Severe Thunderstorm Warning 156, NWS Cleveland, OH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
405 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

3 WAVES OF THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN NW OH AND IOWA TO MOVE ALONG
BOUNDARY TONIGHT.  FLOOD WATCH ALL BUT EXTREME NE.

.CLE...
OH...SVR TSTM WATCH TIL 8 PM.
OH...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7AM ALL BUT EXTREME NE OH.
PA...SVR TSTM WATCH TIL 8 PM.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
711 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN OHIO
AND A PORTION OF NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND,OH
1142 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0445 AM    MT. VERNON                OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   KNOX                           NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

0340 AM    FREEMONT                  OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   SANDUSKY                       SCATTERED TREES DOWN
                                          ACROSS THE COUNTY.

0345 AM    UPPER SANDUSKY            OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   WYANDOT                        MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN
                                          ACROSS THE COUNTY.

0415 AM    MOUNT GILEAD              OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   MORROW                         TREES DOWN ACROSS THE
                                          COUNTY.

0445 AM    SAVANNAH                  OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   ASHLAND                        MANY TREES DOWN ACROSS
                                          NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTY.

0515 AM    MILLERSBURG               OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   HOLMES                         MANY TREES DOWN ACROSS THE
                                          COUNTY.

0510 AM    WOOSTER                   OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   WAYNE                          MANY TREES DOWN ACROSS THE
                                          COUNTY.

0612 AM    NEWBURY                   OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   GEAUGA                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN
                                          NEWBURY TOWNSHIP.

0330 AM    BLUFFTON                  OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   HANCOCK                        TREES DOWN ACROSS THE
                                          COUNTY.

0300 AM    YOUNGSTOWN                OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   MAHONING                       SEVERAL TREES DOWN.

0545 AM    RAVENNA                   OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   PORTAGE                        SCATTERED TREES DOWN
                                          ACROSS THE COUNTY.

0430 AM    SANDUSKY                  OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   ERIE                           DOZENS OF TREES DOWN
                                          ACROSS THE COUNTY. AT LEAST
                                          15 ROADS CLOSED AND SEVERAL
                                          HOMES DAMAGED.

0520 AM    BEREA                     OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   CUYAHOGA                       DOZENS OF TREES DOWN.

0531 AM    HARTVILLE                 OH   63 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/08/03   STARK

0500 AM    MEDINA                    OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   MEDINA                         FIVE TREES DOWN IN MEDINA
                                          TOWNSHIP.

KUBINA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
231 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5PM EDT...

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS DEVELOPING OVER NORTHWEST OHIO.
THESE STORMS WERE INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND MOVING EAST AT 40
KNOTS.  WITH THIS CURRENT MOVEMENT...THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL REACH
LUCAS...WOOD AND HANCOCK COUNTIES BY 3 PM. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
IMPACT WYANDOT...SENECA AND OTTAWA COUNTIES BY 4 PM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME DAMAGING.  RESIDENTS WITHIN
NORTHWEST OHIO SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.