Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 1994, 5:06 PM EDT for Stark County, Ohio. It was in force for 69 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 1994, 5:06 PM EDT (21:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 1994, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 69 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Stark County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 968 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1062 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 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 KCAK 162109 SVRCAK OHC151-162215- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH 506 PM EDT THU JUN 16 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AKRON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN NORTHEAST OHIO ...STARK COUNTY DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AT CLEVELAND AT 505 PM EDTY INDICATED A POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTH OF CANTON. THIS STORM IS NEWLY DEVELOPED SO MOVEMENT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MARTIN
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 16, 2:19 PM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-151920- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 219 PM EDT WED JUN 15 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS EASTERN OHIO THIS AFTERNOON PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. AT 205 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH OF A SHARON PENNSYLVANIA...DOVER OHIO...ZANESVILLE...CHILLICOTHE LINE. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY AND EASTERN HOLMES COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING LITTLE. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE FACT THEY ARE MOVING LITTLE...LOCALIZED FLOODING COULD OCURR. THESE STORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UPTO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. > AT 130 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RECEIVED AT REPORTED FROM THE PUBLIC THAT 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN ABOUT AN HOUR ALONG WITH MARBLE SIZE IN PERRY HEIGHTS IN STARK COUNTY...BETWEEN CANTON AND MASSILLON. THE PERRY HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED HIGH WATERS IN AREAS THAT TYPICALLY FLOOD DUE TO HEAVY RAINS IN AND AROUND PERRY HEIGHTS. IK
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 2:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-151920- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 219 PM EDT WED JUN 15 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS EASTERN OHIO THIS AFTERNOON PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. AT 205 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH OF A SHARON PENNSYLVANIA...DOVER OHIO...ZANESVILLE...CHILLICOTHE LINE. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY AND EASTERN HOLMES COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING LITTLE. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE FACT THEY ARE MOVING LITTLE...LOCALIZED FLOODING COULD OCURR. THESE STORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UPTO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. > AT 130 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RECEIVED AT REPORTED FROM THE PUBLIC THAT 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN ABOUT AN HOUR ALONG WITH MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN PERRY HEIGHTS IN STARK COUNTY...BETWEEN CANTON AND MASSILLON. THE PERRY HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED HIGH WATERS IN AREAS THAT TYPICALLY FLOOD DUE TO HEAVY RAINS IN AND AROUND PERRY HEIGHTS. IK ...ADDED MISSING WORD TO FIFTH PARAGRAPH...
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-152015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 314 PM EDT THU JUN 16 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 250 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE WEST OF A MEDINA...COSHOCTON...CHILLICOTHE LINE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE BETWEEN MANSFIELD AND COLUMBUS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE STORMS. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE OVER NORTHERN WAYNE AND CENTRAL HOLMES COUNTY. ALL THE STORMS WERE MOVING LITTLE. THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE FACT THEY ARE MOVING LITTLE...LOCALIZED FLOODING COULD OCURR. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IK
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-152015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 314 PM EDT THU JUN 16 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 250 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE WEST OF A MEDINA...COSHOCTON...CHILLICOTHE LINE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE BETWEEN MANSFIELD AND COLUMBUS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE STORMS. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE OVER NORTHERN WAYNE AND CENTRAL HOLMES COUNTY. ALL THE STORMS WERE MOVING LITTLE. THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE FACT THEY ARE MOVING LITTLE...LOCALIZED FLOODING COULD OCURR. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IK
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA 329 PM EDT THU JUN 16 1994 PAZ002-003-004-162300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA 328 PM EDT THU JUN 16 1994 ...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR FROM ERIE AT 320 PM...AND DOPPLER RADAR FROM PITTSBURGH AND STATE COLLEGE INDICATE SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE STORMS WERE OCCURRING BETWEEN CORRY..UNION CITY AND SPARTANSBURG IN EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ERIE ...NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND WESTERN WARREN COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT ONLY 5 TO 10 MPH. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE VERY HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME FLOODING OVER SMALL STREAMS AND LOW-LYING AREAS. CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALWAYS A DANGER FROM THUNDERSTORMS...SO ITS BEST TO SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING. REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND THE TELEPHONE UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. IF FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR...EVACUATE THE FLOODED AREA AND MOVE TO GROUND. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO FLOODED AREAS OR ATTEMPT TO CROSS RAPIDLY FLOWING STREAMS ON FOOT...SINCE THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOU TO CROSS SAFELY. KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES CONCERNING TlHIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. LAMBERT/WELLS
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA 329 PM EDT THU JUN 16 1994 PAZ002-003-004-162300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ERIE, PA 328 PM EDT THU JUN 16 1994 ...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR FROM ERIE AT 320 PM...AND DOPPLER RADAR FROM PITTSBURGH AND STATE COLLEGE INDICATE SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE STORMS WERE OCCURRING BETWEEN CORRY..UNION CITY AND SPARTANSBURG IN EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ERIE ...NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND WESTERN WARREN COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT ONLY 5 TO 10 MPH. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE VERY HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME FLOODING OVER SMALL STREAMS AND LOW-LYING AREAS. CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALWAYS A DANGER FROM THUNDERSTORMS...SO ITS BEST TO SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING. REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND THE TELEPHONE UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. IF FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR...EVACUATE THE FLOODED AREA AND MOVE TO GROUND. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO FLOODED AREAS OR ATTEMPT TO CROSS RAPIDLY FLOWING STREAMS ON FOOT...SINCE THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOU TO CROSS SAFELY. KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. LAMBERT/WELLS *"n6WWUSx Pgf6WWUS V1WSCA0Z r`WWUS $u 6WWUS| Z WUUS `[I6WWUS TT~WWUSR tD `WWUS |y WUUS <qf6WWUS b6`WWUS XWOUSF }z6WWUS B WUUS X6WWUSd ]&~WWUS (m6WWUSn @"6WWUS Aw` WUUSV Z&6WWUS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Coshocton, Holmes, Wayne | 62 min |
| Jun 16, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Tuscarawas | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Stark, Summit, Wayne | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Tuscarawas | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Monroe | 68 min |
| Jun 16, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wayne | 60 min |
| Jun 16, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Belmont | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Columbiana | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Trumbull | 51 min |
| Jun 16, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Monroe | 62 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.