Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 40, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 22, 2010, 8:45 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 45 min. 2 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
- Jul 22, 2010, 8:45 PM EDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2010, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 9:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bellevue, OH | 2 LARGE TREES DOWN. POWER POLES DOWN ON RAILROAD TRACKS. |
| Jul 22, 9:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bellevue, OH | TREES UPROOTED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 6:48 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -279 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1118 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 419 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 670 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
215 WFUS51 KCLE 230045 TORCLE OHC043-077-143-147-230130- /O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0040.100723T0045Z-100723T0130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 845 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO NORTHWESTERN HURON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO EASTERN SANDUSKY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO NORTHEASTERN SENECA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO * UNTIL 930 PM EDT * AT 842 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLYDE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BELLEVUE... CASTALIA... MONROEVILLE... SANDUSKY SOUTH... FAIRVIEW LANES... MILAN... NORWALK... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR CLOSET. && PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772. WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 4142 8305 4146 8265 4121 8258 4123 8305 TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 271DEG 20KT 4132 8293 $$ ABE
4 follow-up statements
510 WWUS51 KCLE 230059 SVSCLE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 859 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 OHC043-077-143-147-230130- /O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-100723T0130Z/ SENECA OH-HURON OH-SANDUSKY OH-ERIE OH- 859 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR WESTERN ERIE AND NORTHWESTERN HURON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...AND EASTERN SANDUSKY AND NORTHEASTERN SENECA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO... AT 856 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BELLEVUE...OR 8 MILES EAST OF CLYDE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED INCREASED ROTATION WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...MONROEVILLE... SANDUSKY SOUTH...NORWALK AND MILAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. OTHERWISE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO. && LAT...LON 4142 8305 4146 8265 4121 8258 4123 8305 TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 266DEG 18KT 4128 8281 $$ ABE
381 WWUS51 KCLE 230107 SVSCLE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 907 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 OHC043-077-143-147-230130- /O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-100723T0130Z/ SENECA OH-HURON OH-SANDUSKY OH-ERIE OH- 907 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR WESTERN ERIE AND NORTHWESTERN HURON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...AND SOUTHEASTERN SANDUSKY AND NORTHEASTERN SENECA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO... AT 903 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROUTES 20 AND 269 EAST OF BELLEVUE...OR 8 MILES WEST OF NORWALK...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...MONROEVILLE... SANDUSKY SOUTH AND NORWALK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. OTHERWISE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO. && LAT...LON 4141 8294 4142 8267 4121 8258 4122 8293 TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 266DEG 18KT 4128 8276 $$ ABE
852 WWUS51 KCLE 230116 SVSCLE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 916 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 OHC143-147-230125- /O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-100723T0130Z/ SENECA OH-SANDUSKY OH- 916 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SANDUSKY AND NORTHEASTERN SENECA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO. LAT...LON 4139 8284 4142 8267 4121 8258 4122 8283 TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 278DEG 17KT 4126 8270 $$ OHC043-077-230130- /O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-100723T0130Z/ HURON OH-ERIE OH- 916 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN ERIE AND NORTHWESTERN HURON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO... AT 910 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MONROEVILLE...OR 6 MILES WEST OF NORWALK...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ADDITIONAL REPORTS FROM TRAINED SPOTTERS OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...NORWALK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. OTHERWISE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO. && LAT...LON 4139 8284 4142 8267 4121 8258 4122 8283 TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 278DEG 17KT 4126 8270 $$ ABE
160 WWUS51 KCLE 230129 SVSCLE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 929 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 OHC043-077-230138- /O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-100723T0130Z/ HURON OH-ERIE OH- 929 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ERIE AND NORTHWESTERN HURON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 930 PM EDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND WILL BE MOVING OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO. LAT...LON 4139 8284 4142 8267 4121 8258 4122 8283 TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 278DEG 17KT 4125 8262 $$ ABE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky | 45 min |
| Jul 22, 8:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Erie | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 9:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron | 36 min |
| Jul 22, 9:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Huron | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 9:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 111 min | |
| Jul 22, 9:51 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CLE | Ashland, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Hancock and 21 more | 22 hr |
| Jul 22, 10:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Lorain | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 11:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 89 min | |
| Jul 23, 1:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 42 min |
| Jul 23, 12:19 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 6 hr | |
| Jul 23, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 116 min | |
| Jul 23, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 117 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.