A stalled frontal boundary in the area interacted with a modest mid level disturbance during the afternoon and evening on June 1st. MLCape values approached 1000 J/KG and Bulk shear values were up to 40 knots.
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The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
A stalled frontal boundary in the area interacted with a modest mid level disturbance during the afternoon and evening on June 1st. MLCape values approached 1000 J/KG and Bulk shear values were up to 40 knots. Scattered severe thunderstorms developed with large hail. Later in the evening, several severe thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts and 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 5, 12:19 PM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Cleveland OH 119 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019 .SYNOPSIS... Low pressure near Green Bay this morning will shift east today and take a cold front across the local area this evening. High pressure will then take a position north of the area for Thursday only shifting east slowly through the course of the weekend. A cold front will be approaching from the west between Monday and Tuesday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... Update...Adjusted pops and sky based on current radar and satellite trends but on balance no big changes. Original...A few scattered showers and isolated thunderstorm are already on the radar early this morning and attention will be focused upstream as well with convection moving across MI/IN. Lead shortwave and moisture advection maintaining and generating new showers/thunderstorms. Expect one round to cross the area this morning with this lead shortwave and then new development expected this afternoon more closely tied with the cold front and the primary shortwave/trough. Area will have a fair amount of cloud cover and limited destabilization for this initial round. It will be possible for the western/southwestern areas to break out in some sun this afternoon and build modest instability. Shear and mid level lapse rates may be enough to support a few robust thunderstorms. Nearly the entire area is in the SPC Marginal risk area, but would be most concerned from Bowling Green/Findlay to CLE and points south late this afternoon/very early evening. Overall temperatures will max out in the mid/upper 70s today with increasing humidity. The cold front will cross this evening with a wind shift and a drying trend. Temperature advection is somewhat neutral and Thursday will see little change in temperature from today, other than the areas right along the lakeshore will be slightly cooler. High pressure will be settling across the Great Lakes by Thursday. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... The short term forecast period appears to be extremely quiet for the Great Lakes region. A closed upper low over the southern CONUS will slowly meander east towards the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Meanwhile, an upper ridge over the northern CONUS will strengthen as it moves east into the Great Lakes region for the first half of the weekend. At the surface, high pressure will be in place over the Great Lakes and will strengthen as it reaches the eastern Lakes by Saturday afternoon. Believe that the combo of the strong upper ridge and strengthening surface high will abate any rain activity over the forecast area and have a dry forecast for the entire short term period with seasonable temperatures. The important hazard to note will be the potential for lakeshore flooding on the western basin of Lake Erie for Friday and into the weekend. Strengthening high pressure over the eastern Lakes with low pressure attempting to enter from the southwest will allow for easterly winds to increase over the lake. Elevated east flow with record water levels will potentially allow for flooding of the coastal areas of NW Ohio. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... The long term forecast period begins to look somewhat unsettled for the beginning of next week. The closed upper low finally approaches the Tennessee Valley and opens up supporting a weak surface low over the Ohio Valley. Meanwhile, a stronger upper trough digs into the northern Plains and pushes the upper ridge east of the Great Lakes region. Together, there will be a period early next week where rain appears favorable over the region. Have higher chance PoPs on Monday as that is when the best upper level support is present over the region. For Tuesday, some upper ridging enters the Great Lakes region and, in turn, will allow for dry conditions. Temperatures will be seasonable to start for Sunday into Monday, but a cool down behind Monday's system will keep Tuesday's temperatures a few degrees below normal for mid-June. && .AVIATION /18Z Wednesday THROUGH Monday/... Currently seeing a mix of MVFR and low VFR CIGS across the region with showers and thunderstorms in northwest OH and moving east out of the KYNG area. Expect afternoon convection to expand across the region ahead of an approaching cold front still to our northwest. Conditions will drop to IFR/LIFR in WX. Overnight the cold front will drop south across the area. Expect widespread MVFR/IFR CIGS invof and behind the cold front will area of fog developing as well. Conditions improving to VFR Thursday morning. OUTLOOK...Non-VFR possible Sunday and Monday. && .MARINE... Low pressure over Lake Michigan this morning will continue east today and cross Lake Erie tonight trailing a weak cold front across the lake by Thursday morning. With low pressure approaching, southwest flow will increase today to 15 knots and shift around to the northwest then north with the low and frontal passage. Showers and thunderstorms will be present this afternoon and evening ahead of the low. High pressure building into the Great Lakes region will allow for flow to diminish over the lake on Thursday into Thursday night. Strengthening high pressure over the eastern Lakes on Friday with low pressure attempting to enter from the southwest will allow for easterly winds to increase over the lake to 15-20 knots and waves will build by Saturday afternoon over the western basin. In addition, elevated east flow with record water levels will potentially allow for flooding of the coastal areas of NW Ohio. Low pressure enters from the southwest on Sunday and nudges high pressure off the East Coast and winds will try to shift around to more of a southeast direction, but rough conditions may remain over the waters even with the offshore flow. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. PA...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...Oudeman NEAR TERM...TK/Oudeman SHORT TERM...Sefcovic LONG TERM...Sefcovic AVIATION...TK MARINE...Sefcovic
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 157 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019 LEZ142>148-OHZ006-010>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-061800- 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- Wood-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- 157 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 329 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed. LEZ061-149-162>169-PAZ001>003-061800- Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo NY- 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-Northern Erie- Southern Erie-Crawford- 157 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie and northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .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. OHZ003-007>009-061800- Lucas-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie- 157 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 329 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. East winds are expected Friday into the weekend. With high lake levels, lake shore flooding may result. Those with shoreline interests should continue to monitor the forecast in the coming days. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:44 UTC.
13 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous large tree branches as well as power lines and poles were blown down.
Several large trees and power lines were blown down. A privacy fence was blown in a neighboring yard.
A tree fell onto a car.
An EF-0 tornado touched down on North Columbus Street. The tornado lifted and touched down again two more time on Harding Way East and on 2nd Street. The tornado path was a little over a mile long. There was minor damage to outbuildings and tree tops snapped.
Several large trees were blown down.
A large tree was blown down on North East Street and Murray Street.
Several large trees were blown down across the county.
A detached garage was blown down.
Power lines and power poles were blown down on State Route 19.
Several large trees were blown down.
A tree was blocking West Grant Street.
Several trees were blown down.
Several trees were blown down in Apple Creek.
Several power poles were 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 historyThe tornado archive for Ohio, 2019Warnings in Ohio, June 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: 837906, 837907, 837908, 837904, 837905, 837909, 837910, 837911, 837912, 837913, 837914, 837915, 837916, 837917, 837918.