Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2011, 8:12 PM EDT for Geauga County, Portage County, Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 63 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 29, 2011, 8:12 PM EDT (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2011, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Geauga County, OH, Portage County, OH, Trumbull County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 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 29, 8:41 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Kinsman, OH | |
| May 29, 8:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 E Cortland, OH | |
| May 29, 8:58 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Vienna, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 1622 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1481 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 6.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
837
WUUS51 KCLE 300012
SVRCLE
OHC055-133-155-300115-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0111.110530T0012Z-110530T0115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
812 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN GEAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
NORTHERN PORTAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
TRUMBULL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT
* AT 807 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED NEAR SOUTH RUSSELL...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARREN...
GARRETTSVILLE...
MIDDLEFIELD...
WEST FARMINGTON...
NEWTON FALLS...
BRISTOLVILLE...
NORTH BLOOMFIELD...
LORDSTOWN...
NILES...
CORTLAND...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE NOW 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 4114 8097 4126 8137 4152 8136 4150 8052
4115 8053 4113 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 270DEG 50KT 4136 8123
$$
ADAMS3 follow-up statements
551
WWUS51 KCLE 300020
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
820 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
OHC055-133-155-300115-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-110530T0115Z/
PORTAGE OH-TRUMBULL OH-GEAUGA OH-
820 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN GEAUGA...TRUMBULL AND NORTHERN PORTAGE COUNTIES...
AT 815 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR HIRAM...OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF CHARDON...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
BRISTOLVILLE...NORTH BLOOMFIELD...CHAMPION HEIGHTS...CORTLAND...
VIENNA...HOWLAND CENTER...KINSMAN...YANKEE LAKE AND ORANGEVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.
&&
LAT...LON 4114 8097 4125 8132 4149 8134 4150 8052
4115 8053 4113 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 268DEG 54KT 4137 8102
$$
ADAMS108
WWUS51 KCLE 300039
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
839 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
OHC055-133-300049-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-110530T0115Z/
PORTAGE OH-GEAUGA OH-
839 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN GEAUGA AND NORTHERN
PORTAGE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.
LAT...LON 4114 8097 4116 8100 4132 8101 4150 8082
4150 8052 4116 8053 4113 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 270DEG 48KT 4149 8060 4119 8092
$$
OHC155-300115-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-110530T0115Z/
TRUMBULL OH-
839 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR TRUMBULL COUNTY...
AT 838 PM EDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM KINSMAN TO
TURNPIKE INTERCHANGE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...MINERAL
RIDGE...LORDSTOWN...HOWLAND CENTER...BOLINDALE...GIRARD...VIENNA...
ORANGEVILLE...NILES...YANKEE LAKE AND CHURCHILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.
&&
LAT...LON 4114 8097 4116 8100 4132 8101 4150 8082
4150 8052 4116 8053 4113 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 270DEG 48KT 4149 8060 4119 8092
$$
ADAMS836
WWUS51 KCLE 300117
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
917 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
OHC155-300127-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-110530T0115Z/
TRUMBULL OH-
917 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TRUMBULL COUNTY EXPIRED AT 915
PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA...HOWEVER SOME BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.
LAT...LON 4114 8097 4116 8100 4132 8101 4150 8082
4150 8052 4116 8053 4113 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 270DEG 48KT 4149 8060 4119 8092
$$
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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.