A cold front moved across the area causing showers and thunderstorms to develop. A few of the thunderstorms became severe, while an area of training thunderstorms produced flash flooding in northwestern Pennsylvania.
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The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
A cold front moved across the area causing showers and thunderstorms to develop. A few of the thunderstorms became severe, while an area of training thunderstorms produced flash flooding in northwestern Pennsylvania.
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 Jul 8, 1:43 PM EST, 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 243 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST THURSDAY BEFORE MOVING TO THE EAST COAST FRIDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION AROUND SATURDAY NIGHT. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... FACTORS IN AIRMASS COMING TOGETHER FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION SEVERE THREAT IN FORECAST TONIGHT. SEVERAL BANDS OF TSRA WILL OCCUR DUE TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT BOUNDARIES. PWS ALSO IMPRESSIVE WITH A BAND OF 2 INCH PLUS WORKING ITS WAY SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THINK STORMS WILL BE MOVING FAST ENOUGH SO THAT WHEN COMBINED WITH THE PRECEDING FEW DAYS OF DRY WEATHER SHOULD KEEP MOST OF THE THREAT FOR FLOODING MINIMAL. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE NATURE OF HEAVY DOWNPOURS SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA ITS POSSIBLE THAT A SPOT OR TWO COULD END UP WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... WEAK WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE PROGGED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN OHIO ON WED. ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY HANG BACK TO REQUIRE KEEPING CHANCE FOR CONVECTIVE PRECIP IN FORECAST FOR WED. DRIER AIR CONTINUES TO WORK IN WED NIGHT FOR A COOLER AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THURSDAY AND TO THE EAST COAST FRI TO ALLOW RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP. GOOD MOISTURE NOT SHOWN RETURNING UNTIL SOMETIME SATURDAY SO SHOULD SEE DRY CONDITIONS PREVAIL UNTIL THEN. .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... THE NEXT COLD FRONT LOOKS TO ARRIVE ON SATURDAY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF IT INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THEN SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NORTHERN OHIO FOR LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH COOLER DRY AIR. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME COOL NIGHTS AND PLEASANT DAYS FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOME MODEL DIFFERENCES ON THE TIMING OF THE RETURN OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK BUT IT APPEARS IT WILL REMAIN DRY UNTIL THEN. && .AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER NORTHERN OHIO THIS AFTERNOON WITH THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA. EXPECT SOME MVFR CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR THE THUNDERSTORMS. A MORE SOLID LINE OF STORMS OVER INDIANA WILL ALSO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO THROUGH THE EVENING. LIKELY TO SEE SOME FOG IN THE WAKE OF THE SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ALONG WITH SOME MVFR CEILINGS. OUTLOOK...COLD FRONT SHOULD BE THROUGH THE CWA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIMITED TO LOCATIONS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. FOR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY IT LOOKS LIKE VFR CONDITIONS BUT THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SOME AREAS OF FOG. NEXT COLD FRONT MAY ARRIVE OVER THE WEEKEND. && .MARINE... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LAKE ERIE FROM THE WESTERN BASIN TO THE OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA BORDER UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED OVER THE LAKE AND THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE TREND THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW THRESHOLDS TO PRODUCE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL PERIODS. EXPECTING WINDS TO GO LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE REGION. NO SMALL CRAFT OR GALES EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. PA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...ADAMS NEAR TERM...ADAMS SHORT TERM...ADAMS LONG TERM...MULLEN AVIATION...MULLEN MARINE...LOMBARDY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 135 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 LEZ142>148-162>168-OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089- 091745- 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- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT-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- 135 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 669 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE...NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. LEZ061-149-169-PAZ001>003-091745- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- 135 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 154 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 OHZ006>010-018-019-081900- WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-SENECA-HURON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...TIFFIN...NORWALK 154 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 AT 145 THIS AFTERNOON RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OF A AROUND A HALF AN INCH AND HAIL...FROM SOUTHEAST OF TOLEDO NEAR GENOA...GIBSONBURG AND OAK HARBOR. THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE DEVELOPING ON EAST TO LORAIN. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH 4PM AND SOME OF THE STORMS CAN TURN SEVERE. OHZ029>031-038-047-081900- RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 154 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008 AT 145 THIS AFTERNOON RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL WERE SOUTHEAST OF MOUNT VERNON AND ISOLATED SHOWER SOUTH OF ASHLAND NEAR JEROMESVILLE. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH 4PM. SOME OF THE STORMS CAN TURN SEVERE. THOMPSON
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
303 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0243 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHTABULA 41.88N 80.80W
07/08/2008 ASHTABULA OH PUBLIC
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN.
0243 PM TSTM WND DMG TOLEDO 41.66N 83.58W
07/08/2008 LUCAS OH AMATEUR RADIO
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
0256 PM TSTM WND DMG SYLVANIA 41.71N 83.71W
07/08/2008 LUCAS OH PUBLIC
TREE DOWN
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LOMBARDYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
306 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0255 PM TSTM WND DMG BOWLING GREEN 41.38N 83.65W
07/08/2008 WOOD OH AMATEUR RADIO
OVERTURNED SEMI TRAILER
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LOMBARDYThe Cleveland radar (KCLE), 153 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:24 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A 75 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured by an automated wind system at the Walnut Creek Access.
A 69 mph wind gust was measured at the Erie Yacht Club.
Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
Heavy rainfall of 2 to locally 3.5 inches fell in less than 2 hours across eastern and central Crawford county, flooding several major roadways. US 6/SR 19 was impassable and closed in multiple locations between Saegertown and Cambridge Springs. An observer in Springboro recorded 1.95 inches of rainfall from the storms.
Thunderstorm winds downed two trees.
Heavy rainfall of 2 to 3 inches in less than 1.5 hours produced flash flooding in western Crawford county, closing several roadways including SR 77 near Spartansburg and SR 408 near Hydetown.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, July 2008
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: 126423, 126425, 126424, 126422, 127050, 126421, 127065.