Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 24, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Aug 9, 2007, 4:56 PM EDT for Stark County, Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 49 min. 3 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, 4:56 PM EDT (20:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2007, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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, 5:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Portage Lakes, OH | TREES DOWN IN COVENTRY TOWNSHIP |
| Aug 9, 5:05 PM EDT | TORNADO | Massillon, OH | POSSIBLE BRIEF TORNADO TOUCH DOWN |
| Aug 9, 5:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Green, OH | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN NIMISCILA LAKE. |
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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 136 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 092055
TORCLE
OHC151-153-092145-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0024.070809T2056Z-070809T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
456 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
STARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
SUMMIT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 454 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A TORNADO NEAR BARBERTON...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AKRON...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MOGADORE AND NORTH CANTON
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
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 4081 8164 4098 8164 4099 8167 4108 8167
4107 8139 4106 8138 4076 8138
$$
LAPLANTE4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS51 KCLE 092106
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
507 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007
OHC103-092117-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070809T2115Z/
MEDINA OH-
507 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MEDINA COUNTY EXPIRES AT 515 PM
EDT...
LAT...LON 4100 8217 4114 8216 4114 8207 4117 8206
4116 8169 4099 8168
$$
FITZ000
WWUS51 KCLE 092109
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
509 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007
OHC151-153-092145-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070809T2145Z/
STARK OH-SUMMIT OH-
509 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
SUMMIT AND NORTHWESTERN STARK COUNTIES...
AT 402 PM EDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR PORTAGE LAKES...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF AKRON...MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.
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 4081 8164 4098 8164 4099 8167 4108 8167
4107 8139 4106 8138 4076 8138
$$
FITZ000
WWUS51 KCLE 092124
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
523 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007
OHC151-153-092145-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070809T2145Z/
STARK OH-SUMMIT OH-
523 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
SUMMIT AND NORTHWESTERN STARK COUNTIES...
AT 402 PM EDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR PORTAGE LAKES...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF AKRON...MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4081 8164 4098 8164 4099 8167 4108 8167
4107 8139 4106 8138 4076 8138
$$
FITZ000
WWUS51 KCLE 092144
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
544 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007
OHC151-153-092154-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070809T2145Z/
STARK OH-SUMMIT OH-
544 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SUMMIT AND STARK COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 545
PM EDT...
LAT...LON 4081 8164 4098 8164 4099 8167 4108 8167
4107 8139 4106 8138 4076 8138
$$
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, 4:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Wayne | 52 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.