Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Cleveland, OH

Issued

Jul 7, 2003, 1:25 PM EDT (17:25 UTC)

Expired

Jul 7, 2003, 2:30 PM EDT

In force

65 min

Issued by

NWS Cleveland, OH

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Lucas County, OH, Wood County, OH

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

383 
WUUS51 KCLE 071725
SVRCLE
OHC095-173-071830-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
124 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  LUCAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
  WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...

* UNTIL 230 PM EDT

* AT 124 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES WEST OF WESTON...OR ABOUT OVER
  NAPOLEON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BOWLING GREEN
  HOLLAND
  NORTHWOOD
  OREGON
  PERRYSBURG
  ROSSFORD
  TOLEDO
  WATERVILLE
  WESTON
  WHITEHOUSE

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS.

WINDS GREATER THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM. 
SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN CLEVELAND.

LAT...LON 4139 8387 4164 8386 4172 8365 4172 8346
          4168 8329 4163 8321 4162 8342 4119 8343
          4128 8387

$$

NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 7, 12:36 PM EDT, 49 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1235 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2003

UPDATING TO INCLUDE SEVERE WATCH

.CLE...
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-071215-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
617 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN OHIO
AND A PORTION OF NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND
TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT APPEARS TO BE THE THREAT FOR STRONG,
DAMAGING WINDS.  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO QUITE POSSIBLE
RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THE SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT
LEAST TUESDAY.  THE RISK FOR FLOODING WILL ALSO CONTINUE OVER AREAS
THAT RECEIVE HEAVY RAINS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

In the hours before

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-071830-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
108 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF
NORTHERN OHIO EXCEPT ASHTABULA COUNTY UNTIL 6 PM EDT.

A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED INTO
NORTHWEST OHIO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LINE IS EXPECTED
TO PUSH QUICKLY ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

MOST AREAS WILL SEE THESE STORMS PASSING THROUGH BRINGING HEAVY
RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTENING STRIKES. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY
SOME OF THESE STORMS.

PEOPLE SHOULD MAINTAIN A CLOSE WEATHER WATCH THIS AFTERNOON AND TAKE
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS AS THESE STORMS APPROACH.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003

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.