Several clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms produced wind damage across northern Ohio. The atmosphere was modestly unstable with several weak disturbances riding through the mid level flow interacting with daytime heating and low level moisture.
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The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
Several clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms produced wind damage across northern Ohio. The atmosphere was modestly unstable with several weak disturbances riding through the mid level flow interacting with daytime heating and low level moisture. Atmospheric profile soundings indicated downburst winds were the main hazards with these severe thunderstorms. The hardest hit areas with this event was just west of Akron and northwest of Mansfield.
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 15, 12:40 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Cleveland OH 140 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2019 .SYNOPSIS... A warm front will approach the region from the southwest today, moving northeast through the area this afternoon and tonight. The remnants of Barry will move northeast into the area on Wednesday. High pressure will build across the region Thursday into the weekend. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/... Moisture advecting into the region this afternoon as reflected by dew points into the mid to upper 60s is allowing for some diurnal cumulus to form over NW Ohio with an isolated shower. With fairly decent instability over the region, expect these showers to blossom into thunderstorms later this afternoon. Have kept the shower and thunderstorm mention in the forecast for NW Ohio, but activity will diminish with the loss of daytime heating, so have a slight chance PoP only as far east as the Cleveland metro and will keep the forecast dry further east. Original discussion... A warm front south of the area will lift northeast into the western part of the forecast area this afternoon. Shower/thunderstorm potential increases across northwest Ohio after 18Z, with MLCAPE values of 1-2kft moving into the area behind the warm front. Deep layer shear will be minimal for organized storm development, with a fairly dry sounding through 500 mb and warm mid levels/poor lapse rates precluding widespread storm development. Have opted for mid chance pops peaking in northwest Ohio this afternoon, and diminishing to slight chance and eventually dry late tonight as the front clears the area to the northeast. Highs today will reach the upper 80s to low 90s for most of northern Ohio, with low 80s across northwest PA. Better moisture return will arrive across the area early Tuesday ahead of/associated with the remnants of Barry. A decent wave of mid level energy ejecting eastward out of the system, with increasing mid level moisture, will bring a increased chance of showers/storms with daytime heating. Opted for mid/high range chance pops for Tuesday. Highs will be in the mid/upper 80s. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... Warm front should be well northeast of the region Tuesday night as low level moisture increases ahead of the remnants of Barry. A weakening cold front will interact with this moisture Wednesday into Wednesday evening. Expect to see some heavier downpours with the convection that develops. Fortunately a couple of the models have backed off slightly on the instability so the coverage of the heavier rain seems to have decreased. In any event we will continue to monitor for some locally heavy rainfall. By Thursday the region will be between storm systems with a quick return to warm advection across the area. Increasing upper level heights will help to limit the coverage of any convection Thursday into Thursday night. So at this point have kept thunderstorm chances in the slight chance category. Wednesday will be the cool day of the short term with highs in the 80s. Thursday will be warmer with highs ranging from the mid 80s across NW PA to the lower 90s across NW OH. Low level moisture will remain in the wake of the weak cold front Wednesday night so we may be very close to heat advisory levels across NW OH. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Hot temperatures are expected Friday into the weekend as an upper level ridge persists with 5H heights around 591 decameters. GFS seems to be the outlier in the long term forecast and has been disregarded for the most part. There could be an isolated thunderstorm any of these days along the lake breeze or maybe near/over the higher terrain. Otherwise it looks to be hot and humid with heat advisory concerns increasing, especially for Friday and Saturday. A weak front may cross the region early Sunday which could cool the region slightly. && .AVIATION /18Z Monday THROUGH Saturday/... Expecting mostly VFR conditions over the airspace this afternoon through the first half of Tuesday. Moisture advecting into the region have allowed some diurnal cumulus to form in NW Ohio and the cloud field should expand through the remainder of the afternoon. In some of the robust cu, some showers have formed and will continue to build into iso/sct thunderstorms for later this afternoon and evening. Don't believe that this activity will extend far beyond NW Ohio and will leave any shower/TS and non-VFR mention to KTOL and KFDY for the near term. Any activity will diminish with the loss of diurnal heating and clouds will linger through the overnight into Tuesday. Winds will be light out of the south to southwest over much of the region. A lake breeze has developed and will only impact KERI and KCLE for the next several hours. OUTLOOK...Non-VFR possible in scattered thunderstorms Tuesday through Friday. && .MARINE... High pressure is located over Northwest Pennsylvania early this morning and is expected to move east to the Mid-Atlantic coast by this evening. This will allow a warm front to move northeast across the lake Monday night. Tropical remnants of Barry will weaken as it moves across the lake on Wednesday. A cold front will approach the lake from the north on Friday. So until Friday waves will be 2 feet or less. Waves build on Friday with small craft advisories possible. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. PA...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...Greenawalt NEAR TERM...Greenawalt/Sefcovic SHORT TERM...MM LONG TERM...MM AVIATION...Sefcovic MARINE...MM
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 549 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 2019 LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047- 089-PAZ001>003-161000- 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-Lucas-Wood- Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-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- 549 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie, north central Ohio, northeast Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
There were numerous trees uprooted throughout Sylvania Township. There were reports of damage to homes from falling trees. Power lines were also reported blown down.
Several trees and power lines were blown down across northern Wayne County.
Numerous trees were reported blown down.
There was numerous large trees and tree branches blown down around Wadsworth. There was at least one tree on a house which caused damage.
Multiple trees were blown down.
Several large trees were blown down.
The Seneca County Sheriff dispatch reported several trees down around Seneca Township.
There were several trees and large tree branches blown down around the Shelby area.
A large tree branch was blown down on the road.
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: 845019, 845047, 845021, 845046, 845022, 845024, 845027, 845029, 845031.