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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 7, 2010Erie County, Ottawa County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 2010, 7:54 PM EDT for Erie County, Ottawa County, Ohio. It was in force for 51 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: May 7, 2010, 7:54 PM EDT (23:54 UTC)
Expired: May 7, 2010, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Erie County, OH, Ottawa County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 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
May 7, 8:15 PM EDT	HAIL 1.25	Huron, OH
May 7, 8:16 PM EDT	HAIL 1	4 Se Sandusky, OH
May 7, 8:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Huron, OH	MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED...CAR PORTS DOWN...POWER POLES DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 7 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 18 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 7, 3:30 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 149 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1128 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 154 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 302 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.

299 
WUUS51 KCLE 072354
SVRCLE
OHC043-123-080045-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0016.100507T2354Z-100508T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
754 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  EASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO

* UNTIL 845 PM EDT

* AT 749 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE GOLF BALL SIZE
  HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
  LOCATED 11 MILES WEST OF CASTALIA...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  FREMONT...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SANDUSKY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

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 4156 8271 4149 8270 4151 8274 4149 8281
      4146 8277 4149 8267 4139 8249 4143 8235
      4128 8234 4129 8283 4142 8284 4144 8291
      4148 8283 4149 8295 4160 8284 4155 8278
      4156 8272 4160 8275 4162 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 260DEG 69KT 4141 8290

$$

KING

2 follow-up statements

687 
WWUS51 KCLE 080009
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
809 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

OHC043-123-080045-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-100508T0045Z/
OTTAWA OH-ERIE OH-
809 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT
FOR ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...AND EASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN
NORTHWEST OHIO...

AT 803 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR FAIRVIEW LANES...OR NEAR SANDUSKY...MOVING EAST AT 80 MPH.

LAT...LON 4156 8271 4149 8270 4151 8274 4149 8281
      4146 8277 4149 8267 4139 8249 4143 8235
      4128 8234 4129 8283 4142 8284 4144 8291
      4148 8283 4149 8295 4160 8284 4155 8278
      4156 8272 4160 8275 4162 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 260DEG 69KT 4145 8252

$$

FITZ

887 
WWUS51 KCLE 080029
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
829 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

OHC043-123-080045-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-100508T0045Z/
OTTAWA OH-ERIE OH-
829 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT
FOR ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...AND EASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN
NORTHWEST OHIO...

AT 821 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
18 MILES NORTHEAST OF BERLIN HEIGHTS...OR NEAR LORAIN...MOVING EAST
AT 80 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 4156 8271 4149 8270 4151 8274 4149 8281
      4146 8277 4149 8267 4139 8249 4143 8235
      4128 8234 4129 8283 4142 8284 4144 8291
      4148 8283 4149 8295 4160 8284 4155 8278
      4156 8272 4160 8275 4162 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 260DEG 69KT 4151 8199

$$

FITZ

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 7, 7:36 PM EDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 7:36 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
736 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM FRONT OVER OHIO WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA THIS
EVENING...FOLLOWED QUICKLY BY A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL
MOVE EAST OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS
NORTHEAST FROM THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED FURTHER EAST. UPDATED ZONES TO
INCLUDE THOSE COUNTIES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
WILL NEED TO KEEP SHORT. MUCH COLD AIR WILL FILL IN BEHIND THE
LOW AND COLD FRONT. EXPECT STRONG WINDS TO OCCUR IN THE COLD
ADVECTION SATURDAY UNDER A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET AROUND THE LOW.
EXPECT WITH THE COLD AIR MOVING ACROSS THE LAKE WE WILL LIKELY
HAVE LAKE EFFECT RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE EAST HALF OF THE AREA.
ALSO WITH THE AIRMASS STILL GENERALLY UNSTABLE IN THE LOWER LEVELS
HAVE INCLUDED A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ELSEWHERE AS WELL. WILL DRY OUT
THE WEST SATURDAY NIGHT BUT COULD STILL SEE SHOWERS SE OF THE LAKE
IN THE MORE MOIST AIR. FOR SUNDAY WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE IN THE
NORTHEAST BUT DRY FOR THE MOST PART AS MUCH DRIER AIR BUILDS IN.
FROST POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT/EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK ALLOWING
FOR SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS. GFS AND ECMWF
SHOWING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS MOVING EAST TOWARDS THE GREAT
LAKES ON TUESDAY...WHILE LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS ON ALONG
THE EAST COAST. SLOWLY INTRODUCED CHANCE POPS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW
PRESSURE THROUGH TUESDAY...THEN LOW PRESSURE PUSHES WELL EAST OF THE
AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH COLD FRONT MOVING OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND
BECOMING STATIONARY. BOTH MODELS TRYING TO KEEP BOUNDARY OVER THE
OHIO VALLEY DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. MENTION SOME SLIGHT
CHANCE POPS IN GRIDS DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK WITH CHANCE
OVER SOUTHERN AREAS NEAREST TO THE BOUNDARY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
PULLS OUT OF THE PLAINS STATES TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK WHICH MAY
BRING THE BOUNDARY BACK NORTH NEAR OR OVER THE AREA KEEPING
CONDITIONS UNSETTLED. BEGAN THE PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO
SEASONAL NORMALS AND GUIDANCE VALUES...BUT THEN OVERALL TRENDED A
BIT WARMER THAN GUIDANCE TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT WEEK ESPECIALLY ON
OVERNIGHT LOWS WITH LACK OF RADIATING CONDITIONS AND HIGHER
DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE AREA.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO WITH COLD FRONT TRAINLING TO
THE SOUTHWEST. LOW AND COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY
06-08Z. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OUT AHEAD OF FRONT
THIS EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXCESS OF 40KT
COULD ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH. PRECIP/TSMTM
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS AFTER THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH. THERE COULD BE A BRIEF PERIOD THEN OF VFR WEATHER...BUT
THEN EXPECT MVFR CIGS TO RETURN AND LINGER THEN UNTIL 18Z-21Z
SATURDAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOW WILL BE DEEPENING AS IT MOVES
EAST. WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO 25 TO 30KT LATER TONIGHT THEN TO
AROUND 35KT DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

.OUTLOOK...NON-VFR CONDITIONS FOR EASTERN SITES POSSIBLE INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. NON VFR POSSIBLE TUESDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
MODELS HAVE AGAIN SHIFTED THE TRACK OF THE LOW FURTHER NORTH WHICH
LEADS TO MORE OF A VEERING WIND SCENARIO THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG
COLD FRONT AND PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE WINDS TO GALES
QUICKLY FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT WITH GALES PERSISTING UNTIL
DIMINISHING BEGINS SATURDAY EVENING. SOME SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE LAKE UNTIL
THE COLD FRONT PASSES.

DIMINISHING FLOW WILL CONTINUE SAT NIGHT AND SUN AS HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES OVER THE LAKE BY SUNDAY EVENING.  THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST ON
TUESDAY THEN ANOTHER LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NE INTO LAKE MICHIGAN
BY TUESDAY EVENING INCREASING AN ESE FLOW TUE ON LAKE ERIE. THE
MODELS DIFFER FOR WEDNESDAY BUT THE CONSENSUS IS FOR THE LOW TO MOVE
NE OF THE LAKES AND PULL A COLD FRONT SE ACROSS LAKE ERIE SO
EXPECTING TO SEE FLOW VEER TO S THEN WEST TO NW.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     OHZ010>014-089.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR OHZ003-
     006>009-017>023-027>033-036>038-047.
PA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     PAZ001>003.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     LEZ061-142>149-162>169.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TK
NEAR TERM...LOMBARDY
SHORT TERM...TK
LONG TERM...ABE
AVIATION...RANDEL
MARINE...ADAMS

Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 7:33 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
733 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

OHZ010>013-082345-
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-
733 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...TORNADO WATCH 143 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND
NORTHEAST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HIGH WINDS TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY AS WELL.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV
ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HIGH WIND WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

THERE IS A THREAT OF FROST SATURDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY
NIGHT ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

OHZ003-006>009-017>022-027>032-036>038-047-082345-
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-
SUMMIT-PORTAGE-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MARION-
MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
733 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...TORNADO WATCH 143 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

THERE IS A THREAT OF FROST SATURDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY
NIGHT ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

OHZ014-089-PAZ001>003-082345-
ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
733 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HIGH WINDS TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY AS WELL.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV
ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HIGH WIND WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

THERE IS A THREAT OF FROST SATURDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY
NIGHT ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

OHZ023-033-082345-
TRUMBULL-MAHONING-
733 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

THERE IS A THREAT OF FROST SATURDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY
NIGHT ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

LEZ142>147-162>167-082345-
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE-
733 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...TORNADO WATCH 143 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   GALE WARNING.

THE SAME STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL CAUSE THE STRONG STORMS TODAY WILL
BRING HIGH WINDS ON SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GALE WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

LEZ061-148-149-168-169-082345-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-GENEVA-ON-THE-
LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
733 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

THE SAME STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL CAUSE THE STRONG STORMS TODAY WILL
BRING HIGH WINDS ON SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GALE WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 7, 7:13 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
713 PM EDT FRI MAY 07 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0712 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WATERVILLE              41.50N 83.73W
05/07/2010                   LUCAS              OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ACROSS ROAD

&&

LOMBARDY

Local storm report, May 7, 7:17 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
717 PM EDT FRI MAY 07 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0714 PM     HAIL             WATERVILLE              41.50N 83.73W
05/07/2010  M1.75 INCH       LUCAS              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.5 INCH RAIN PER HOUR

&&

LOMBARDY

Local storm report, May 7, 7:51 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
751 PM EDT FRI MAY 07 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0723 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 S PERRYSBURG          41.47N 83.62W
05/07/2010                   WOOD               OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BARN DESTROYED

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ROSSFORD                41.60N 83.56W
05/07/2010                   WOOD               OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            DOWNED TREES

0734 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GRAND RAPIDS            41.41N 83.87W
05/07/2010                   WOOD               OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            LIVE TREE DOWN

0734 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WATERVILLE              41.50N 83.73W
05/07/2010                   LUCAS              OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            BUILDING DEBRIS BLOWN INTO THE ROAD

&&

LOMBARDY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 7, 3:59 AM EDT	Gale Watch	CLE		5 hr
May 7, 3:59 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		11 hr
May 7, 4:18 AM EDT	High Wind Watch	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake and 10 more	11 hr
May 7, 9:18 AM EDT	Gale Warning	CLE		37 hr
May 7, 3:03 PM EDT	High Wind Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain	29 hr
May 7, 3:03 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Erie, Hancock, Holmes, Huron and 17 more	29 hr
May 7, 6:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lucas, Wood	48 min
May 7, 7:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lucas, Ottawa	37 min
May 7, 7:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood	43 min
May 7, 7:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		111 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.