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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Cleveland, OH

January 29, 20084 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 29, 2008, 9:35 PM EST for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 55 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
Jan 29, 2008, 9:35 PM EST (02:35 UTC)
Expired
Jan 29, 2008, 10:30 PM EST
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Hancock County, OH, Marion County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:35 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
Jan 29, 8:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 148 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 00:00Z on 2008-01-30Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2008-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 394 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
787 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
394 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
451 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 300239
SVRCLE
OHC063-101-147-175-300330-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0009.080130T0235Z-080130T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
935 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FOSTORIA...FINDLAY...
  WESTERN SENECA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TIFFIN...
  WYANDOT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF UPPER SANDUSKY...

* UNTIL 1030 PM EST

* AT 931 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RAWSON TO 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA
  RUE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FINDLAY
  TO 32 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KENTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
  RAWSON
  FINDLAY
  ARLINGTON
  ARCADIA
  VANLUE 
  FOSTORIA
  MARSEILLES
  LA RUE
  PROSPECT AND UPPER SANDUSKY

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4105 8386 4125 8313 4045 8313 4043 8321
      4045 8325 4050 8326 4050 8343 4068 8342
      4070 8349 4080 8350 4081 8388 4088 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 239DEG 52KT 4087 8393 4036 8400

$$

OUDEMAN
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS51 KCLE 300308
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1008 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

OHC063-101-147-175-300330-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080130T0330Z/
HANCOCK OH-WYANDOT OH-MARION OH-SENECA OH-
1008 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EST
FOR WESTERN SENECA...WESTERN MARION...WYANDOT AND HANCOCK COUNTIES...

AT 1003 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE 
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FOSTORIA TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 
KENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
KIRBY...CAREY...MARSEILLES...NEW RIEGEL...NEW BLOOMINGTON...
PROSPECT...GREEN CAMP...UPPER SANDUSKY...HARPSTER...TIFFIN... 
MORRAL...SYCAMORE AND NEVADA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4105 8386 4125 8313 4045 8313 4043 8321
      4045 8325 4050 8326 4050 8343 4068 8342
      4070 8349 4080 8350 4081 8388 4088 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 239DEG 52KT 4111 8338 4060 8346

$$

WILLARD
000 
WWUS51 KCLE 300332
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1032 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

OHC063-101-147-175-300342-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080130T0330Z/
HANCOCK OH-WYANDOT OH-MARION OH-SENECA OH-
1032 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN SENECA...WESTERN
MARION...WYANDOT AND HANCOCK COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 1030 PM EST...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EST
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4105 8386 4125 8313 4045 8313 4043 8321
      4045 8325 4050 8326 4050 8343 4068 8342
      4070 8349 4080 8350 4081 8388 4088 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 239DEG 52KT 4110 8337 4059 8346

$$

WILLARD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 29, 10:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Erie, Huron, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot58 min
Jan 29, 11:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox, Morrow, Richland45 min
Jan 29, 11:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron31 min
Jan 29, 11:27 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Richland27 min
Jan 29, 11:38 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain35 min
Jan 29, 11:55 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Holmes, Lake, Medina, Portage and 3 more95 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.