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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 131, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 16, 1997Huron County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 1997, 3:36 PM EDT for Huron County, Ohio. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 16, 1997, 3:36 PM EDT (19:36 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 1997, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Whole counties

County Huron County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 188 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 1997-08-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2226 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 1997-08-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 95 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2226 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
607 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
6.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KCLE 161937 RRA
SVRCLE
OHC077-162030-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
336 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  430 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN  OHIO
 
   ...HURON COUNTY
 
AT 335 PM CLEVELAND DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST
OF THE CITY OF CLARKSFIELD IN EASTERN HURON COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING
NORTHEAST AND 35 MPH AND WILL PASS CLOSE TO THE CITIES OF CLARKSFIELD
AND WAKEMAN BY 415.
 
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 16, 10:53 AM EDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWSFO CLEVELAND OHIO
1054 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 1997

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0830 AM    SWANTON                   OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   FULTON                         NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWN

1035 AM    OBERLIN                   OH   1.75 INCH HAIL
08/16/97   LORAIN

1050 AM    CHARDON                   OH   60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/16/97   GEAUGA
Local storm report, Aug 16, 10:54 AM EDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWSFO CLEVELAND OHIO
1054 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 1997

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0830 AM    SWANTON                   OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   FULTON                         NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWN

1035 AM    OBERLIN                   OH   1.75 INCH HAIL
08/16/97   LORAIN

1050 AM    CHARDON                   OH   60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/16/97   GEAUGA
Local storm report, Aug 16, 11:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWSFO CLEVELAND OHIO
1151 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 1997

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1045 AM                              OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   CUYAHOGA                       FEW TREES AND NUMEROUS
                                          BRANCHES DOWN ACROSS
                                          COUNTY 1020 AM - 1055 PM

1058 AM    CLARIDON                  OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   GEAUGA                         TREES DOWN

1135 AM    EDINBORO                  PA   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   ERIE                           TREES DOWN
Local storm report, Aug 16, 2:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWSFO CLEVELAND OHIO
222 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 1997

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0830 AM    SWANTON                   OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   FULTON                         NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWN

1022 AM    CLEVELAND                 OH   62 MPH TSTM GUST
08/16/97   CUYAHOGA                       CLEVELAND LIGHTHOUSE WINDS

1035 AM    OBERLIN                   OH   1.75 INCH HAIL
08/16/97   LORAIN

1045 AM                              OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   CUYAHOGA                       FEW TREES AND NUMEROUS
                                          BRANCHES DOWN ACROSS
                                          COUNTY 1020 AM - 1055 PM

1050 AM    CHARDON                   OH   60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/16/97   GEAUGA

1058 AM    CLARIDON                  OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   GEAUGA                         TREES DOWN

1135 AM    EDINBORO                  PA   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   ERIE                           TREES DOWN

1140 AM    MEADVILLE                 PA   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   CRAWFORD                       ESTIMATED 50 TO 100 TREES
                                          DOW
N. NUMEROUS POWER
                                          OUTAGES.

1200 PM    KINSMAN                   OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   TRUMBULL                       TREES DOWN
Local storm report, Aug 16, 2:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWSFO CLEVELAND OHIO
222 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 1997

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0830 AM    SWANTON                   OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   FULTON                         NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWN

1022 AM    CLEVELAND                 OH   62 MPH TSTM GUST
08/16/97   CUYAHOGA                       CLEVELAND LIGHTHOUSE WINDS

1035 AM    OBERLIN                   OH   1.75 INCH HAIL
08/16/97   LORAIN

1045 AM                              OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   CUYAHOGA                       FEW TREES AND NUMEROUS
                                          BRANCHES DOWN ACROSS
                                          COUNTY 1020 AM - 1055 PM

1050 AM    CHARDON                   OH   60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/16/97   GEAUGA

1058 AM    CLARIDON                  OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   GEAUGA                         TREES DOWN

1135 AM    EDINBORO                  PA   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   ERIE                           TREES DOWN

1140 AM    MEADVILLE                 PA   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   CRAWFORD                       ESTIMATED 50 TO 100 TREES
                                          DOWN. NUMEROUS POWER
                                          OUTAGES.

1200 PM    KINSMAN                   OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/16/97   TRUMBULL                       TREES DOWN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 8:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHenry65 min
Aug 16, 2:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Stark54 min
Aug 16, 7:22 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEFulton53 min
Aug 16, 7:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHenry49 min
Aug 16, 8:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas48 min
Aug 16, 8:16 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEFulton59 min
Aug 16, 8:46 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa, Wood59 min
Aug 16, 8:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas16 min
Aug 16, 9:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESandusky55 min
Aug 16, 9:20 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie55 min
Aug 16, 9:52 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain53 min
Aug 16, 10:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga69 min
Aug 16, 10:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain36 min
Aug 16, 10:49 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga56 min
Aug 16, 10:52 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula68 min
Aug 16, 11:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull64 min
Aug 16, 11:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Summit61 min
Aug 16, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMorrow45 min
Aug 16, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox49 min
Aug 16, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain57 min
Aug 16, 4:12 PM EDTTornado WarningCLELorain33 min
Aug 16, 4:22 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEGeauga38 min
Aug 16, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina60 min
Aug 16, 4:35 PM EDTTornado WarningCLELorain, Medina55 min
Aug 16, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEFulton, Lucas67 min
Aug 16, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Knox62 min
Aug 16, 4:45 PM EDTTornado WarningCLETrumbull45 min
Aug 16, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron61 min
Aug 16, 5:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga59 min
Aug 16, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Lake56 min
Aug 16, 5:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain65 min
Aug 16, 5:27 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELorain2 hr
Aug 16, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull51 min
Aug 16, 5:45 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEMedina60 min
Aug 16, 5:48 PM EDTTornado WarningCLETrumbull42 min
Aug 16, 5:51 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEMedina2 hr
Aug 16, 6:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie41 min
Aug 16, 6:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron, Seneca69 min
Aug 16, 6:09 PM EDTTornado WarningCLESummit66 min
Aug 16, 6:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLETrumbull2 hr
Aug 16, 6:16 PM EDTTornado WarningCLETrumbull59 min
Aug 16, 6:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain55 min
Aug 16, 6:30 PM EDTTornado WarningCLELorain, Medina60 min
Aug 16, 6:44 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEWayne61 min
Aug 16, 6:47 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshland43 min
Aug 16, 7:05 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEStark55 min
Aug 16, 7:12 PM EDTTornado WarningCLESummit48 min
Aug 16, 7:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning45 min
Aug 16, 7:26 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshland49 min
Aug 16, 7:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshland, Wayne67 min
Aug 16, 7:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox, Richland64 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.