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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 8, 2003Hancock County, Lucas County, Wood County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2003, 3:12 AM EDT for Hancock County, Lucas County, Wood County, Ohio. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 8, 2003, 3:12 AM EDT (07:12 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2003, 4:15 AM EDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Hancock County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Wood County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 8, 12:00 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 158 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 00:00Z on 2003-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 987 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 00:00Z on 2003-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
987 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1213 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
5.7

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The text

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

306 
WUUS51 KCLE 080712
SVRCLE
OHC063-095-173-080815-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
313 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 415 AM EDT

* AT 313 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 27 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF WHITEHOUSE TO 26 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RAWSON...OR ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF ARCHBOLD TO 6 MILES WEST OF
  LIMA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  ARLINGTON
  BOWLING GREEN
  FINDLAY
  HOLLAND
  MCCOMB
  NORTH BALTIMORE
  PERRYSBURG
  RAWSON
  SYLVANIA
  VAN BUREN
  WATERVILLE
  WESTON
  WHITEHOUSE

LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY WITH THIS
STORM. TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS.

DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH 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 4182 8434 4068 8432 4069 8358 4183 8359

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jul 7, 9:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain41 min
Jul 7, 9:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga41 min
Jul 7, 9:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Summit44 min
Jul 7, 9:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain28 min
Jul 7, 10:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Summit63 min
Jul 7, 10:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark56 min
Jul 7, 11:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESummit49 min
Jul 7, 11:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Summit49 min
Jul 8, 1:04 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESummit56 min
Jul 8, 1:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage51 min
Jul 8, 2:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning57 min
Jul 8, 3:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Marion, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot62 min
Jul 8, 3:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron, Morrow, Richland79 min
Jul 8, 4:08 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jul 8, 4:08 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jul 8, 4:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Knox61 min
Jul 8, 4:25 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Lorain, Medina, Wayne65 min
Jul 8, 4:52 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE113 min
Jul 8, 4:52 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE113 min
Jul 8, 4:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga63 min
Jul 8, 5:08 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark, Summit67 min
Jul 8, 5:15 AM EDTTornado WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain60 min
Jul 8, 5:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Portage63 min
Jul 8, 5:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Trumbull61 min
Jul 8, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jul 8, 3:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood58 min
Jul 8, 3:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWyandot38 min
Jul 8, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESandusky64 min
Jul 8, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESeneca61 min
Jul 8, 4:11 PM EDTTornado WarningCLESeneca49 min
Jul 8, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock60 min
Jul 8, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford54 min
Jul 8, 4:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECrawford, Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot3 hr
Jul 8, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron59 min
Jul 8, 4:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLERichland66 min
Jul 8, 5:01 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHuron59 min
Jul 8, 5:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Lorain57 min
Jul 8, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMorrow55 min
Jul 8, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESummit52 min
Jul 8, 5:24 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshland51 min
Jul 8, 5:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWayne57 min
Jul 8, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina55 min
Jul 8, 5:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes67 min
Jul 8, 5:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage56 min
Jul 8, 5:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshland3 hr
Jul 8, 6:09 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEWayne51 min
Jul 8, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark53 min
Jul 8, 6:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLERichland3 hr
Jul 8, 6:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning52 min
Jul 8, 7:22 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECrawford, Wyandot3 hr

Nearby

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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.