Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 290, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2006, 6:40 PM EDT for Seneca County, Ohio. It was in force for 65 min. 1 report 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 26, 2006, 6:40 PM EDT (22:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2006, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Seneca County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 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 26, 7:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Fostoria, OH | TREES DOWNED AND 600 POUND SWING KNOCKED OVER. |
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 one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 28 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 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -109 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1325 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS51 KCLE 262241
SVRCLE
OHC147-262345-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0290.060726T2240Z-060726T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
640 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SENECA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT
* AT 636 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES
WEST OF FOSTORIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE FOSTORIA...BETTSVILLE AND TIFFIN.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN NORTH
BALTIMORE. TAKE SHELTER NOW
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG
BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT
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 4125 8342 4125 8286 4121 8286 4119 8284
4117 8285 4107 8285 4105 8341
$$
MRD3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS51 KCLE 262252
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
653 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2006
OHC147-262345-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0290.000000T0000Z-060726T2345Z/
SENECA OH-
653 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2006
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
SENECA COUNTY...
AT 650 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BETTSVILLE...AND MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TIFFIN...
REPUBLIC...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS
LAT...LON 4125 8342 4125 8286 4121 8286 4119 8284
4117 8285 4107 8285 4105 8341
$$000
WWUS51 KCLE 262326
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
725 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2006
OHC147-262345-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0290.000000T0000Z-060726T2345Z/
SENECA OH-
725 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2006
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
SENECA COUNTY...
AT 722 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR TIFFIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
REPUBLIC...
BLOOMVILLE...
ATTICA...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE NEAR FOSTORIA.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
LAT...LON 4125 8342 4125 8286 4121 8286 4119 8284
4117 8285 4104 8284 4105 8341
$$
MRD000
WWUS51 KCLE 262343
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
743 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2006
OHC147-262353-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0290.000000T0000Z-060726T2345Z/
SENECA OH-
743 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2006
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SENECA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
745 PM EDT...
LAT...LON 4125 8342 4125 8286 4121 8286 4119 8284
4117 8285 4104 8284 4105 8341
$$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, 2:48 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 2:48 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 248 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2006 .SHORT TERM(TONIGHT THRU FRI NIGHT)... LOOKS LIKE WARM AND POTENTIALLY WET WEATHER WILL BE THE RULE THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. AREA OF SHRA/TSRA CURRENTLY MOVING INTO NW OH CONTS TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN. THIS TREND WILL LIKELY CONT NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AS PRECIP MOVES INTO RELATIVELY STABLE AIR AS MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS HAVE HELD TEMPS IN MID 80S. HOWEVER...STILL EXPECT MORE ACTIVITY TO SPROUT UP LATER THIS EVE AS DECENT LOW LEVEL JET GETS SET UP JUST TO THE W. AT THE SAME TIME...NICE VORT SEEN ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY WILL ROTATE ACROSS AREA. NOT MUCH SFC CONVERGENCE BUT SHEAR WILL INCR AS UPPER WAVE ARRIVES THUS EXPECTING MAINLY MULTICELL ACTIVITY TO DEVELOP. SUM STORMS COULD APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS ESP WRN AREAS. BIGGER CONCERN THO IS POTENTIAL TRAINING OF ECHOS. BOTH GFS/NAM PRINTING OUT COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF QPF BUT STILL THINK THIS MAY BE A LITTLE OVERDONE. AT ANY RATE...WILL CONT WITH LIKELY POPS TONIGHT AND AGAIN FOR THU. WILL CONT WITH PRECIP IN THE FORECAST THRU FRI NIGHT WITH MOIST ATMOSPHERE AND DEWPOINTS MAINLY IN THE MID AND UPPER 60S. AGAIN WON/T BE MUCH IN THE WAY OF SFC FORCING BUT THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH LEFT OVER OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FLOATING AROUND TO INITIATE AT LEAST SCT STORMS. HAVE LOWERED HI TEMPS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS A TAD FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST GIVEN AMOUNT OF CLOUDS AND PRECIP EXPECTED. EVEN WITH FULL SUN TEMPS WILL STRUGGLE GIVEN MOIST GROUND AND LEVEL OF GREENNESS FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS. && .LONG TERM (SAT THRU WED)... SUMMERLIKE PATTERN WILL CONT THRU THE END OF THE PERIOD. TEMPS WILL CONT TO AVERAGE ABOVE NORMAL WITH DEWPOINTS ALSO REMAINING FAIRLY HIGH. LATEST EXTENDED GUID NOW KEEPING QUASI STATIONARY BOUNDARY FURTHER N THAN ADVERTISED BY EARLIER RUNS. THIS OF COURSE WILL RESULT IN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES MENTIONED ABOVE. COULD SEE A STRAY TSRA JUST ABOUT ANYTIME WITH THE WARM AND HUMID SWLY FLOW. BUT...WILL CONFINE SMALL PRECIP CHANCES TO SAT AND SUN WHEN FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE THE CLOSEST. WILL THEN TRY FOR DRY WX THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD AS SFC RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE S. COLD FRONT WILL FINALLY APPROACH FORECAST AREA AT END OF THE PERIOD SO PRECIP WILL AGAIN BE A THREAT JUST AFT PERIOD ENDS. && .AVIATION (18Z-18Z)... VIS SAT SHOWING NICE TRANSITION FROM HIGH CI ACROSS WESTERN AREAS TO LOWER LEVEL CU ACROSS EASTERN HALF OF FORECAST AREA. EXPECTING HI CLDS TO CONTINUE PUSHING INTO AREAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NOT EXPECTING MUCH ACTIVITY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT EXPECTING SOME ACTIVITY ACROSS MI-IN TO GET INTO WESTERN SITES AROUND 00Z. ONLY MADE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS TO TIMING WITH ACTIVITY AS IT PUSHES THROUGH AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. GUIDANCE INDICATING SOME FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...SO CONTINUED WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF TSRA AND -RA W/REDUCED VSBYS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING OVERNIGHT. AS WEAK LOW PRESSURE PASSES THROUGH AREA DURING THUR WILL KEEP PRECIP AND LOWER CEILINGS VSBYS THROUGH THE END OF FORECAST PERIOD. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .OH...NONE. .PA...NONE. && SHORT TERM...KUBINA LONG TERM...KUBINA AVIATION...ABE
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 5:26 AM EDT, 13 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 526 AM EDT WED JUL 26 2006 LEZ142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089- PAZ001>003-271100- MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH- GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- MAUMEE BAY OH TO RENO BEACH OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-GENEVA-ON- THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA- SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND- HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW- HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- 526 AM EDT WED JUL 26 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE... NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT MAY BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY WEST OF A CLEVELAND TO MANSFIELD LINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. OUDEMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wood | 50 min |
| Jul 26, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock | 43 min |
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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.