Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 23, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Aug 9, 2007, 4:38 PM EDT for Wayne County, Ohio. It was in force for 52 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
- Aug 9, 2007, 4:38 PM EDT (20:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2007, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Wayne County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 4:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Doylestown, OH | NUMEROUS LIMBS DOWN. |
| Aug 9, 4:53 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Rittman, OH | 2 TREES DOWN ON HOUSES |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 685 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 717 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS51 KCLE 092038
TORCLE
OHC169-092130-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0023.070809T2038Z-070809T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
438 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WAYNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT
* AT 433 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CRESTON...
OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF WOOSTER...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
RITTMAN AND DOYLESTOWN.
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 4090 8200 4092 8200 4098 8200 4098 8199
4098 8167 4098 8167 4098 8164 4086 8164
$$
LAPLANTE2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS51 KCLE 092056
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
455 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007
OHC169-092130-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070809T2130Z/
WAYNE OH-
455 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR WAYNE
COUNTY...
AT 402 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 24 MILES WEST OF
CRESTON...OR ABOUT NEAR ASHLAND...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THERE WERE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN THE CITY OF RITTMAN.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4090 8200 4092 8200 4098 8200 4098 8199
4098 8167 4098 8167 4098 8164 4086 8164
$$
FITZ000
WWUS51 KCLE 092122
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
521 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007
OHC169-092131-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070809T2130Z/
WAYNE OH-
521 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 530
PM EDT...
LAT...LON 4090 8200 4092 8200 4098 8200 4098 8199
4098 8167 4098 8167 4098 8164 4086 8164
$$
FITZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock | 50 min |
| Aug 8, 9:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wyandot | 54 min |
| Aug 8, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Seneca | 50 min |
| Aug 8, 10:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron | 57 min |
| Aug 9, 3:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Sandusky, Seneca | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Sandusky, Seneca | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 4:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina, Wayne | 56 min |
| Aug 9, 4:31 AM EDT | Marine Weather Statement | CLE | 119 min | |
| Aug 9, 5:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Medina, Wayne | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:34 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 116 min | |
| Aug 9, 5:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 7:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Wood | 39 min |
| Aug 9, 8:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 56 min |
| Aug 9, 9:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 114 min | |
| Aug 9, 10:56 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Aug 9, 12:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit | 50 min |
| Aug 9, 12:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron | 32 min |
| Aug 9, 12:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 66 min |
| Aug 9, 12:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Summit | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wayne | 42 min |
| Aug 9, 1:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Stark | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock | 67 min |
| Aug 9, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wyandot | 57 min |
| Aug 9, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron | 9 min |
| Aug 9, 3:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Huron | 32 min |
| Aug 9, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Richland | 59 min |
| Aug 9, 4:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Richland | 39 min |
| Aug 9, 4:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashland | 33 min |
| Aug 9, 4:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lorain | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 4:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Medina | 52 min |
| Aug 9, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wayne | 58 min |
| Aug 9, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Marion, Morrow | 71 min |
| Aug 9, 4:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Stark, Summit | 49 min |
| Aug 9, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Knox | 42 min |
| Aug 9, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 47 min |
| Aug 9, 5:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage, Summit | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Portage | 32 min |
| Aug 9, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 48 min |
| Aug 9, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes | 44 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.