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Tornado Warning 45, NWS Cleveland, OH

October 26, 2010Lucas County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Oct 26, 2010, 11:54 AM EDT for Lucas County, Ohio. It was in force for 38 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
Oct 26, 2010, 11:54 AM EDT (15:54 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 2010, 12:32 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Lucas County, OH

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Oct 26, 12:23 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 556 Sw Holland, 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
Oct 26, 8:55 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 2010-10-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 110 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2010-10-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 301 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
110 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
537 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
301 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
348 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

425 
WFUS51 KCLE 261554
TORCLE
OHC095-261645-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0045.101026T1554Z-101026T1645Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1154 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  LUCAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO

* UNTIL 1245 PM EDT

* AT 1149 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE     
  WINDS AND BRIEF TORNADOES. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 18     
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF SWANTON...OR 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF              
  CUSTAR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WHITEHOUSE...
  BERKEY...
  HOLLAND...
  SYLVANIA...
  OTTAWA HILLS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4172 8387 4173 8346 4171 8343 4170 8336
      4173 8335 4170 8331 4161 8348 4161 8356
      4157 8361 4153 8370 4149 8371 4142 8383
      4142 8388 4161 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 1554Z 222DEG 55KT 4147 8408

$$

LAPLANTE
2 follow-up statements
241 
WWUS51 KCLE 261620
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1220 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

OHC095-261645-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-101026T1645Z/
LUCAS OH-
1220 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM EDT FOR LUCAS
COUNTY...

AT 1213 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 
NEAR THE CITY OF SWANTON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE  POSSIBLE TORNADO INCLUDE....
SYLVANNIA...HOLLAND AND TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT

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 400 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 4172 8387 4173 8346 4171 8343 4170 8336
      4173 8335 4170 8331 4161 8348 4161 8356
      4157 8361 4153 8370 4149 8371 4142 8383
      4142 8388 4161 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 1617Z 222DEG 55KT 4173 8376

$$

LAPLANTE
193 
WWUS51 KCLE 261632
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1232 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

OHC095-261642-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-101026T1645Z/
LUCAS OH-
1232 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LUCAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4172 8387 4173 8346 4171 8343 4170 8336
      4173 8335 4170 8331 4161 8348 4161 8356
      4157 8361 4153 8370 4149 8371 4142 8383
      4142 8388 4161 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 222DEG 55KT 4190 8355

$$

LAPLANTE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 26, 4:02 AM EDTGale WarningCLE12 hr
Oct 26, 4:02 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE36 hr
Oct 26, 11:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Lucas, Wood78 min
Oct 26, 11:59 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Oct 26, 12:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood and 1 more66 min
Oct 26, 12:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Marion71 min
Oct 26, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron, Lorain82 min
Oct 26, 1:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Knox, Morrow, Richland89 min
Oct 26, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Oct 26, 2:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Medina, Summit74 min
Oct 26, 2:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Wayne57 min
Oct 26, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Lake69 min
Oct 26, 4:00 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningCLECrawford, Erie, Hancock, Huron, Lucas, Ottawa and 4 more24 hr
Oct 26, 4:00 PM EDTWind AdvisoryCLEAshland, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Hancock, Huron and 11 more27 hr

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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.