Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 1998, 11:25 AM EDT for Geauga County, Ohio. It was in force for 50 min. 2 reports 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
- May 31, 1998, 11:25 AM EDT (15:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 1998, 12:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Geauga County, OH
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 12:00 PM EDT | Hail 1.75 | Chardon, OH | |
| May 31, 12:15 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Chardon, OH | Trees were downed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 10:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 1035 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1038 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 281 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
366 WUUS1 KCLE 311526 RRA SVRCLE OHC055-311615- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION/IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1125 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... GEAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OHIO * UNTIL 1215 PM EDT * AT 1124 AM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN THE VICINITY OF PAINESVILLE MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL WAS NOTED WITH THIS STORM IN LAKE COUNTY. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE NEAR... CHARDON HAMBDEN MONTVILLE .SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS &
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, May 31, 6:10 AM EDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-010000- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 610 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS INDICATED THAT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. A VERY WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY. A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES WILL PROVIDE THE TRIGGER FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THE STORMS...BUT WIND FIELDS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES AS WELL. PEOPLE ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA ARE ADVISED TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS. SKYWARN ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY. MILLER
Special weather statement, May 31, 6:10 AM EDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-010000- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 610 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS INDICATED THAT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. A VERY WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY. A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES WILL PROVIDE THE TRIGGER FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THE STORMS...BUT WIND FIELDS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES AS WELL. PEOPLE ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA ARE ADVISED TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS. SKYWARN ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY. MILLER
Local storm report, May 31, 10:43 AM EDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWSFO CLEVELAND OHIO
1043 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1025 AM SANDUSKY OH 1 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 ERIELocal storm report, May 31, 11:05 AM EDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWSFO CLEVELAND OHIO
1105 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1025 AM PORT CLINTON OH 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/31/98 OTTAWA TREES DOWN
WOODWORTHLocal storm report, May 31, 11:05 AM EDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWSFO CLEVELAND OHIO
1105 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1025 AM PORT CLINTON OH 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/31/98 OTTAWA TREES DOWN
WOODWORTHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 10:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Sandusky | 50 min |
| May 31, 10:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa | 48 min |
| May 31, 10:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 49 min |
| May 31, 11:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lake | 47 min |
| May 31, 11:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 49 min |
| May 31, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wood | 58 min |
| May 31, 2:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Wood | 59 min |
| May 31, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Sandusky, Seneca | 60 min |
| May 31, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock | 65 min |
| May 31, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 63 min |
| May 31, 3:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 63 min |
| May 31, 3:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 31 min |
| May 31, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wyandot | 63 min |
| May 31, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Seneca | 50 min |
| May 31, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 50 min |
| May 31, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron | 63 min |
| May 31, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Knox | 64 min |
| May 31, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 65 min |
| May 31, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 65 min |
| May 31, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 63 min |
| May 31, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 63 min |
| May 31, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes | 49 min |
| May 31, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga | 61 min |
| May 31, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 50 min |
| May 31, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Trumbull | 62 min |
| May 31, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 33 min |
| May 31, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lorain | 60 min |
| May 31, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lake | 49 min |
| May 31, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Marion | 62 min |
| May 31, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Morrow | 61 min |
| May 31, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Knox, Richland | 62 min |
| May 31, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes | 65 min |
| May 31, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Marion | 35 min |
| May 31, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Morrow | 46 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.