3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 21, 1:21 AM EST, 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 221 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2005 .SHORT TERM (TODAY THRU SATURDAY)... CONVECTIVE COMPLEX SLOWLY TRACKING EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. IT SHOULD TAKE A GOOD PORTION OF THE NIGHT TO CLEAR THE AREA OR DISSIPATE ALL TOGETHER. THIS COMPLEX IS IN RESPONSE TO 500 MB SHORTWAVE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL. THE PROBLEM FOR THE DAY IS HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO CLEAR THIS PRECIPITATION OUT OF THE AREA. AS AVIATION FORECASTER MENTIONED BELOW...BUBBLE HIGH IN THE WAKE OF THIS COMPLEX WILL MAINTAIN ITSELF THROUGH THE MORNING TO SUPPRESS CONVECTION. IT APPEARS THOUGH WITH SWATH OF MOISTURE WE COULD QUICKLY DESTABILIZE IN THE AFTERNOON FROM DAY TIME HEATING CAUSING ISOLATED CONVECTION TO DEVELOP. A LIGHT NORTH WIND WILL DEVELOP OFF LAKE ERIE AND THIS WILL HAVE A STABILIZING EFFECT ON THE LAKE SHORE AREAS. SO CONVECTION SHOULD BE CONFINED TO AREAS AWAY FROM THE LAKE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...I WILL STILL KEEP A MENTION FOR A CHANCE ALONG THE LAKE AS WELL. TONIGHT WILL SEE ANOTHER ONGOING PROBLEM BRUSH THE AREA. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE UP OVER SOUTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST TO WESTERN OHIO. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND NAM AND GFS MODELS ALL SHOW THIS SHORTWAVE OCCURRING AT THE MOMENT WITH A CLUSTER OF CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH IT. I AM EXPECTING THIS FEATURE TO AFFECT THE WESTERN AREAS OF THE FORECAST AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING. WEAK SHORTWAVES WILL ALSO MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING...HENCE WILL GIVE AREA A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON FRIDAY ENDING THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS SETTING UP FOR A QUIET NIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION EXPECTED SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE SURFACE HIGH AND IN ADVANCE OF NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. THE CHANNELLING EFFECT OF THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS TO INCREASE MAKING FOR ANOTHER COUPLE MUGGY DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 90 AND DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. ONLY REAL MAJOR CHANGE TO THE FORECAST WILL BE THIS MORNING IN TRYING TO TIME PRECIPITATION AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. OTHERWISE...MADE SOME MINOR TWEEKS TO TEMPERATURES TO BRING THEM DOWN A TAD ON FRIDAY FOR HIGHS. TODAY SHOULD BE QUITE WARM WITH HIGHS AROUND 90 CENTRAL TO LOWER 90S WEST AND UPPER 80S EAST. LOWS GENERALLY IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S EACH DAY. && .LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... TIMING OF PCPN VERY TOUGH. MODELS GENERALLY AGREE WITH A FRONT FOR TUE NIGHT. OTHER THAN THAT WITH THE AMS MOIST AND UNSTABLE THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF PCPN. GUID OK. WITH PLENTY OF WARM TEMPS AT 850 MB WE HAVE TO WATCH HIGHS. && .AVIATION(06Z-06Z)... NEWLY DVLPD STORMS OVR NW OH/N IND WILL REDEVLOP TO THE SOUTH AND WEST HOWEVER THE MEAN FLOW WILL DRAG OUT SOME OF THE ACTIVITY EASTWARD SO WL FCST TEMPO TSRA FOR 2-3 HOURS ALL BUT ERIE EARLY THIS MORN. MODELS FCST BUBBLE SFC HIGH TO DVLP IN WAKE OF THE STORMS OVR LWR LAKES AND WL TAKE A CHC AND KEEP TAFS DRY DURING THE DAY THUR. A LITTLE DAYBREAK FOG AND HZE LIKELY AND THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS OF BKN MVFR CU DEVELOPING DURING THE MORNING BUT WILL KEEP MVFR CLOUDS SCT AT THIS TIME. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .OH...NONE. .PA...NONE. SHORT TERM...LOMBARDY LONG TERM...KIELTYKA AVIATION...KOSARIK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 607 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2005 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-211006- 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 607 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:59 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few large limbs were reported down.
A few large limbs were reported down.
A few trees and utility poles were reported down from severe thunderstorm winds.
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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: 5466921, 5466922, 5466923.