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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 4, 2003Cuyahoga County, Medina County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2003, 3:18 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Medina County, Ohio. It was in force for 57 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 4, 2003, 3:18 PM EDT (19:18 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2003, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Medina County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 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 4, 10:45 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 4, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 209 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 2003-07-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 849 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 2003-07-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 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
849 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-66 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1097 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WUUS51 KCLE 041918
SVRCLE
OHC035-103-042015-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
318 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
  MEDINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 318 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES WEST OF STRONGSVILLE...OR ABOUT 7
  MILES SOUTH OF ELYRIA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BRUNSWICK
  CLEVELAND
  CLEVELAND HEIGHTS
  MEDINA
  NORTH ROYALTON
  PARMA
  STRONGSVILLE

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

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.

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 4154 8141 4128 8159 4127 8168 4113 8168
          4106 8173 4116 8206 4120 8206 4120 8198
          4128 8187 4135 8197 4144 8196

$$
ADAMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 9:46 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE59 min
Jul 4, 12:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE110 min
Jul 4, 12:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE110 min
Jul 4, 1:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood50 min
Jul 4, 1:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock53 min
Jul 4, 1:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot47 min
Jul 4, 2:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull60 min
Jul 4, 2:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie67 min
Jul 4, 2:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Marion55 min
Jul 4, 2:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron, Mahoning, Portage66 min
Jul 4, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLERichland54 min
Jul 4, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Lorain47 min
Jul 4, 3:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMorrow44 min
Jul 4, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Trumbull38 min
Jul 4, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESummit63 min
Jul 4, 3:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWayne63 min
Jul 4, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Knox53 min
Jul 4, 3:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage66 min
Jul 4, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jul 4, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jul 4, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark57 min
Jul 4, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Trumbull58 min

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.