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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 139, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 8, 20034 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2003, 3:56 AM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 79 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, 3:56 AM EDT (07:56 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2003, 5:15 AM EDT
In force: 79 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Richland County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:55 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.

Did it verify

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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 8, 3:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 177 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2731 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1167 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 161 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.1
Supercell composite: 11.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

752 
WUUS51 KCLE 080756
SVRCLE
OHC043-077-117-139-080915-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  HURON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  MORROW COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 515 AM EDT

* AT 356 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF MILAN TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CARDINGTON...OR ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF SANDUSKY TO 9 MILES NORTH OF
  DELAWARE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BELLVILLE
  CARDINGTON
  CHESTERVILLE
  LEXINGTON
  MANSFIELD
  MILAN
  MOUNT GILEAD
  NEW LONDON
  NORWALK
  ONTARIO
  PLYMOUTH
  SHELBY
  SPARTA
  WAKEMAN
  WILLARD

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG
BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY
FROM WINDOWS 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 4046 8302 4065 8296 4071 8285 4071 8272
          4100 8272 4123 8283 4144 8275 4144 8235
          4106 8234 4081 8241 4056 8233 4056 8264
          4035 8265 4036 8292

$$

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.

NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 8, 2:25 AM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 2:25 AM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
225 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

NR ZNL UPR FLOW ACRS NRN TIER OF STATES BECOMES MORE NW SE AS RDG
STARTS TO BLD WRN U.S. AFT 48 HRS. MDLS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGRMNT ON
THIS WITH FAIRLY STG S/W MOVG E FM DKTS AT THAT TIME. ETA A LTL STGR
WITH THIS FEATURE THAN AVN AS IT MOVES INTO LWR LKS AND OH VLY 60+
HRS. MDLS BGNG TO DVLP A LTL STGR SFC LOW THAN PRVS RUNS. SFC LOW TO
NE IA BY 48 HRS THEN TO SRN LMIC BY 60 HRS. MOS POPS SEEM TO BE
SLACKING OFF 3RD AND 4TH PDS. THIS LOOKS A LTL FISHY. WL GNLY KEEP
POPS IN MDT TO HI CHC RGN WED AND WED NGT.

MOST TMPS FAIRLY CLOSE AMG MDLS SO WONT VARY A WHOLE LOT.

.CLE...
OH...SVR TSTM WATCH TIL 5 AM FOR XTRM WRN END OF CWA.
PA...NONE.

VRCEK

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 6:17 AM EDT, 21 hours 39 minutes before

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

Local storm report, Jul 8, 12:59 AM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND,OH
1259 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

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

0424 PM    RANDOLF                   OH   TORNADO
07/08/03   PORTAGE

0440 PM    AUSTINTOWN                OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   MAHONING                       SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0305 PM    BUCYRUS                   OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   CRAWFORD                       SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0255 PM    MARION                    OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   MARION                         FEW TREES DOWN

0330 PM    GROVE                     OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   MORROW                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0340 PM    BELLVILLE                 OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   RICHLAND                       4 LARGE TREES DOWN

0305 PM    FAIRVIEW PARK             OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   CUYAHOGA                       SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN
                                          AND POWER LINES

0300 PM    CLEVELAND                 OH   61 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/08/03   CUYAHOGA                       AT CLE AIRPORT

0300 PM    LORAIN                    OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   LORAIN                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0409 PM    STREETSBORO               OH   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/08/03   PORTAGE

0420 PM    AKRON                     OH   50 to 60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/08/03   SUMMIT

0427 PM    CANTON                    OH   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/08/03   STARK

0937 PM    NORTH OLMSTED             OH   .88 INCH HAIL
07/08/03   CUYAHOGA

0955 PM    STRONGSVILLE              OH   .88 INCH HAIL
07/08/03   CUYAHOGA

1006 PM    BRUNSWICK                 OH   .88 INCH HAIL
07/08/03   MEDINA

Local storm report, Jul 8, 12:59 AM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND,OH
1259 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

CORRECTED DATE OF EVENT

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

0424 PM    RANDOLF                   OH   TORNADO
07/07/03   PORTAGE

0440 PM    AUSTINTOWN                OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03   MAHONING                       SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0305 PM    BUCYRUS                   OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03   CRAWFORD                       SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0255 PM    MARION                    OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03   MARION                         FEW TREES DOWN

0330 PM    GROVE                     OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03   MORROW                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0340 PM    BELLVILLE                 OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03   RICHLAND                       4 LARGE TREES DOWN

0305 PM    FAIRVIEW PARK             OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03   CUYAHOGA                       SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN
                                          AND POWER LINES

0300 PM    CLEVELAND                 OH   61 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/07/03   CUYAHOGA                       AT CLE AIRPORT

0300 PM    LORAIN                    OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03   LORAIN                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0409 PM    STREETSBORO               OH   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/07/03   PORTAGE

0420 PM    AKRON                     OH   50 TO 60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/07/03   SUMMIT

0427 PM    CANTON                    OH   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/07/03   STARK

0937 PM    NORTH OLMSTED             OH   .88 INCH HAIL
07/07/03   CUYAHOGA

0955 PM    STRONGSVILLE              OH   .88 INCH HAIL
07/07/03   CUYAHOGA

1006 PM    BRUNSWICK                 OH   .88 INCH HAIL
07/07/03   MEDINA

Local storm report, Jul 8, 1:35 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND,OH
1259 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

CORRECTED DATE OF EVENT

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

0424 PM    RANDOLF                   OH   TORNADO
07/07/03   PORTAGE

0440 PM    AUSTINTOWN                OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03   MAHONING                       SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0305 PM    BUCYRUS                   OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03   CRAWFORD                       SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0255 PM    MARION                    OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03   MARION                         FEW TREES DOWN

0330 PM    GROVE                     OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03   MORROW                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0340 PM    BELLVILLE                 OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03   RICHLAND                       4 LARGE TREES DOWN

0305 PM    FAIRVIEW PARK             OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03   CUYAHOGA                       SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN
                                          AND POWER LINES

0300 PM    CLEVELAND                 OH   61 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/07/03   CUYAHOGA                       AT CLE AIRPORT

0300 PM    LORAIN                    OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/07/03   LORAIN                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0409 PM    STREETSBORO               OH   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/07/03   PORTAGE

0420 PM    AKRON                     OH   50 TO 60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/07/03   SUMMIT

0427 PM    CANTON                    OH   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/07/03   STARK

0937 PM    NORTH OLMSTED             OH   .88 INCH HAIL
07/07/03   CUYAHOGA

0955 PM    STRONGSVILLE              OH   .88 INCH HAIL
07/07/03   CUYAHOGA

1006 PM    BRUNSWICK                 OH   .88 INCH HAIL
07/07/03   MEDINA

Local storm report, Jul 8, 1:37 AM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND,OH
137 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

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

0111 AM    HUDSON                    OH   .75 INCH HAIL
07/08/03   SUMMIT

Local storm report, Jul 8, 1:55 AM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND,OH
155 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

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

0150 AM    RAVENNA                   OH   .75 INCH HAIL
07/08/03   PORTAGE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 7, 9:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Jul 7, 9:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lorain	41 min
Jul 7, 9:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga	41 min
Jul 7, 9:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Medina, Summit	44 min
Jul 7, 9:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lorain	28 min
Jul 7, 10:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Medina, Summit	63 min
Jul 7, 10:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Stark	56 min
Jul 7, 11:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Summit	49 min
Jul 7, 11:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Medina, Summit	49 min
Jul 8, 1:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Summit	56 min
Jul 8, 1:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Portage	51 min
Jul 8, 2:33 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning	57 min
Jul 8, 3:12 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Lucas, Wood	63 min
Jul 8, 3:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Marion, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot	62 min
Jul 8, 4:08 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Jul 8, 4:08 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Jul 8, 4:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Knox	61 min
Jul 8, 4:25 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Holmes, Lorain, Medina, Wayne	65 min
Jul 8, 4:52 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		113 min
Jul 8, 4:52 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		113 min
Jul 8, 4:57 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga	63 min
Jul 8, 5:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Stark, Summit	67 min
Jul 8, 5:15 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Lorain	60 min
Jul 8, 5:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Geauga, Portage	63 min
Jul 8, 5:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Trumbull	61 min
Jul 8, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Jul 8, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lucas, Wood	58 min
Jul 8, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Wyandot	38 min
Jul 8, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Sandusky	64 min
Jul 8, 3:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Seneca	61 min
Jul 8, 4:11 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Seneca	49 min
Jul 8, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock	60 min
Jul 8, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford	54 min
Jul 8, 4:30 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Crawford, Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot	3 hr
Jul 8, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Huron	59 min
Jul 8, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Richland	66 min
Jul 8, 5:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Huron	59 min
Jul 8, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Lorain	57 min
Jul 8, 5:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Morrow	55 min
Jul 8, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Summit	52 min
Jul 8, 5:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Ashland	51 min
Jul 8, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Wayne	57 min
Jul 8, 5:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Medina	55 min
Jul 8, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Holmes	67 min
Jul 8, 5:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Portage	56 min
Jul 8, 5:55 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Ashland	3 hr
Jul 8, 6:09 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Wayne	51 min
Jul 8, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Stark	53 min
Jul 8, 6:34 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Richland	3 hr
Jul 8, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning	52 min
Jul 8, 7:22 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Crawford, Wyandot	3 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.