Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 139, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 1997, 5:04 PM EDT for Geauga County, Lake County, Ohio. It was in force for 56 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 1997, 5:04 PM EDT (21:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 1997, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Geauga County, OH, Lake County, OH
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 6:10 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 62 | Fairport Harbor, OH |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 2423 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 591 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCLE 162105 RRA SVRCLE OHC055-085-162200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 504 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN OHIO ...GEAUGA COUNTY...LAKE COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF LAKE ERIE WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN CLEVELAND AT 505 PM EDT INDICATED AN AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE KIRTLAND...CHARDON AND CHESTERLAND AREAS THROUGH 600 PM EDT. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE |HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MILLER
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
Local storm report, Aug 16, 11:51 AM EDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWSFO CLEVELAND OHIO
1151 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1045 AM OH WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97 CUYAHOGA FEW TREES AND NUMEROUS
BRANCHES DOWN ACROSS
COUNTY 1020 AM - 1055 PM
1058 AM CLARIDON OH WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97 GEAUGA TREES DOWN
1135 AM EDINBORO PA WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97 ERIE TREES DOWNLocal storm report, Aug 16, 2:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWSFO CLEVELAND OHIO
222 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0830 AM SWANTON OH WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97 FULTON NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN
1022 AM CLEVELAND OH 62 MPH TSTM GUST
08/16/97 CUYAHOGA CLEVELAND LIGHTHOUSE WINDS
1035 AM OBERLIN OH 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/16/97 LORAIN
1045 AM OH WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97 CUYAHOGA FEW TREES AND NUMEROUS
BRANCHES DOWN ACROSS
COUNTY 1020 AM - 1055 PM
1050 AM CHARDON OH 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/16/97 GEAUGA
1058 AM CLARIDON OH WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97 GEAUGA TREES DOWN
1135 AM EDINBORO PA WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97 ERIE TREES DOWN
1140 AM MEADVILLE PA WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97 CRAWFORD ESTIMATED 50 TO 100 TREES
DOW
N. NUMEROUS POWER
OUTAGES.
1200 PM KINSMAN OH WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97 TRUMBULL TREES DOWNLocal storm report, Aug 16, 2:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWSFO CLEVELAND OHIO
222 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0830 AM SWANTON OH WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97 FULTON NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN
1022 AM CLEVELAND OH 62 MPH TSTM GUST
08/16/97 CUYAHOGA CLEVELAND LIGHTHOUSE WINDS
1035 AM OBERLIN OH 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/16/97 LORAIN
1045 AM OH WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97 CUYAHOGA FEW TREES AND NUMEROUS
BRANCHES DOWN ACROSS
COUNTY 1020 AM - 1055 PM
1050 AM CHARDON OH 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/16/97 GEAUGA
1058 AM CLARIDON OH WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97 GEAUGA TREES DOWN
1135 AM EDINBORO PA WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97 ERIE TREES DOWN
1140 AM MEADVILLE PA WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97 CRAWFORD ESTIMATED 50 TO 100 TREES
DOWN. NUMEROUS POWER
OUTAGES.
1200 PM KINSMAN OH WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97 TRUMBULL TREES DOWNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Henry | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 2:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Stark | 54 min |
| Aug 16, 7:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Fulton | 53 min |
| Aug 16, 7:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Henry | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 8:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas | 48 min |
| Aug 16, 8:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Fulton | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 8:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa, Wood | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 8:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas | 16 min |
| Aug 16, 9:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Sandusky | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 9:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 9:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 53 min |
| Aug 16, 10:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 69 min |
| Aug 16, 10:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 36 min |
| Aug 16, 10:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga | 56 min |
| Aug 16, 10:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 68 min |
| Aug 16, 11:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 11:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Summit | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Morrow | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron | 54 min |
| Aug 16, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Knox | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 57 min |
| Aug 16, 4:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lorain | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 4:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Geauga | 38 min |
| Aug 16, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 4:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lorain, Medina | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Fulton, Lucas | 67 min |
| Aug 16, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes, Knox | 62 min |
| Aug 16, 4:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 5:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Lorain | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 51 min |
| Aug 16, 5:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Medina | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 5:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 42 min |
| Aug 16, 5:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Medina | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 41 min |
| Aug 16, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron, Seneca | 69 min |
| Aug 16, 6:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Summit | 66 min |
| Aug 16, 6:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lorain, Medina | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 6:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Wayne | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 6:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashland | 43 min |
| Aug 16, 7:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Stark | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 7:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Summit | 48 min |
| Aug 16, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 7:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashland | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 7:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Wayne | 67 min |
| Aug 16, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Knox, Richland | 64 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.