
0 CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY.
1855 EDT SKYWARN REPORTED PEA TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL IN KENNERDELL
IN SOUTHERN VENANGO COUNTY.
*...AMENDED F2 TORNADO TO F1 AFTER FURTHER STORM ASSESSMENT.
WSO/ERISpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 12:19 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
OHZ007>-014-018>020-131800 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 1219 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER LAKE ERIE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FROM PORT CLINTON TO CONNEAUT. AT 1215 PM...DOPPLER RADAR IN CLEVELAND INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTRORMS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MILES NORTH AND NORTHEAST FROM CLEVELAND. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 40 MPH. THIS MOVEMENT WILL BRING THE STORMS ONSHORE IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN ASHTABULA COUNRTES IN EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO BY 1 PM. AS THE STORMS MOVE ONSHORE...EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR LATER INFORMATION. GABRIC
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 12:20 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
OHZ007>-014-018>020-131800 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 1219 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER LAKE ERIE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FROM PORT CLINTON TO CONNEAUT. AT 1215 PM...DOPPLER RADAR IN CLEVELAND INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTRORMS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MILES NORTH AND NORTHEAST FROM CLEVELAND. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 40 MPH. THIS MOVEMENT WILL BRING THE STORMS ONSHORE IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN ASHTABULA COUNRTES IN EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO BY 1 PM. AS THE STORMS MOVE ONSHORE...EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. IF TnHREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR LATER INFORMATION. GABRIC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 12:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 56 min |
| Jun 13, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 40 min |
| Jun 13, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lake | 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.