Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at Oct 26, 2010, 2:46 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 44 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, 2:46 PM EDT (18:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2010, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Coshocton County, OH, Guernsey County, OH, Muskingum County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 3:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Coshocton, OH | NUMEROUS TREES AND POLES REPORTED DOWN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 1:36 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1091 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 248 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
824
WFUS51 KPBZ 261846
TORPBZ
OHC031-059-119-157-261930-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.TO.W.0013.101026T1846Z-101026T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
246 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN MUSKINGUM COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...
NORTHWESTERN GUERNSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...
COSHOCTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...
SOUTHWESTERN TUSCARAWAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT
* AT 243 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF COOPERDALE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
COOPERDALE... ADAMSVILLE... CONESVILLE...
FERNCLIFF... COSHOCTON... OTSEGO...
BODEN... WEST LAFAYETTE... PLAINFIELD...
BAKERSVILLE... KIMBOLTON... NEWCOMERSTOWN...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772. WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772. WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN MARYLAND AND EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 4022 8218 4023 8219 4025 8219 4044 8160
4011 8147 4001 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 255DEG 42KT 4013 8224
$$2 follow-up statements
481
WWUS51 KPBZ 261909
SVSPBZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
309 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010
OHC031-059-119-157-261930-
/O.CON.KPBZ.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101026T1930Z/
MUSKINGUM OH-GUERNSEY OH-COSHOCTON OH-TUSCARAWAS OH-
309 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR
TUSCARAWAS...COSHOCTON...GUERNSEY AND MUSKINGUM COUNTIES...
AT 306 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
WILLOWBROOK...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CONESVILLE... FERNCLIFF... COSHOCTON...
OTSEGO... BODEN... WEST LAFAYETTE...
PLAINFIELD... BAKERSVILLE... KIMBOLTON...
NEWCOMERSTOWN...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772. WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772. WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN MARYLAND AND EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 4006 8203 4020 8202 4028 8206 4044 8160
4011 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 255DEG 42KT 4024 8192
$$
WOODRUM826
WWUS51 KPBZ 261929
SVSPBZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
329 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010
OHC031-059-119-157-261939-
/O.EXP.KPBZ.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101026T1930Z/
MUSKINGUM OH-GUERNSEY OH-COSHOCTON OH-TUSCARAWAS OH-
329 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR TUSCARAWAS...COSHOCTON...GUERNSEY AND
MUSKINGUM COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 330 PM EDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN MARYLAND AND EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 4006 8203 4020 8202 4028 8206 4044 8160
4011 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 249DEG 41KT 4036 8159
$$
WOODRUMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 3:40 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison and 5 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 26, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Tuscarawas | 75 min |
| Oct 26, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Monroe, Noble | 74 min |
| Oct 26, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson and 2 more | 64 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.