1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 28, 1:45 PM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 245 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2004 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THRU MON)... NEW MODEL RUNS CONT WITH SLOW PROGRESSION OF WK SF WV ALG STALLED FNT NR THE AREA. TIL THE WV CLRS THE AREA BY MIDDAY SUN THE THREAT FOR LOCALLY HVY RA WL RMN ALTHOUGH THE BETTER DYNAMICS AND INSTABILITY SHUD ALLOW FOR ENDING OF BEST THREAT LATE TNGT. PLAN IS TO XTND CURRENT FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL AREAS THRU 4 AM SUN MORN AND LET MID SHIFT SEE HOW THINGS PROGRESS. LIKELY TO CAT POPS IN ORDER TNGT BACKING TO CHC W AND LIKELY E ON SUN. WL TAPER POPS THRU THE DAY SUN FOR WRN AND CNTRL AREAS. MSTR AND CDFNT SLOW TO CLR ERN AREAS SUN EVE SO WL DRAG A LINGERING CHC FOR SHRA/TSRA SUN EVE THERE. HI PRES RDG NOSES IN ON MON SO WL HANG ON TO DRY FCST ALL AREAS. TEMPS WL BE NR GUIDANCE. && .LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT THRU SAT) TROF MOVG THRU MON NITE MAY PRODUCE A FEW SHRA FOR AREAS NR LERI BUT GUIDANCE POPS LOW...SO WL KP FCST DRY FOR NOW. HI PRES IN CONTROL THRU FRI FOR DRY WX THEN RETURN FLOW AND APCHG CDFNT WL ALLOW FOR CHC CONVECTIVE PRECIP ON SAT. && .AVIATION (18Z-18Z)... NEXT ROUND OF CONVECTION IS QUICKLY DEVELOPING SOUTH AND WEST OF THE CLE CWA ATTM. INSTABILITY OF NR -5 LI OR MLCAPE OF NR 1500 J/KG HAVE DEVELPED ALONG THE SW EDGE OF THE CWA FROM KNOX COUNTY TO NR TOL. TSTM HAVE DEVELOPED AGAIN ALG THE IN/OH BDR AND OVR THE SW 1/4 OF OH. THIS ACTIVITY IS MOVING NE AND WILL AFFECT THE TOL AND FDY AREA OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS WHILE MFD WILL BE AFFECT SHORTLY AFTER THAT. THIS CONVECTION WILL LOWER VSBY TO 1-2 MILES WITH CIGS DOWN TO 1000-1500 FT. THE CONVECTION WILL LIKELY SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WITH SFC LOW TRACKING NE ALONG THE NRLY STNRY FNT JUST TO THE NW EXP SHRA TO CONTINUE ACR THE REGION OVERNIGHT. CD FNT WL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION SUN MORNING WITH IMPROVING CIGS AND VSBY BY LATE MORNING. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...FLOOD WATCH THRU 4 AM. PA...FLOOD WATCH THRU 4 AM. SHORT TERM...ADAMS LONG TERM...ADAMS AVIATION...LAPLANTE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 639 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2004 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-291037- ASHLAND OH-ASHTABULA INLAND OH-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE OH-CRAWFORD PA- CRAWFORD OH-CUYAHOGA OH-ERIE OH-GEAUGA OH-HANCOCK OH-HOLMES OH- HURON OH-KNOX OH-LAKE OH-LORAIN OH-LUCAS OH-MAHONING OH-MARION OH- MEDINA OH-MORROW OH-NORTHERN ERIE PA-OTTAWA OH-PORTAGE OH- RICHLAND OH-SANDUSKY OH-SENECA OH-SOUTHERN ERIE PA-STARK OH- SUMMIT OH-TRUMBULL OH-WAYNE OH-WOOD OH-WYANDOT OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AKRON...ASHLAND...ASHTABULA... BOWLING GREEN...BUCYRUS...CANTON...CHARDON...CLEVELAND...ELYRIA... ERIE...FINDLAY...FOSTORIA...FREMONT...JEFFERSON...LORAIN... MANSFIELD...MARION...MEADVILLE...MEDINA...MILLERSBURG... MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON...NORWALK...PAINESVILLE...PORT CLINTON... RAVENNA...SANDUSKY...TIFFIN...TOLEDO...UPPER SANDUSKY...WARREN... WOOSTER AND YOUNGSTOWN 639 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THAT COULD PRODUCE FLOODING OF STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT SO THE FLOOD WATCH MAY HAVE TO BE EXTENDED. ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED BUT ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 345 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2004 OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036>038-047-282244- ASHLAND OH-CRAWFORD OH-ERIE OH-HANCOCK OH-HOLMES OH-HURON OH-KNOX OH- LUCAS OH-MARION OH-MORROW OH-OTTAWA OH-RICHLAND OH-SANDUSKY OH- SENECA OH-WOOD OH-WYANDOT OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...BOWLING GREEN...BUCYRUS... FINDLAY...FOSTORIA...FREMONT...MANSFIELD...MARION...MILLERSBURG... MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON...NORWALK...PORT CLINTON...SANDUSKY... TIFFIN...TOLEDO AND UPPER SANDUSKY 345 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2004 STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 345 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2004 OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036>038-047-282244- ASHLAND OH-CRAWFORD OH-ERIE OH-HANCOCK OH-HOLMES OH-HURON OH-KNOX OH- LUCAS OH-MARION OH-MORROW OH-OTTAWA OH-RICHLAND OH-SANDUSKY OH- SENECA OH-WOOD OH-WYANDOT OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...BOWLING GREEN...BUCYRUS... FINDLAY...FOSTORIA...FREMONT...MANSFIELD...MARION...MILLERSBURG... MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON...NORWALK...PORT CLINTON...SANDUSKY... TIFFIN...TOLEDO AND UPPER SANDUSKY 345 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2004 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN BEGINNING TO DEVELOP AROUND FINDLAY AND MARION... THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOW STARTING TO DEVELOP IN WESTERN OHIO AROUND FINDLAY AND MARION. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. IF RAINFALL AMOUNTS BEGIN TO EXCEED 2 INCHES...SOME AREAS MAY BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING NORTHEAST...SPREADING INTO THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES AND MANSFIELD TO MOUNT VERNON AREAS THROUGH 5 PM. ALONG WITH THE HEAVY RAIN...THE STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. IF FLOODING DOES DEVELOP OR FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BE READY TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY OR TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY AND AVOID DRIVING THROUGH ANY FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 658 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2004 OHZ032-282357- STARK OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANTON 658 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2004 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE THROUGH STARK COUNTY THROUGH 815 PM. AT 658 PM DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING WESTERN STARK COUNTY. THE STORM WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. MANY REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE REPORTED IN WAYNE COUNTY AS THE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH. KEEP AND EYE ON THE SKY AND BE READY TO MOVE TO SAFETY IF NEEDED OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. FMK
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 17 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:02 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A girl of unknown age was struck by lightning while playing on a ball field. The girl was taken to a hospital and treated for burns.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, August 2004
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5420759.