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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 209, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 27, 2005Lorain County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2005, 12:11 AM EDT for Lorain County, Ohio. It was in force for 43 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 27, 2005, 12:11 AM EDT (04:11 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2005, 12:54 AM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lorain County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:15 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 27, 12:15 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Amherst, OH	SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES DOWN.
Jul 27, 12:18 AM EDT	TSTM WND GST 66	Lorain, OH	LIGHTHOUSE WIND.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 4 minutes after it went out.

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 nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 190 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: 150 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 857 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS51 KCLE 270411
SVRCLE
OHC093-270515-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0209.050727T0411Z-050727T0515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1211 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  LORAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO

* UNTIL 115 AM EDT

* AT 1210 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF LORAIN TO
  7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WELLINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  AMHERST...
  ELYRIA...
  AVON LAKE...
  NORTH RIDGEVILLE...
  GRAFTON...

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 4151 8197 4135 8198 4134 8187 4128 8188
      4128 8196 4120 8198 4120 8207 4116 8207
      4114 8232 4143 8234 4143 8226 4148 8219
      4152 8203

$$

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS51 KCLE 270425
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1224 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

OHC093-270515-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0209.000000T0000Z-050727T0515Z/
LORAIN OH-
1224 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2005


...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR 
LORAIN COUNTY...

AT 1220 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THE OBSERVATION SITE AT 
LORAIN LIGHTHOUSE REPORTED WINDS OF 65 MPH. SIREN ACTIVATION IS 
SUGGESTED.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 
SHEFFIELD LAKE TO OBERLIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ELYRIA...
  SHEFFIELD...
  AVON...
  GRAFTON...
  NORTH RIDGEVILLE...
  AVON LAKE...

TAKE COVER NOW FROM THIS VERY DANGEROUS STORM

LAT...LON 4151 8197 4135 8198 4134 8187 4128 8188
      4128 8196 4120 8198 4120 8207 4116 8207
      4114 8232 4143 8234 4143 8226 4148 8219
      4152 8203

$$

MRD

MRD

000 
WWUS51 KCLE 270440
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1238 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

OHC093-270515-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0209.000000T0000Z-050727T0515Z/
LORAIN OH-
1238 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2005


...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR
LORAIN COUNTY...


AT 1235 AM EDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM AVON LAKE TO GRAFTON...AND
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 66 MPH WAS REPORTED AT LORAIN HARBOR AT 1218 AM 
WITH THIS STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND 
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

LAT...LON 4151 8197 4135 8198 4134 8187 4128 8188
      4128 8196 4120 8198 4120 8207 4116 8207
      4114 8232 4143 8234 4143 8226 4148 8219
      4152 8203

$$

000 
WWUS51 KCLE 270454
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1253 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

OHC093-270503-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0209.000000T0000Z-050727T0515Z/
LORAIN OH-
1253 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2005


...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LORAIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE COUNTY.

LAT...LON 4151 8197 4135 8198 4134 8187 4128 8188
      4128 8196 4120 8198 4120 8207 4116 8207
      4114 8232 4143 8234 4143 8226 4148 8219
      4152 8203

$$

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, 11:20 PM EDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 11:20 PM EDT, 51 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1120 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

.SHORT TERM UPDATE (TONIGHT)...
UPDATED TO DISCONTINUE WW 687.  CURRENT TRENDS INDICATE BEST
INSTABILITY REMAINS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF A FINDLAY TO MUNCIE INDIANA LINE.  TRENDS ALSO BEGINNING TO
INDICATE THAT STORMS ARE BECOMING ELEVATED FURTHER NORTH AND HAVING
A DIFFICULT TIME MIXING DOWN WINDS FROM ALOFT.  WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR AND COORDINATE WITH SPC ON FUTURE WATCHES. WW 690 REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM.

&&

.AVIATION (00Z-00Z)...
CDFNT SLOWLY MOVING IN...PLENTY OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS...SOME
DECREASE SHOULD EVENTUALLY OCCUR WITH REGARD TO SEVERE STORM BUT
PLENTY OF PCPN BEHIND THE CDFNT. MVFR AND IFR BEHIND THE FRONT.

&&

.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.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.OH...NONE.
.PA...NONE.

SHORT TERM UPDATE...LEINS
SHORT TERM...KUBINA
LONG TERM...KUBINA
AVIATION...KIELTYKA

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 6:00 AM EDT, 18 hours 11 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, 7:39 PM EDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
739 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MADISON                 41.77N 81.05W
07/26/2005                   LAKE               OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREES DOWN ON SEVERAL CARS IN MADISON AND PERRY.
            SEVERAL TREES ALSO DOWN COUNTYWIDE

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHESTERLAND             41.52N 81.34W
07/26/2005                   GEAUGA             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTYWIDE TREE DAMAGE

0630 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CHESTERLAND             41.52N 81.34W
07/26/2005                   GEAUGA             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTYWIDE TREE DAMAGE

&&

LEINS

Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:44 PM EDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
744 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CORTLAND                41.33N 80.72W
07/26/2005                   TRUMBULL           OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTYWIDE TREE DAMAGE

&&

LEINS

Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:50 PM EDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
750 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0749 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CUYAHOGA FALLS          41.17N 81.52W
07/26/2005                   SUMMIT             OH   PUBLIC

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

&&

LEINS

Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:51 PM EDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
751 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MADISON                 41.77N 81.05W
07/26/2005                   LAKE               OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREES DOWN ON SEVERAL CARS IN MADISON AND PERRY.
            SEVERAL TREES ALSO DOWN COUNTYWIDE

0600 PM     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

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHESTERLAND             41.52N 81.34W
07/26/2005                   GEAUGA             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTYWIDE TREE DAMAGE

0749 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CUYAHOGA FALLS          41.17N 81.52W
07/26/2005                   SUMMIT             OH   PUBLIC

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

&&

LEINS

Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:55 PM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
755 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARTVILLE               40.96N 81.33W
07/26/2005                   STARK              OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREE DOWN...ALSO SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN

&&

LEINS

Local storm report, Jul 26, 8:01 PM EDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
801 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MEDINA                  41.14N 81.87W
07/26/2005                   MEDINA             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            6 TO 12 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS COUNTY

&&

LEINS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 26, 8:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Portage, Stark	59 min
Jul 26, 8:09 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Stark	52 min
Jul 26, 8:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Marion	46 min
Jul 26, 8:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning	54 min
Jul 26, 8:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Morrow, Richland	43 min
Jul 26, 9:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland	34 min
Jul 26, 10:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock	51 min
Jul 26, 11:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Seneca	41 min
Jul 26, 11:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		91 min
Jul 27, 12:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga	62 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.