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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 25, 2006Richland County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2006, 5:56 PM EDT for Richland County, Ohio. It was in force for 49 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
May 25, 2006, 5:56 PM EDT (21:56 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2006, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Richland County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 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
May 25, 3:43 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 195 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2006-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 39 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2006-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 257 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
39 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-165 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
827 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
262 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 
WFUS51 KCLE 252157
TORCLE
OHC139-252245-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0001.060525T2156Z-060525T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
556 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 551 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER CENTRAL
  RICHLAND COUNTY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...ROME
 AND NORTH OF SHELBY

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4093 8263 4095 8261 4099 8251 4099 8244
      4095 8242 4082 8242 4076 8256 4078 8256
      4092 8266

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS51 KCLE 252222
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
621 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

OHC139-252245-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060525T2245Z/
RICHLAND OH-
621 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006


...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR RICHLAND
COUNTY...

AT 616 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER RICHLAND COUNTY...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHEAST RICHLAND COUNTY...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4093 8263 4095 8261 4099 8251 4099 8244
      4095 8242 4082 8242 4076 8256 4078 8256
      4092 8266

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock64 min
May 25, 3:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWood55 min
May 25, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE119 min
May 25, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas42 min
May 25, 3:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESandusky, Seneca70 min
May 25, 3:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWyandot69 min
May 25, 4:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa71 min
May 25, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock45 min
May 25, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford67 min
May 25, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron78 min
May 25, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE114 min
May 25, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood54 min
May 25, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLERichland81 min
May 25, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock62 min
May 25, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain73 min
May 25, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE90 min
May 25, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford84 min
May 25, 5:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESeneca56 min
May 25, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWood70 min
May 25, 6:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLERichland3 hr
May 25, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland73 min
May 25, 6:07 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEMarion53 min
May 25, 6:35 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshland40 min
May 25, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMorrow63 min
May 25, 6:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLERichland58 min
May 25, 6:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa38 min
May 25, 6:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshland3 hr
May 25, 6:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina91 min
May 25, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE90 min
May 25, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWayne85 min
May 25, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE84 min
May 25, 7:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland39 min
May 25, 7:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox67 min
May 25, 7:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESummit54 min
May 25, 7:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Wood67 min
May 25, 7:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMarion55 min
May 25, 7:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes53 min
May 25, 7:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage66 min
May 25, 7:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMorrow79 min
May 25, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE93 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.