A strong cold front interacted with a modestly unstable and humid environment across the area. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of the cold front and produced wind damage across northwest Pennsylvania.
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The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
A strong cold front interacted with a modestly unstable and humid environment across the area. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of the cold front and produced wind damage across 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 Sep 13, 6:59 PM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Cleveland OH 759 PM EDT Fri Sep 13 2019 .SYNOPSIS... A strong cold front will move across the region overnight. High pressure will briefly build over the Ohio Valley on Saturday. Another weaker cold front will move through the forecast area early next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... Updated forecast to give better timing of line of thunderstorms moving east across the area. Made some minor hourly temperature adjustments as well. Severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect as issued. Previous Discussion... A strong cold front will move across the forecast area this evening. Storms were developing this afternoon ahead of the front in eastern Indiana. The short term models show the thunderstorm development increasing through the late afternoon with a line of thunderstorms forming and moving across the area this evening. SPC has much of the northern sections of Ohio in a Slight Risk Outlook category for tonight. Temperatures have once again exceeded expectations reaching around 90 in many locations. Dew points have crawled into the lower 70s. The atmosphere is prime for a downburst wind event this evening. A threat of isolated tornadoes remains but wind will be the primary threat. The short term models show the greatest threat of severe weather in northwest Ohio. The short term models decrease the intensity of the storms over the eastern section of the forecast area later this evening. Storms will push east of after midnight. High pressure will build over the region on Saturday. Non-thunderstorm wind is also a concern for NW PA. A south to southeast downslope wind is likely this evening. Model soundings indicate 40-50knots within a 1kft of the surface 00Z- 06Z time frame. I will continue the wind advisory for NW PA. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... Temperatures warm on Sunday as southerly flow develops with a wave of low pressure sliding east across the Central Great Lakes. The airmass will be dry through the daytime hours with some passing mid- level cloud cover. A chance of showers and thunderstorms will extend south towards Lake Erie Sunday night with a few showers brushing northeast Ohio into Monday morning as a cold front settles south. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... A large area of high pressure will set up across Quebec and the eastern Great Lakes through much of next week. Temperatures will drop back on Tuesday into the mid 70s across NW Pennsylvania closest to the cold pocket of air over New York. Inland areas will remain a little warmer with temperatures holding closer to 80. Temperatures will trend warmer a couple degrees each day with warm advection increasing on Thursday as southerly flow kicks in and the ridge builds aloft. Above normal temperatures expected through the extended. && .AVIATION /00Z Saturday THROUGH Wednesday/... A line of thunderstorms will continue to move east across the area with the strongest storm up near the lakeshore. This activity will continue to move east ahead of the cold front. Ceilings will drop to MVFR and IFR at times with the front and then behind it for a period of time east of Toledo and Findlay. Otherwise, gradual improvement from west to east overnight to VFR tomorrow. Winds will be diminishing after frontal passage at Erie. .OUTLOOK...Non-VFR possible in showers Sunday afternoon into Monday. && .MARINE... South winds of 10-20 knots expected on Lake Erie this evening ahead of a cold front that will sweep east. The exception to this is east of Conneaut where a Small Craft Advisory is in effect with southerly winds forecast to increase into the 20-30 knot range. A broken line of thunderstorms will accompany the front and some may be strong with severe winds to 50 knots or large hail. Winds shift around to the west behind the front at 15-20 knots and will maintain choppy conditions on the east end of the lake through Saturday. High pressure builds in across the Ohio Valley on Saturday with winds decreasing and backing to southwest towards evening. A weak area of low pressure will slide east across the central Great Lakes Sunday night, pulling a weak cold front south across Lake Erie on Monday. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. PA...Wind Advisory until 3 AM EDT Saturday for PAZ001-002. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM EDT Saturday for LEZ148-149. && SYNOPSIS...Garnet NEAR TERM...Garnet/Lombardy SHORT TERM...KEC LONG TERM...KEC AVIATION...Lombardy MARINE...KEC
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 303 PM EDT Fri Sep 13 2019 LEZ142>144-162>164-OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027-028-141915- 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 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-Lucas-Wood- Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Wyandot-Crawford- 303 PM EDT Fri Sep 13 2019 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 652 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie, 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...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. LEZ061-145>149-165>169-OHZ010>014-020>023-029>033-036>038-047-089- PAZ003-141915- Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo NY- 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 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-Lorain-Cuyahoga- Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Richland- Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox- Ashtabula Lakeshore-Crawford- 303 PM EDT Fri Sep 13 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie, north central Ohio, northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening, mainly across northern Ohio. Damaging winds are the primary threat, with an isolated tornado threat possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. PAZ001-002-141915- Northern Erie-Southern Erie- 303 PM EDT Fri Sep 13 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania. .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. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. 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
817 PM EDT Fri Sep 13 2019
OHZ028-029-037-140100-
Crawford-Richland-Morrow-
817 PM EDT Fri Sep 13 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN RICHLAND...MORROW AND
SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...
At 817 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Mount Gilead,
moving northeast at 40 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Mansfield, Mount Gilead, Galion, Ontario, Lexington, Crestline,
Cardington, Bellville, Ashley, Chesterville, Butler, Lucas, Edison,
Marengo, Fulton, Iberia and Shauck.
LAT...LON 4041 8293 4044 8303 4048 8302 4049 8296
4062 8295 4065 8293 4065 8286 4071 8287
4087 8271 4080 8239 4063 8234 4055 8250
4055 8264 4047 8264 4036 8284
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 238DEG 33KT 4062 8276
ClarkPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
820 PM EDT FRI SEP 13 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 PM TSTM WND DMG VERMILION 41.42N 82.35W
09/13/2019 ERIE OH AMATEUR RADIO
POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 6.
&&
THOMPSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
829 PM EDT FRI SEP 13 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0827 PM TSTM WND DMG VERMILION 41.42N 82.36W
09/13/2019 ERIE OH AMATEUR RADIO
TREE FELL ON TO A BOAT.
&&
THOMPSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
842 PM EDT FRI SEP 13 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0839 PM TSTM WND DMG AVON 41.45N 81.99W
09/13/2019 LORAIN OH AMATEUR RADIO
12 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN.
&&
THOMPSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
908 PM EDT FRI SEP 13 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0907 PM TSTM WND DMG SHAKER HEIGHTS 41.47N 81.57W
09/13/2019 CUYAHOGA OH AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
&&
THOMPSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
913 PM EDT FRI SEP 13 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0835 PM TSTM WND DMG LYNDHURST 41.52N 81.48W
09/13/2019 CUYAHOGA OH PUBLIC
TREE FELL ON TO A HOUSE.
&&
THOMPSONThe Cleveland radar (KCLE), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:10 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down at the corner of Lexington Road and Old Albion Road.
A large tree branch was blown down onto a car on Hathaway Street.
A tree was blown down on to two cars along East 38th Street.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, September 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: 850758, 850759, 850760.