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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 26, 2011Ashland County, Richland County, Wayne County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2011, 5:30 PM EDT for Ashland County, Richland County, Wayne County, Ohio. It was in force for 45 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
May 26, 2011, 5:30 PM EDT (21:30 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2011, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Ashland County, OH, Richland County, OH, Wayne County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 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
May 26, 5:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGAshland, OHA COUPLE TREES DOWN.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 190 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 202 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
240 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

149 
WUUS51 KCLE 262130
SVRCLE
OHC005-139-169-262215-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0102.110526T2130Z-110526T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
530 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ASHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  SOUTHERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 527 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  BELLVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ASHLAND...
  LOUDONVILLE...
  HAYESVILLE...
  POLK...
  WEST SALEM...
  CRESTON...

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 4057 8262 4064 8263 4064 8264 4070 8263
      4107 8223 4106 8217 4099 8217 4098 8181
      4066 8217 4066 8222 4062 8222 4055 8229
      4055 8259
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 220DEG 45KT 4068 8246

$$

KING
3 follow-up statements
804 
WWUS51 KCLE 262150
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
550 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

OHC005-139-169-262215-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-110526T2215Z/
ASHLAND OH-RICHLAND OH-WAYNE OH-
550 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN WAYNE...SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND AND ASHLAND
COUNTIES...

AT 545 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 MIFFLIN...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF ASHLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...BAILEY
LAKES...POLK...WEST SALEM AND CONGRESS.

LAT...LON 4057 8239 4071 8235 4072 8239 4076 8240
      4082 8251 4105 8225 4106 8217 4099 8217
      4098 8181 4067 8216 4066 8222 4062 8222
      4056 8228
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 216DEG 37KT 4082 8231

$$

THOMPSON
795 
WWUS51 KCLE 262201
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
601 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

OHC005-139-169-262215-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-110526T2215Z/
ASHLAND OH-RICHLAND OH-WAYNE OH-
601 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN WAYNE...SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND AND ASHLAND
COUNTIES...

AT 559 PM EDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BAILEY
LAKES TO POLK TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JEROMESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...WEST
SALEM...CONGRESS AND CRESTON.

LAT...LON 4057 8239 4071 8235 4072 8239 4076 8240
      4082 8251 4105 8225 4106 8217 4099 8217
      4098 8181 4067 8216 4066 8222 4062 8222
      4056 8228
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 216DEG 37KT 4101 8230 4091 8220
          4077 8208

$$

THOMPSON
701 
WWUS51 KCLE 262215
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
615 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

OHC005-139-169-262226-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-110526T2215Z/
ASHLAND OH-RICHLAND OH-WAYNE OH-
615 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WAYNE...
SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND AND ASHLAND COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 615 PM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER
APPEARED TO BE SEVERE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4057 8239 4071 8235 4072 8239 4076 8240
      4082 8251 4105 8225 4106 8217 4099 8217
      4098 8181 4067 8216 4066 8222 4062 8222
      4056 8228
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 216DEG 37KT 4101 8230 4091 8220
          4077 8208

$$

THOMPSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 8:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Portage, Trumbull42 min
May 25, 8:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark, Summit, Wayne60 min
May 25, 8:17 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshtabula, Mahoning, Stark, Trumbull10 hr
May 25, 8:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHolmes, Knox5 hr
May 25, 8:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE79 min
May 25, 8:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Trumbull49 min
May 25, 10:09 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEHancock57 hr
May 25, 10:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox, Morrow44 min
May 25, 10:49 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLECuyahoga36 hr
May 25, 10:49 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEGeauga, Portage, Summit25 hr
May 25, 10:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Stark, Summit, Wayne48 min
May 25, 11:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Holmes, Knox, Richland46 min
May 25, 11:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull46 min
May 26, 12:15 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Huron, Lorain, Medina6 hr
May 26, 12:18 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood6 days
May 26, 12:18 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEOttawa, Sandusky, Wood3 days
May 26, 12:22 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull23 min
May 26, 12:29 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEGeauga, Lake, Portage, Summit, Wayne6 hr
May 26, 12:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood5 days
May 26, 1:15 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshland, Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Wyandot5 hr
May 26, 1:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Marion, Wood, Wyandot61 min
May 26, 2:11 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
May 26, 2:51 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Richland and 1 more54 min
May 26, 3:31 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE119 min
May 26, 3:58 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEHancock26 hr
May 26, 5:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull43 hr
May 26, 6:32 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLESandusky, Seneca6 hr
May 26, 6:36 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMorrow6 hr
May 26, 6:50 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshland, Medina, Portage, Summit6 hr
May 26, 7:29 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHancock, Wood, Wyandot5 hr
May 26, 8:33 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull39 hr
May 26, 8:46 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshland, Holmes, Knox, Richland8 hr
May 26, 8:57 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEErie, Huron10 hr
May 26, 10:06 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELorain46 hr
May 26, 10:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLESeneca32 hr
May 26, 10:21 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEMarion44 hr
May 26, 10:21 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEMarion4 days
May 26, 11:02 AM EDTFlood WatchCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more11 hr
May 26, 11:21 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLECrawford, Marion, Morrow, Wyandot25 hr
May 26, 12:47 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEOttawa, Wood24 hr
May 26, 1:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLELucas5 hr
May 26, 3:05 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEMedina, Summit, Wayne7 hr
May 26, 3:38 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake6 hr
May 26, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE111 min
May 26, 4:26 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshland, Holmes, Knox, Richland17 hr
May 26, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula66 min
May 26, 4:43 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEHancock, Sandusky, Seneca7 hr
May 26, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Knox, Morrow, Richland45 min
May 26, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Summit, Wayne40 min
May 26, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Lake26 min
May 26, 5:26 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEMahoning29 hr
May 26, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE119 min
May 26, 5:48 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Lorain7 hr
May 26, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga34 min
May 26, 6:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELorain5 hr
May 26, 6:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLELucas5 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.