Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 1994, 6:01 PM EDT for Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 59 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 1994, 6:01 PM EDT (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 1994, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Erie County, PA
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1207 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 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 KERI 132209 COR SVRERI PAC049-132300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE PA 601 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ERIE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA ...ERIE COUNTY AND AJACENT LAKE ERIE WATERS ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ERIE HAS EXTENDED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ERIE COUNTY.... AT 600 PM EDT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MARCH EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF ERIE COUNTY ABOUT 35 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF HAIL AS SMALL AS PEAS AND AS LARGE AS GOLFBALLS NORTH OF EDINBORO AROUND 545 PM EDT. THIS STORM ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINS UP TO ONE INCH IN A 15 MINTUE TIME PERIOD. 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. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. BELK/LAMBERT/PAONE CORRECTED FOR DIRECTION OF STORM IN 2ND PARAGRAPH
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, 2:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
PAZ001-002-003-004-005-006-008-009-010-011-131945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE PA 243 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 8 PM EDT... AT 240 PM EDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SOUTH OF BRADFORD IN MCKEAN COUNTY. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MCKEAN COUNTY FOR THE NEXT HOUR. ELSEWHERE...THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NIOBE ALONG THE PENNSYLVANIA-NEW YORK BORDER...THROUGH JAMESTOWN...AND ENDING TO THE WEST OF SALAMANCA. OTHER STRONG THUNDRESTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIER OF CLARION COUNTY BETWEEN PARKER CITY AND RIMERSBURG. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESES STORMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OCCURRING FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING HOURS. STAYE TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OF OTHER LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. BELK
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 2:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
PAZ001-002-003-004-005-006-008-009-010-011-131945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE PA 243 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 8 PM EDT... AT 240 PM EDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SOUTH OF BRADFORD IN MCKEAN COUNTY. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MCKEAN COUNTY FOR THE NEXT HOUR. ELSEWHERE...THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NIOBE ALONG THE PENNSYLVANIA-NEW YORK BORDER...THROUGH JAMESTOWN...AND ENDING TO THE WEST OF SALAMANCA. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIER OF CLARION COUNTY BETWEEN PARKER CITY AND RIMERSBURG. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESES STORMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OCCURRING FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. BELK CORRECTED FOR TYPOS IN SECOND AND LAST PARAGRAPH
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 3:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
PAZ001-002-003-004-005-006-008-009-010-011-132045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE PA 350 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 8 PM... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS OF LAKE ERIE... AT 350 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHCENTRAL WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...EAST ACROSS LONG POINT CANADA...TO NEAR PORT DOVER ALONG THE NORTH SHORE. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER LAKE ERIE FROM JUST NORTH OF CONNEAUT OHIO...WESTWARD TO 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAIRPORT OHIO. THE STORMS NEAR LONG POINT CANADA WERE MOVING TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH...WHILE OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE TRACKING GENERALLY TO THE EAST AT THE SAME SPEED. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESES STORMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OCCURRING FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. LAMBERT
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 3:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PAZ001-002-003-004-005-006-008-009-010-011-132045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE PA 350 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 8 PM... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS OF LAKE ERIE... AT 350 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHCENTRAL WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...EAST ACROSS LONG POINT CANADA...TO NEAR PORT DOVER ALONG THE NORTH SHORE. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER LAKE ERIE FROM JUST NORTH OF CONNEAUT OHIO...WESTWARD TO 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAIRPORT OHIO. THE STORMS NEAR LONG POINT CANADA WERE MOVING TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH...WHILE OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE TRACKING GENERALLY TO THE EAST AT THE SAME SPEED. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESES STORMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OCCURRING FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. LAMBERT
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
OHZ012-014-131300 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 403 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE REDEVELOPED ALONG THE OHIO LAKESHORE OVER LAKE AND GEAUGA COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. DOPPLER RADAR AT 4PM SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS RIGHT ALONG THE SHORE FROM EAST OF MENTOR TO CONNEAUNT. THE STRONGEST WILL MOVE THROUGH CONNEAUT AROUND 430PM WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. STORMS WILL BE DEVELOPING ALONG THE EAST LAKESHORE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES... SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR LATER INFORMATION THOMPSON /
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
OHZ012-014-131300 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 403 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE REDEVELOPED ALONG THE OHIO LAKESHORE OVER LAKE AND GEAUGA COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. DOPPLER RADAR AT 4PM SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS RIGHT ALONG THE SHORE FROM EAST OF MENTOR TO CONNEAUNT. THE STRONGEST WILL MOVE THROUGH CONNEAUT AROUND 430PM WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. STORMS WILL BE DEVELOPING ALONG THE EAST LAKESHORE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES... SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR LATER INFORMATION THOMPSON /
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 63 min |
| Jun 13, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 67 min |
| Jun 13, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Potter | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 57 min |
| Jun 13, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford | 60 min |
| Jun 13, 6:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | McKean | 40 min |
| Jun 13, 7:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Crawford, Warren | 60 min |
| Jun 13, 7:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | McKean | 68 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 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.