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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 25, 2009Medina County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2009, 2:17 PM EDT for Medina County, Ohio. It was in force for 43 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 25, 2009, 2:17 PM EDT (18:17 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2009, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Medina County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:18 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 25, 2:29 PM EDTHAIL 0.882 W Brunswick, OH
Jun 25, 2:34 PM EDTHAIL 1Brunswick, OH
Jun 25, 2:37 PM EDTHAIL 0.88Brunswick, OH303 AND LAUREL ROAD
Jun 25, 2:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 E Brunswick, OHLARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN IN HINCKLEY

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 25, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 170 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2009-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2009-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-135 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1243 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 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 251817
SVRCLE
OHC103-251900-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0049.090625T1817Z-090625T1900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
217 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN MEDINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

* UNTIL 300 PM EDT

* AT 215 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  LITCHFIELD...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL CAN BE
  EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LITCHFIELD...
  BRUNSWICK...
  MEDINA...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE NOW AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

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

LAT...LON 4107 8169 4120 8207 4121 8197 4127 8197
      4128 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 289DEG 13KT 4127 8196

$$

MELLO
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS51 KCLE 251834
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
234 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009

OHC103-251900-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-090625T1900Z/
MEDINA OH-
234 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN MEDINA COUNTY...

AT 233 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRUNSWICK MOVING 
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE 
STORMS.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...MEDINA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NICKEL SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED IN BRUNSWICK HILLS WITH THIS 
STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION 
TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 4107 8169 4120 8207 4121 8197 4127 8197
      4128 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 304DEG 15KT 4123 8186

$$

WILLARD
000 
WWUS51 KCLE 251846
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
246 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009

OHC103-251900-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-090625T1900Z/
MEDINA OH-
246 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN MEDINA COUNTY...

AT 245 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 
NEAR BRUNSWICK MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO 
ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...RURAL
EASTERN MEDINA COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. THIS IS AN
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

&&

LAT...LON 4107 8169 4120 8207 4121 8197 4127 8197
      4128 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 305DEG 17KT 4119 8178

$$

WILLARD
000 
WWUS51 KCLE 251901
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
301 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009

OHC103-251911-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-090625T1900Z/
MEDINA OH-
301 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2009

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MEDINA COUNTY EXPIRED
AT 300 PM EDT...

..HOWEVER HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 4107 8169 4120 8207 4121 8197 4127 8197
      4128 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 305DEG 17KT 4119 8178

$$

WILLARD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE68 min
Jun 25, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage48 min
Jun 25, 3:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEGeauga, Portage3 hr
Jun 25, 3:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWayne50 min
Jun 25, 3:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEGeauga, Portage4 hr
Jun 25, 4:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEWayne5 hr
Jun 25, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE114 min
Jun 25, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull51 min
Jun 25, 4:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull3 hr
Jun 25, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky58 min
Jun 25, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jun 25, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Lorain, Sandusky63 min
Jun 25, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood40 min
Jun 25, 6:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Summit53 min
Jun 25, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron, Lorain, Seneca39 min
Jun 25, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESandusky46 min
Jun 25, 6:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Medina, Summit, Wayne68 min
Jun 25, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas65 min
Jun 25, 6:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Richland67 min
Jun 25, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE96 min
Jun 25, 6:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Summit62 min
Jun 25, 7:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELucas3 hr
Jun 25, 7:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMarion, Wyandot67 min
Jun 25, 7:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Stark, Wayne58 min
Jun 25, 7:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Holmes, Knox, Morrow, Richland, Wayne81 min
Jun 25, 7:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood62 min
Jun 25, 7:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE82 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.