A warm and humid airmass remained over northern Ohio on June 27th. Showers and thunderstorms developed in the morning and continued into the evening hours.
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The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
A warm and humid airmass remained over northern Ohio on June 27th. Showers and thunderstorms developed in the morning and continued into the evening hours. In addition to producing heavy rainfall, a few of the thunderstorms caused some damage.
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 27, 2:31 PM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 331 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS... LOW PRESSURE OVER PENNSYLVANIA WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND A TROUGH IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WERE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. THE LOW AND TROUGH WILL SLOWLY SHIFT SOUTH OVER THE WEEKEND AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/... THE FIRST SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE EAST BY EARLY TONIGHT. RAINFALL RATES IN EXTREME NE OH/NW PA ARE DIMINISHING. THE WIDELY SCATTERED ACTIVITY THAT DEVELOPED ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO WILL DIMINISH. WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE SCATTERED ACTIVITY IN MICHIGAN ESPECIALLY THE COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE THUMB. I EXPECT MOST OF IT WOULD WEAKEN THAT TRIES TO COME ACROSS LAKE ERIE. THE NEXT SHORT WAVE IN THE DEEPENING TROUGH ALOFT IS PROGGED TO DIVE SOUTH ACROSS LAKE ERIE FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. WILL MENTION THUNDER. THE MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW SOME ELEVATED CAPE. GUIDANCE LOW TEMPERATURES MAY BE A DEGREE OR TWO TOO COOL GIVEN THE DEWPOINTS EXCEPT ACROSS EXTREME NE OH/NW PA WHERE IT DID NOT WARM UP MUCH TODAY. FORECAST LOWS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE LOWER/MID 60S. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... EVERYONE WILL SEE SHOWERS ON FRIDAY AS THE NEXT SHORT WAVE SWINGS ACROSS THE AREA. AS MENTIONED BEFORE...THERE IS ENOUGH ELEVATED CAPE THAT WE WILL MENTION THUNDER. NOT COLD ENOUGH ALOFT FOR PURE LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS BUT WITH COLD ADVECTION...LAKE ENHANCED RAIN IS LIKELY FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...PROBABLY FROM AROUND SANDUSKY EAST. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF WE START TO SEE AT LEAST A MINOR FLOOD POTENTIAL AGAIN...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE ERIE SINCE WE ARE SO WET. WILL NOT ISSUE ANY FLOOD WATCHES AT THIS TIME SINCE WE ARE JUST EXPIRING ONE AND THERE IS NOT A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS. THE TROUGH ALOFT IS PROGGED TO SWING ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. WILL CONTINUE WITH A FORECAST OF "SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDER". NOT SURE IF IT WILL BE CLOUDY WITH FREQUENT SHOWERS OR IF IT WILL BE A VARIABLE SKY TYPE OF DAY WITH A FEW PEAKS OF SUN AND COME AND GO SHOWERS. THE TROUGH IS PROGGED TO CLOSE OFF OVER THE MIDWEST BY LATER SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS IS NOT A FAVORABLE POSITION FOR MUCH IMPROVEMENT IN OUR WEATHER. TYPICALLY IN SUMMER WE WOULD EXPECT A DIURNAL FLAIR UP OF SHOWERS EACH DAY AND A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS BUT IN GENERAL A PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL. WILL NOT GO TOO COLD ON THE LOWS (GENERALLY LOWER 60S) SINCE DEWPOINTS WILL LIKELY NOT DROP ALL THAT MUCH. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... LITTLE CHANGE IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST WITH UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINING OVER THE AREA UNTIL LATE IN THE FORECAST. EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH INTERMITTENT RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE PERIOD AS SHORT WAVE TROUGHS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. WILL ALSO KEEP A LINGERING CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON TSRA. TEMPS SHOULD JUST BE A LITTLE BELOW AVERAGE. && .AVIATION /17Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... ALMOST FALL LIKE PATTERN SETTING UP WITH UPPER LEVEL LONG WAVE TROUGH MOVING OVER THE AREA NOW. SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS NW OHIO THIS EVENING POTENTIAL TO KICK OFF SOME TSRA. OVERNIGHT EXPECT MVFR/IFR IN STRATUS AND FOG. MORE RAIN TOMORROW...MAINLY IN THE EAST AS ANOTHER SHORT WAVE MOVES ACROSS LAKE ERIE. .OUTLOOK...NON-VFR IN SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL AS EARLY MORNING FOG THROUGH MONDAY. && .MARINE... SERIES OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS LINGER OVER THE LAKE INTO THE WEEKEND. WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE LIGHT BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE INTERMITTENT RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDER. WINDS TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS SATURDAY NIGHT SETTING UP CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON THE LAKE THAT WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY. IF GRADIENT A LITTLE STRONGER COULD REQUIRE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. PA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...KOSARIK NEAR TERM...KOSARIK SHORT TERM...KOSARIK LONG TERM...DJB AVIATION...DJB MARINE...DJB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 349 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-282000- 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- 349 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK SO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WILL REMAIN ELEVATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-282000- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- 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- 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- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 349 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
342 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013
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0100 PM HEAVY RAIN 17 SSE ASHTABULA 41.65N 80.67W
06/27/2013 M4.00 INCH ASHTABULA OH CO-OP OBSERVER
HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN 9AM AND 1PM WITH FLOODING TO ROADS,
HOMES AND BUILDINGS IN DORSET.
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THOMPSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
349 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013
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0325 PM HEAVY RAIN CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS 41.80N 80.06W
06/27/2013 M3.46 INCH CRAWFORD PA MESONET
ROCKDALE TWP.
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THOMPSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
358 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013
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0135 PM FLOOD 5 S ERIE 42.05N 80.09W
06/27/2013 ERIE PA 911 CALL CENTER
FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROADWAY ON WESTLAKE RD. ROUTE 5 MILL
CREEK TWP
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THOMPSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 530 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 OHZ003-272215- LUCAS- 530 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR LUCAS COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 524 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF OREGON TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SYLVANIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. A CLUSTER OF STORMS OVER SOUTHERN MICHIGAN WILL MOVE INTO LUCAS COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND PEA SIZE HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THOSE IN LUCAS COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THE TOWNS OF BERKEY...OTTAWA HILLS...MAUMEE AND HARBOR VIEW ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. SJAMISON
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:04 UTC.
10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds downed dozens of trees and large limbs throughout Springfield Township. Power outages were reported.
Thunderstorm winds toppled a power poles and snapped several large tree limbs.
Thunderstorm winds toppled a very large tree.
Thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree.
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and a large limb.
Quarter sized hail was observed.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and large limbs.
Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and large limbs.
Nickel to quarter sized hail was observed.
Thunderstorm winds toppled a very large tree and snapped many tree limbs. The fallen tree damage a high pressure gas line.
An automated sensor at Mansfield Lahm Airport recorded a 66 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in the Mt. Gilead and Chesterville areas.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 2013
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: 460767, 460750, 460752, 460744, 460742, 460734, 460760, 460735, 460743, 460768, 460757, 460771.