Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 1994, 2:15 PM EDT for Carroll County, Ohio. It was in force for 60 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1994, 2:15 PM EDT (18:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 1994, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Carroll County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 1283 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1033 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 1 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 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 181816 SVRCAK OHC019-181915- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON OH 215 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AKRON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN NORTHEAST OHIO ...CARROLL COUNTY AT 212 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN CLEVELAND INDICATED POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTY ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CITY OF CARROLLTON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHWEST TO ABOUT 5 MPH. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WINnD...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. IK
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 18, 12:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-181745- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 1245 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTERN OHIO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AT 1243 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER STARK COUNTY...ONE JUST SOUTHWEST OF CANTON AND THE OTHER JUST NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE. NO MOVEMENT HAS BEEN DETERMINED YET. THESE STO4RMS ARE CAPABLE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. IK ...CORRECTED TIMES...
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 1:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-181810- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 105 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTERN OHIO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AT 100 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER STARK COUNTY...ONE NEAR CANTON AND THE OTHER NEAR LOUISVILLE. MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER SUMMIT COUNTY...BETWEEN BARBERTON AND AKRON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND OVER PORTAGE COUNTY BETWEEN KENT AND RAVENNA. IN ADDITION THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL COSHOCTON...NORTHERN MUSKINGUM AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES. ALL THESE STORMS WERE SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. IK
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 1:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-181810- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 105 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTERN OHIO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AT 100 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER STARK COUNTY...ONE NEAR CANTON AND THE OTHER NEAR LOUISVILLE. MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER SUMMIT COUNTY...BETWEEN BARBERTON AND AKRON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND OVER PORTAGE COUNTY BETWEEN KENT AND RAVENNA. IN ADDITION THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL COSHOCTON...NORTHERN MUSKINGUM AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES. ALL THESE STORMS WERE SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. IK
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 1:45 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-181745- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 145 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTERN OHIO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AT 143 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER STARK COUNTY...ONE JUST SOUTHWEST OF CANTON AND THE OTHER JUST NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE. NO MOVEMENT HAS BEEN DETERMINED YET. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. IK
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:03 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-181905- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 203 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOING SLOWLY ACROSS EASTERN OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 150 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND TO THE NORTH A SALEM...MINERA...DOVER/NEW PHILADELPHIA...COSHOCTON ...ZANESVILLE LINE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 5 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION...THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS COMBINED WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. IK
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:04 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
OHZ021-022-031-032-038-039-040-048-049-050-058-059-068-069-076-181905- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AKRON CANTON OH 203 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOING SLOWLY ACROSS EASTERN OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 150 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND TO THE NORTH A SALEM...MINERA...DOVER/NEW PHILADELPHIA...COSHOCTON ...ZANESVILLE LINE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 5 MPH. THESEP STORMS ARE CAPABLE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UPTO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION...THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS COMBINED WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. IK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Tuscarawas | 58 min |
| Jun 18, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Coshocton, Holmes | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Carroll | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Coshocton, Holmes, Tuscarawas | 61 min |
| Jun 18, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Guernsey | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes, Tuscarawas | 57 min |
| Jun 18, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Guernsey | 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.