Strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a slow moving or stalled out front across the Great Lakes region. The atmosphere was quiet unstable with MLCAPE values reaching up to 2000 J/KG with Bulk Shear values upwards of 35 knots.
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The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a slow moving or stalled out front across the Great Lakes region. The atmosphere was quiet unstable with MLCAPE values reaching up to 2000 J/KG with Bulk Shear values upwards of 35 knots. The lower atmospheric profile indicated a good potential for downburst winds with an Inverted-V sounding. The hardest hit areas with this event was around the Streetsboro area and the Bowling Green area.
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 10, 2:48 PM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Cleveland OH 348 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will move east off the Mid-Atlantic coast tonight. A cold front will move east across the area Thursday morning. High pressure will build east across the region Friday and Saturday. Another cold front will move east across the area Saturday night followed by high pressure Sunday from the northwest. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... Humidity will increase this evening and create rather muggy conditions overnight as dewpoints rise into the lower 70s. The warm and humid advection will increase instability from minimal readings currently. Widely scattered convection has developed across the region and this will persist into the evening. Wind shear is low and DCAPE over the western half of the forecast area is low at about 600 j/kg. DCAPE is higher further east but instability is lower. Overall the expectation is convection will remain sub severe overnight. On Thursday the cold front to our northwest presently will be slowly progressing across the region from late morning in the west through the eastern counties in the afternoon. Moisture and instability will pool near the boundary and instability will spike quickly in the morning east of the boundary. PW values will be rather high too from 1.8 to 2.1" and heavy downpours are likely east of I-71 and south of I-90. Wind shear will increase to 20-30 knots which will help to organize the storm structure. The convection will likely be ongoing in the morning and intensify and increase in coverage as it moves east toward PA. Damaging winds and some large hail are the expected threats. Dewpoints will be oppressively high in the 74-77F range with max temperatures in the mid 80s. Following the frontal passage, cooler and less humid air will filter into the region Thursday night. Lingering POPs from GKJ to Holmes County will drop off quickly in the early evening. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... The short term begins with quite a nice day with high pressure building in along with a cooler, drier air mass. Given the air mass characteristics, mostly sunny skies are expected all day on Friday. Beyond Friday, precipitation chances are a little muddied. Lesser defined short wave troughs are expected to move through northwest flow on Saturday through Monday, forcing localized areas of precipitation on each of these days. For this reason, there is rather widespread low pops on each day, though it's likely that these pops will become more defined as these smaller scale features becomes better resolved in the near term. For the most part, areas that don't receive rain should be mostly sunny with temperatures in the 80s, potentially higher on Monday with heights rises expected. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Southerly flow expected to develop on Tuesday as remnants of possible tropical storm system over the Gulf of Mexico makes its way north through the Mississippi Valley and eastern Ozarks on Tuesday and possibly through our local region on Wednesday and Thursday. However, given that it's a week out, there is a significant amount of uncertainty of the track of the low and other variables associated with the tropical system. However, several long term models are projecting this tropical system to have some sort of impact on our area. && .AVIATION /18Z Wednesday THROUGH Monday/... Conditions will remain VFR for most of the area today and tonight with a chance of thunderstorms near the Toledo and Findlay terminals this evening. A lake breeze is currently impacting Erie and is just north of Cleveland. Lake breeze is expected to push south of Cleveland but confidence is somewhat low in timing. Overnight, there is a potential of patchy fog for Mansfield, Akron/Canton, and Youngstown with high dew points in the area. Tomorrow morning and afternoon, showers and thunderstorms are expected to impact the eastern terminals which may result in Non-VFR conditions. Some thunderstorms could be strong after 18Z. OUTLOOK...Non-VFR possible in scattered thunderstorms Saturday into Sunday. && .MARINE... Weak southerly flow will continue today ahead of a cold front currently located from the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan and extending southeast through the Central Plains. This cold front along with scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to cross the lake front west to east through the day on Thursday, veering the winds to westerlies Thursday afternoon and eventually out of the north late Thursday night. Redevelopment of thunderstorms possible across the eastern end of the lake Thursday afternoon. A couple nearshore zones may briefly touch Small Craft Advisory late Thursday night. Weak high pressure will build in on Friday resulting in weak and variable winds and a rather calm lake. Flow should be predominantly out of the southwest on Saturday with high pressure to our southwest and low pressure to our northeast. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. PA...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...LaPlante NEAR TERM...LaPlante SHORT TERM...Saunders LONG TERM...Saunders AVIATION...Campbell MARINE...Saunders
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1024 AM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 OHZ003-006>008-017-018-027-111430- Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Hancock-Seneca-Wyandot- 1024 AM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Heat index values will reach the upper 90s today. Persons should be careful to avoid strenuous activities outdoor and take frequent breaks if working outside. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ009>013-019>021-028>031-036-037-047-089-111430- Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Huron-Medina-Summit-Crawford- Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Marion-Morrow-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore- 1024 AM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio and northeast Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ014-022-023-032-033-038-PAZ001>003-111430- Ashtabula Inland-Portage-Trumbull-Stark-Mahoning-Holmes- Northern Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford- 1024 AM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms Thursday. The main threat will be damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-111430- Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo NY- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY- Lake Erie open waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH- Lake Erie open waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH- Lake Erie open waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH- Lake Erie open waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH- Lake Erie open waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH- Lake Erie open waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH- Lake Erie open waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH- Lake Erie open waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY- 1024 AM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Cleveland OH 648 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 OHZ006-008-018-102330- Seneca-Wood-Sandusky- 648 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN SENECA...WESTERN SANDUSKY AND CENTRAL WOOD COUNTIES... At 647 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Bowling Green, moving east at 25 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Bowling Green, Gibsonburg, Woodville, Pemberville, Luckey, Bradner, Wayne, Risingsun, Cygnet, Lindsey, Portage, Jerry City, Tontogany, Helena, West Millgrove, Burgoon and Kansas. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. LAT...LON 4126 8377 4144 8376 4146 8322 4119 8325 TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 273DEG 21KT 4135 8368 Saunders
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:09 UTC.
23 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
There was a report on social media of several trees blown down near Highway 199 and Alexander Road.
Several pictures on social media showered large tree branches and limbs blown down on State Route 199 and Swan Road.
There was report from mPING of large trees branches blown down along Pemberville Road.
A picture from social media shows a large tree blown down along Hill Road near Pemberville.
A large tree was blown down near Rudolph.
A tree was blown down on power lines near Mitchell Road and Mermill Road.
A tree was blown down on a power line.
There was a picture from social media of a large tree blown down in Rudolph.
There was wind damage to the NAPA business sign in Streetsboro.
Numerous trees were blown down across the Doylestown. One tree fell on a house near Howard Street.
State Route 43 from Kennedy to Twin Lakes was closed due to several trees blown down on the roadway.
A tree fell on I-80 eastbound between Portage and Route 44.
A roof was blown a business on State Route 14. A picture was sent in from social media.
Several trees and utility lines were blown down.
A tree was blown on a vehicle. There were no injuries reported.
Several tree limbs were blown down.
Several large trees were uprooted near Berlin Center.
Several trees were blown down across a road.
A large pine tree fell onto electrical wires.
Several large tree branches were blown down on power lines along Route 165.
A tree fell on a road.
There were multiple trees blown down.
A large tree was blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, July 2019
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: 845048, 845049, 845050, 845051, 845052, 845053, 845337, 845338, 845315, 845054, 845055, 845056, 845057, 845058, 845059, 845060, 845061, 845062, 845066, 845067, 845068, 845069, 845070.