A strong area of low pressure was located near Lake Superior. An upper trough of low pressure was approaching the region during the late morning hours.
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A strong area of low pressure was located near Lake Superior. An upper trough of low pressure was approaching the region during the late morning hours. The upper trough of low pressure combined with warm and humid air at the surface to allow for showers and thunderstorms to develop by midday across northwestern Ohio. These showers and thunderstorms continued east through the afternoon hours. Many of the thunderstorms became severe across the area. By late in the afternoon, the severe thunderstorms progressed through northeast Ohio and into northwest 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 Jun 28, 2:43 PM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 343 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH GREAT LAKES TONIGHT...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. THE LOW WILL DRIFT INTO SOUTHERN QUEBEC SUNDAY. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CWA COUNTIES AT THIS TIME WITH SOME CLEARING WORKING INTO THE NW. WILL HOWEVER NEED TO KEEP THE WATCH GOING NW AS PER SPC REQ GIVEN POTENTIAL FOR REDEVELOPMENT ACROSS SOUTHERN MI EXTENDING BACK INTO NWRN OH. OTHERWISE WILL ATTEMPT TO TIME MAIN LINE EAST THROUGH THE AREA. OVERNIGHT EXPECT SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE LINE TO BREAK CLOUDINESS FOR A WHILE BUT THEN OVERNIGHT MORE LIFT WITH UNSEASONABLY STRONG DYNAMICS MOVING IN FROM THE NW WITH THE UPPER LOW. WOULD EXPECT CLOUDS TO PUSH BACK IN WITH THE COLD AIR ALOFT. WILL ALSO NEED TO KEEP CHANCE FOR THUNDER. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... WILL NEED TO BE QUICK WITH THIS GIVEN CURENT WX ACROSS THE AREA. WILL FOLLOW GFS TIMING. IN SHORT EXPECT UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH SCT TO LIKELY POPS SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND THEN IN ITS WAKE A REDEVELOPING UPPER LOW ON MONDAY. GENERALLY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...MORE SO DURING THE DAYTIME HEATING BUT STILL DURING THE NIGHT GIVEN THE COOL AIR ALOFT. ALSO FLOW OVER THE WARM LAKE WILL BE GOOD FOR AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR PRECIP. TEMPS COOL FOR THE SEASON. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. LATEST GFS AND ECMWF SHOWING A LITTLE BIT BETTER AGREEMENT WITH MAIN FEATURES FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. BOTH DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN AIR MASS CHANGE JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THERE COULD BE SOME DECENT STORMS WITH THE COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY JUST SOUTH OF THE LOCAL AREA FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WITH TEMPS ALOFT REMAINING FAIRLY COOL BOTH DAYS...THERE COULD BE SOME INSTABILITY SHOWERS. THUS...WILL CONTINUE WITH SMALL CHANCE POPS. THE FRONT IS PROGGED TO TRY TO COME BACK NORTH ON SATURDAY SO WILL NEED MORE CHANCE WORDING. TEMPS WILL BE SEASONABLE ON WEDNESDAY BUT A TAD BELOW NORMAL FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. && .AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... LINE OF SHRA AND STORMS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS NW OH. WILL TRY TO TIME THIS LINE ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO EXPECT ANOTHER LINE OF STORMS TO DEVELOP W AND SW OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LINE SHOULD MOVE THROUGH TOWARD EVENING AND COULD PACK QUITE A PUNCH. AREA ALREADY UNDER A WATCH AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS A CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON. WILL PUT SOME GUST TO 45 KNOTS IN TAFS. AS USUAL EXACT TIMING OF STORMS TOUGH AND WILL NEED ADJUST AS AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. WILL TRY TO END PRECIP FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EVENING. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE MORE PRECIP WITH THAT. ALL SITES WILL GET A TEMPO FOR SHRA AT END OF TAF PERIOD. .OUTLOOK...TROUGH ALOFT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY AND THINGS WILL DESTABILIZE AGAIN AND NEW SHOWERS/STORMS MAY DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON NW OHIO AND SPREAD EAST AND WILL OCCUR OFF AND ON THROUGH MONDAY. SOME MVFR CEILINGS AND VSBY POSSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIER SHOWERS/STORMS. DRYING OUT MIDWEEK WITH VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE SPREADS IN FROM THE PLAINS STATES. && .MARINE... TROUGH/FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE THIS EVENING. SW FLOW WILL BECOME W AND DIMINISH BEHIND THIS FEATURE. STORMS AND SHOWERS LIKELY ON THE LAKE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE FLOW WILL RETURN TO S TO SW MOST OF SUNDAY AHEAD OF A SECONDARY COLD FRONT. THAT FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE BY DAYBREAK MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A PRETTY GOOD PUNCH OF DRIER AND COOLER AIR BEHIND THIS FRONT SO NW FLOW WILL PICK UP AND WILL LIKELY NEED A SMALL CRAFT FOR MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE REGION FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH MAINLY LIGHT W TO SW FLOW. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. MORE STORMS AND SHOWERS SHOULD BE EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONT. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. PA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...TK NEAR TERM...TK SHORT TERM...TK LONG TERM...KUBINA AVIATION...KUBINA MARINE...KUBINA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 447 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008 LEZ146>149-166>169-OHZ011>014-020>023-031>033-038-047-089-PAZ001>003- 292100- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA- ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 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- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-CUYAHOGA-LAKE- GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK- MAHONING-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- 447 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 629 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE...NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...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 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE LARGEST THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALOFT DEEPENS AND COLDER AIR ALOFT MOVES ACROSS LAKE ERIE. STORMS WOULD BRING PULSE TYPE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALIZED LARGE HAIL AND A SLIGHT THREAT OF THUNDERSTORM DOWN BURST WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. LEZ061-292100- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- 447 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE LARGEST THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALOFT DEEPENS AND COLDER AIR ALOFT MOVES ACROSS LAKE ERIE. STORMS WOULD BRING PULSE TYPE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALIZED LARGE HAIL AND A SLIGHT THREAT OF THUNDERSTORM DOWN BURST WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. LEZ142>145-162>165-OHZ003-006>010-017>019-027>030-036-037-292100- MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT 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-LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA- SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW- 447 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE...NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE LARGEST THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALOFT DEEPENS AND COLDER AIR ALOFT MOVES ACROSS LAKE ERIE. STORMS WOULD BRING PULSE TYPE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALIZED LARGE HAIL AND A SLIGHT THREAT OF THUNDERSTORM DOWN BURST WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
238 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0228 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N CALEDONIA 40.71N 82.97W
06/28/2008 CRAWFORD OH AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN.
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BMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
445 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0402 PM HAIL WILLOUGHBY 41.65N 81.41W
06/28/2008 E0.88 INCH LAKE OH TRAINED SPOTTER
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BMThe Cleveland radar (KCLE), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:26 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were reported down in Linesville and Springboro.
Several trees were reported down.
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, June 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: 118537, 118538.