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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 22, 2008Ottawa County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2008, 4:26 PM EDT for Ottawa County, Ohio. It was in force for 49 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
Jun 22, 2008, 4:26 PM EDT (20:26 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2008, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Ottawa County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 4:27 PM EDTHAIL 0.75Genoa, OH

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 22, 1:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2008-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2008-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1561 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
35 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 
WUUS51 KCLE 222026
SVRCLE
OHC123-222115-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0113.080622T2026Z-080622T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
426 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 422 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GENOA...OR ABOUT NEAR ELMORE...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 21 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OAK
  HARBOR...PUT-IN-BAY AND PORT CLINTON

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

PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN OHIO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4163 8310 4154 8299 4153 8291 4160 8283
      4165 8288 4165 8285 4169 8286 4173 8281
      4169 8277 4160 8283 4155 8278 4155 8270
      4149 8270 4151 8274 4147 8297 4146 8334
      4149 8334 4150 8341 4162 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 244DEG 18KT 4151 8331

$$

KIELTYKA
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS51 KCLE 222047
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
447 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

OHC123-222115-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-080622T2115Z/
OTTAWA OH-
447 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR OTTAWA COUNTY...

AT 441 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
 THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCKY RIDGE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST
OF ELMORE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PORT
CLINTON...PUT-IN-BAY AND MARBLEHEAD

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4163 8310 4154 8299 4153 8291 4160 8283
      4165 8288 4165 8285 4169 8286 4173 8281
      4169 8277 4160 8283 4155 8278 4155 8270
      4149 8270 4151 8274 4147 8297 4146 8334
      4149 8334 4150 8341 4162 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 246DEG 27KT 4160 8317

$$

ABE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 1:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit60 min
Jun 22, 2:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Richland57 min
Jun 22, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Summit, Trumbull55 min
Jun 22, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Summit and 2 more60 min
Jun 22, 2:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula61 min
Jun 22, 2:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Marion, Morrow, Wyandot53 min
Jun 22, 2:56 PM EDTTornado WarningCLESummit49 min
Jun 22, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga53 min
Jun 22, 3:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshland, Richland, Wayne7 hr
Jun 22, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Crawford, Holmes, Morrow, Richland, Wayne61 min
Jun 22, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron, Lorain57 min
Jun 22, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake, Portage, Trumbull63 min
Jun 22, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit, Wayne58 min
Jun 22, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull61 min
Jun 22, 3:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Erie, Hancock, Huron, Sandusky, Seneca and 1 more58 min
Jun 22, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake65 min
Jun 22, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake64 min
Jun 22, 4:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood58 min
Jun 22, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Holmes, Knox, Richland, Wayne34 min
Jun 22, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jun 22, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Knox, Stark, Wayne39 min
Jun 22, 4:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEWyandot3 hr
Jun 22, 4:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHuron, Seneca3 hr
Jun 22, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron, Seneca49 min
Jun 22, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Wood, Wyandot55 min
Jun 22, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMarion, Morrow60 min
Jun 22, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Lorain38 min
Jun 22, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa24 min
Jun 22, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Hancock, Marion, Seneca, Wyandot64 min
Jun 22, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie27 min
Jun 22, 6:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Marion, Morrow, Richland66 min
Jun 22, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE88 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.