Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 10, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2007, 3:21 PM EDT for Portage County, Ohio. It was in force for 39 min. 4 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
- Jun 8, 2007, 3:21 PM EDT (19:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2007, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Portage County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 3:22 PM EDT | HAIL 2.5 | 2 Se Mogadore, OH | TENNIS BALL HAIL... TREE LIMBS DOWN AS WELL. |
| Jun 8, 3:26 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 10 Nw Alliance, OH | GOLF BALL HAIL IN ATWATER. |
| Jun 8, 3:41 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Se Ravenna, OH | INTERSECTION OF SR14 AND I76 IN EDINBURG. |
| Jun 8, 4:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 10 Nw Alliance, OH | GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL IN ATWATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 11:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 255 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -152 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1311 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS51 KCLE 081921 TORCLE OHC133-082000- /O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0010.070608T1921Z-070608T2000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 321 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... PORTAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO... * UNTIL 400 PM EDT * AT 317 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BRIMFIELD...OR ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF AKRON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. A FUNNEL CLOUD HAS BEEN REPORTED SOUTH OF AKRON. * THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 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 4114 8138 4099 8140 4099 8099 4113 8099 $$ MRD
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS51 KCLE 081944 SVSCLE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 343 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 OHC133-082000- /O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070608T2000Z/ PORTAGE OH- 343 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN PORTAGE COUNTY... AT 335 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BRIMFIELD...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF RAVENNA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED SOUTH OF AKRON. THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4114 8138 4099 8140 4099 8099 4113 8099 $$ LW
000 WWUS51 KCLE 081958 SVSCLE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 359 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 OHC133-082009- /O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070608T2000Z/ PORTAGE OH- 359 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN PORTAGE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 400 PM EDT... LAT...LON 4114 8138 4099 8140 4099 8099 4113 8099 $$ LW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 12:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wyandot | 43 min |
| Jun 8, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Seneca | 39 min |
| Jun 8, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 92 min | |
| Jun 8, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron | 58 min |
| Jun 8, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Richland | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Sandusky | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 55 min |
| Jun 8, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock, Wood | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa, Sandusky | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 28 min |
| Jun 8, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 118 min | |
| Jun 8, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 27 min |
| Jun 8, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 3:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Summit | 29 min |
| Jun 8, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wayne | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 67 min |
| Jun 8, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Jun 8, 4:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 67 min |
| Jun 8, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wayne | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 63 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.