4 hail, 1 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 Jun 8, 6:05 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 705 PM EDT THU JUN 8 2006 .AVIATION (00Z-24Z)... SHWRS AND TSTMS MOVG ACRS THE LAKE AND INTO THE CNTRL LAKESHORE COUNTIES AT THIS TIME ASOCD WITH WK CDFNT AND SHORT WAVE ALF MOVG INTO THE AREA. WL CONT WITH SHWRS/TSTMS ACRS THE CNTRL LAKESHORE COUNTIES THRU THE EVG BUT WITH LOSS OF HEATING XPC CONVECTION TO DCRS. OVRNGT XPC VFR XCP LOCAL MORNING FOG. && .SHORT TERM(TNGT-SAT NGT)... LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING FORECAST TOUGH...VORT MAX MOVING DOWN INTO NE OHIO AND NW PA AT 18Z. AIRMASS STABLE ALONG THE LAKESHORE ACCORDING TO THE RUC ATTM BECAUSE OF LAKE SHADOW...MUCH OF THE DEVELOPMENT AT MID AFTERNOON WAS JUST SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA AND JUST NORTH OF ERIE PA. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE AS THEY MOVE INTO THE LAKE. THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME MORE UNSTABLE AFTER 00Z AS MORE MOISTURE MOVES IN AND THE LAKE SHADOW INFLUENCE DECREASES. SINCE IT WILL BE LATE THIS MAY INHIBIT THE RISK OF SEVERE. HOWEVER...THE WEST WILL HAVE A CHANCE THIS EVENING AS THE MODELS HAVE SOME MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY. THE CHANCE IN THE EASTERN COUNTIES IS ALL NIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE IN LFQ OF AN UPPER JET AND THE PVA IS MORE IN THAT AREA. THE SHORT WAVE MAY LINGER IN THE EXTREME EAST FRIDAY AM BUT WITH IT DRYING OUT WILL KEEP IT DRY. HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN FOR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. NAM AND GFS HINT AT SOME MOISTURE TRYING TO WORK INTO THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. WITH THE RIDGE IN THE AREA WILL JUST GO WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SATURDAY. GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES FROM THE MAV LOOK OK. && .LONG TERM (SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)... THE MODELS HAVE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FOR SUNDAY. ON MONDAY A LOW MOVES OVER SOUTHERN OHIO ACCORDING TO THE GFS...THE FORECAST AREA IS ON THE EDGE WITH THE STRONG RIDGE STILL HANGING AROUND THE AREA. THE EUROPEAN EVEN HAS THE LOW FARTEHR SOUTH. WITH QUESTIONS IN MIND WILL JUST GO WITH A 20 POP...THE BEST CHANCE WOULD BE DURING THE DAY. DIGEX...ECMWF AND GFS HAS THE RIDGE ACROSS OHIO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...DRY CONTINUES. FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY ANOTHER LOW AFFECTS THE AREA. LOCATION OF THE LOW IS IN QUESTION ATTM...DIGEX HAS IT NORTH WHILE THE GFS HAS IT OVER SOUTHERN OHIO... THE ECMWF IS ALSO HINTING AT THIS SOLUTION...A 30 POP FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .OH...NONE. .PA...NONE. && SHORT TERM...KIELTYKA LONG TERM...KIELTYKA AVIATION...TK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 939 AM EDT THU JUN 8 2006 LEZ142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089- PAZ001>003-091345- MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH- GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- MAUMEE BAY OH TO RENO BEACH OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-GENEVA-ON- THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA- SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND- HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW- HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- 939 AM EDT THU JUN 8 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE... NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BECOME SEVERE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE HAIL AND POSSIBLY SOME STRONG WINDS THAT COULD CAUSE WIND DAMAGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR A FEW COUNTIES. KIELTYKA
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:25 UTC.
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Penny size hail was observed. A large tree was also reported down from the thunderstorm.
Penny size hail was observed.
Quarter size hail was observed.
Penny size hail was observed.
A large tree and a large limb was reported down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 2006
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: 5517923, 5517851, 5517925, 5517852, 5517924.