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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 196, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2005, 7:15 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It was in force for 47 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 26, 2005, 7:15 PM EDT (23:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2005, 8:02 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Cuyahoga County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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 26, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 169 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 845 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -142 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 717 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS51 KCLE 262315
SVRCLE
OHC035-270000-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0196.050726T2315Z-050727T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
715 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT
* AT 710 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
WEST OF STRONGSVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STRONGSVILLE
NORTH ROYALTON...
PARMA...
CLEVELAND...
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS...
SOLON...
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 DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
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 4157 8148 4156 8138 4143 8137 4138 8138
4137 8141 4135 8158 4131 8159 4128 8169
4128 8187 4134 8186 4135 8197 4140 8195
4158 8150
$$1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS51 KCLE 270002
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
802 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005
OHC035-270012-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0196.000000T0000Z-050727T0000Z/
CUYAHOGA OH-
802 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CUYAHOGA COUNTY HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 800 PM...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
LAT...LON 4157 8148 4156 8138 4143 8137 4138 8138
4137 8141 4135 8158 4131 8159 4128 8169
4128 8187 4134 8186 4135 8197 4140 8195
4158 8150
$$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 26, 2:44 PM EDT, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 2:44 PM EDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 244 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005 .SHORT TERM (TGNT THRU THU NGT)... WL TRY TO KEEP THIS SHORT TDA AS WX BEGINNING TO GET ACTIVE. 7H TEMPS ARND 10 DEG CURRENTLY AND THIS HAS EFFECTIVELY CAPPED MOST OF FA SO FAR TDA. APPRS THIS WARM DOME ALOFT IS SLOWLY ERODING AROUND EDGES AND NOW HAVE CONVECTION FIRING ON ALL SIDES. INCR IN COVERAGE WL BE THE TREND THE NXT FEW HOURS AS ACTIVITY SHOULD CONT TO EXPAND. EVENTUALLY THINK THE LINE OF STG TO SVR STORMS CURRENTLY JUST NW OF KTOL WL MOV E ACRS AREA. WL GO WITH HIGH POPS AS RESULT. CDFNT RESPONSIBLE FOR BRUNT OF THIS ACTIVITY WL MOV SE ACRS NRN OH/NW PA BY 12Z WED. GFS AND NAM IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT TDA AND CONFIDENCE FAIRLY HIGH THIS FCST PD. VERY STG CAA EXPECTED ON WED AS 8H TEMPS FALL TO ARND 10 DEG BY 00Z THU. LOT/S OF SC UPSTREAM TDA AND WL LIKELY SEE M/CLDY SKIES MOST OF DAY ON WED. LAKE TO 8H TEMP DIFF WL BE ARND 12 DEG BY MIDDAY AND AS MUCH AS 15 DEG BY END OF DAY SO INSTABILITY SHRA A GOOD BET AS WELL THUS MOST AREAS WL SEE LIKELY POPS TMRW. DRIER AIR EVENTUALLY WL SETTLE OVER AREA WED NGT AS HIGH PRES MOVES TO JUST N OF LERI. SKIES SHOULD BCM AT LEAST P/C AND TEMPS WL ACTUALLY BE BLO NORMAL FOR THE FIRST TIME A LONG WHILE. A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN THU WL JUST WORD FOR P/C MOST AREAS. TEMPS UPSTREAM THIS AFT VERY COOL AND FELL AVN MOS NUMBERS ARE A LITTLE WARM FOR WED. CONCERN IS THAT FRONT MAY NOT BE QUITE OUT OF THE AREA BY 12Z AND LOCATIONS LIKE KCAK AND KYNG COULD ACTUALLY SEE 12Z HIGHS THEN TEMPS FALLING SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY. TEMP GUID OTHR PDS IN GD AGREEMENT AND WL BE FOLLOWED TDA. && .LONG TERM (FRI-MON)... FINALLY GOING TO SEE A PATTERN CHANGE AS UPPER RIDGE FINALLY BREAKS DOWN DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. UPPER PATTERN WL HAVE MORE OF A SEASONABLE ZONAL LOOK BY THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND. MID RANGE MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT TDA AND ALSO HAVE GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. WL BE A WEAK FRONTAL BNDRY DROPPING SE ACRS LERI ERLY FRI BUT MOIST SOMEWHAT LACKING. WL KEEP A SLGT CHC IN GRIDS FOR SOME OF THE AREA BUT REALLY THINK IT WL RMN DRY THRU THE WEEKEND. NXT GOOD THREAT FOR RAIN WL NOT COME TIL NEXT TUE WHEN ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVE ACRS RGN. && .AVIATION (18Z-18Z)... CDFNT FM NRN LWR MI...SW THRU NRN IL WL CONT SE THRU THE CWA THIS EVG. CONVECTION HAS ALREADY DVLPD AHEAD OF THE BNDRY. CRNT MOVEMENT OF THE LINE IS TO THE EAST AT 30 KTS WHICH TIMES TSTMS INTO KTOL ARND 1930Z AND KCLE AFTER 21Z. WL ATTEMPT TO TIME THE LINE INTO TERMINALS. BHND THE CDFNT CIGS DROP INTO MVFR CAT. GUIDANCE ALSO TAKES TO MVFR/IFR OVRNIGHT AND INTO THE ERY MORNING. WL TAKE TERMINALS INTO MVFR CIG /VIS CAT OVRNGT BHND CDFNT. XPC MVFR CIGS TO BGN TO BREAK UP AROUND 18Z WED. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .OH...HEAT ADVISORY TODAY ALL BUT YTOWN/WARREN AREA. .PA...HEAT ADVISORY TODAY ERIE LAKESHORE. SHORT TERM...KUBINA LONG TERM...KUBINA AVIATION...TK
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 6:00 AM EDT, 13 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 600 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-270959- ASHLAND OH-ASHTABULA INLAND OH-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE OH-CRAWFORD PA- CRAWFORD OH-CUYAHOGA OH-ERIE OH-GEAUGA OH-HANCOCK OH-HOLMES OH- HURON OH-KNOX OH-LAKE OH-LORAIN OH-LUCAS OH-MAHONING OH-MARION OH- MEDINA OH-MORROW OH-NORTHERN ERIE PA-OTTAWA OH-PORTAGE OH- RICHLAND OH-SANDUSKY OH-SENECA OH-SOUTHERN ERIE PA-STARK OH- SUMMIT OH-TRUMBULL OH-WAYNE OH-WOOD OH-WYANDOT OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AKRON...ASHLAND...ASHTABULA... BOWLING GREEN...BUCYRUS...CANTON...CHARDON...CLEVELAND...ELYRIA... ERIE...FINDLAY...FOSTORIA...FREMONT...JEFFERSON...LORAIN... MANSFIELD...MARION...MEADVILLE...MEDINA...MILLERSBURG... MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON...NORWALK...PAINESVILLE...PORT CLINTON... RAVENNA...SANDUSKY...TIFFIN...TOLEDO...UPPER SANDUSKY...WARREN... WOOSTER AND YOUNGSTOWN 600 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS FROM MID AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO AND EARLY TONIGHT OVER NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. AS THE FRONT SLOWS DOWN TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAIN. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR MOST OF NORTHERN OHIO...EXCEPT THE YOUNGSTOWN AND WARREN AREA. THE LAKESHORE AREA OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE HEAT ADVISORY. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOWER AND MID 90S AND WHEN THE HUMIDITY IS FACTORED IN THE HEAT INDEX WILL REACH 105 DEGREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 26, 5:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
527 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG ERIE 42.13N 80.09W
07/26/2005 ERIE PA EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN INTO HOUSES. DOCK COLLAPSE AT PERRYS
LANDING...BOATS LOOSE.
&&
LEINSLocal storm report, Jul 26, 6:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
609 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CLEVELAND 41.48N 81.68W
07/26/2005 CUYAHOGA OH TRAINED SPOTTER
6 INCH DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED NEAR 55TH AND ST. CLAIR
&&
LEINSLocal storm report, Jul 26, 6:19 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
619 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0456 PM TSTM WND GST CLEVELAND 41.48N 81.68W
07/26/2005 75 MPH CUYAHOGA OH ASOS
MEASURED AT BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT
0520 PM TSTM WND DMG UNION CITY 41.90N 79.84W
07/26/2005 ERIE PA AMATEUR RADIO
10 INCH AND 15 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN
&&
LEINSLocal storm report, Jul 26, 6:21 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
621 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0434 PM TSTM WND DMG KELLEYS ISLAND 41.60N 82.71W
07/26/2005 ERIE OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
2 LARGE TREES DOWN
&&
LEINSSpecial weather statement, Jul 26, 6:46 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 646 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005 OHZ003-006>009-017-018-270500- ERIE OH-HANCOCK OH-LUCAS OH-OTTAWA OH-SANDUSKY OH-SENECA OH-WOOD OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...FINDLAY...FOSTORIA... FREMONT...PORT CLINTON...SANDUSKY...TIFFIN AND TOLEDO 646 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 690 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 690 IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 100 AM EDT. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO COUNTIES: ERIE... HANCOCK... LUCAS... OTTAWA... SANDUSKY... SENECA... WOOD... HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. LEINS
Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:14 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
714 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0452 PM TSTM WND DMG ERIE 42.13N 80.09W
07/26/2005 ERIE PA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE DOWN...TOOK DOWN SEVERAL POWER LINES
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG MEADVILLE 41.65N 80.15W
07/26/2005 CRAWFORD PA TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG CLYDE 41.31N 82.98W
07/26/2005 SANDUSKY OH TRAINED SPOTTER
8 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN
0615 PM TSTM WND DMG CAREY 40.95N 83.38W
07/26/2005 WYANDOT OH TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN...SEMI ALSO BLOWN OVER
&&
LEINSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Jul 26, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas | 56 min |
| Jul 26, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lake | 35 min |
| Jul 26, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wayne | 23 min |
| Jul 26, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes | 35 min |
| Jul 26, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 58 min |
| Jul 26, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga | 58 min |
| Jul 26, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 56 min |
| Jul 26, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 28 min |
| Jul 26, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa | 31 min |
| Jul 26, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 32 min |
| Jul 26, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 28 min |
| Jul 26, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 33 min |
| Jul 26, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Jul 26, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 59 min |
| Jul 26, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga, Lake | 49 min |
| Jul 26, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 51 min |
| Jul 26, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 68 min |
| Jul 26, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Seneca, Wyandot | 45 min |
| Jul 26, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga | 62 min |
| Jul 26, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock | 34 min |
| Jul 26, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron | 26 min |
| Jul 26, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 39 min |
| Jul 26, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Trumbull | 65 min |
| Jul 26, 6:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 96 min |
| Jul 26, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Seneca, Wyandot | 63 min |
| Jul 26, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron | 57 min |
| Jul 26, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 38 min |
| Jul 26, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 55 min |
| Jul 26, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Knox | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 46 min |
| Jul 26, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Wayne | 44 min |
| Jul 26, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 44 min |
| Jul 26, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 52 min |
| Jul 26, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Knox | 32 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.