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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 4, 20114 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2011, 7:19 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 4, 2011, 7:19 PM EDT (23:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2011, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Ashland County, OH, Medina County, OH, Stark County, OH, Wayne County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 4, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 144 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2011-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2011-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2779 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
143 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

048 
WUUS51 KCLE 042319
SVRCLE
OHC005-103-151-169-050015-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0116.110604T2319Z-110605T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
719 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  SOUTHERN MEDINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  WESTERN STARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  WAYNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 717 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
  CRESTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WOOSTER...
  RITTMAN...
  SHREVE...
  CANTON...
  ORRVILLE...
  DOYLESTOWN...
  DALTON...
  MOUNT EATON...

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 4067 8165 4067 8212 4094 8241 4107 8243
      4106 8211 4099 8167 4098 8164 4092 8164
      4091 8146 4081 8123 4065 8123 4066 8146
      4064 8149 4064 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 305DEG 26KT 4094 8195

$$

MULLEN
2 follow-up statements
779 
WWUS51 KCLE 042351
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
751 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011

OHC103-042359-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-110605T0015Z/
MEDINA OH-
751 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MEDINA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST OHIO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OHIO.

LAT...LON 4067 8165 4067 8212 4094 8241 4100 8242
      4099 8167 4098 8165 4092 8164 4091 8146
      4081 8123 4065 8123 4066 8146 4064 8149
      4064 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 303DEG 26KT 4080 8163

$$

OHC005-151-169-050015-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-110605T0015Z/
ASHLAND OH-STARK OH-WAYNE OH-
751 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR WAYNE...WESTERN STARK AND NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTIES...

AT 744 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 DALTON...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RITTMAN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 
30 MPH. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTY.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
INCLUDE...MASSILLON...BREWSTER...WILMOT...NAVARRE...PERRY 
HEIGHTS...MEYERS LAKE...HILLS AND DALES...CANTON...EAST SPARTA AND 
WAYNESBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST OHIO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 4067 8165 4067 8212 4094 8241 4100 8242
      4099 8167 4098 8165 4092 8164 4091 8146
      4081 8123 4065 8123 4066 8146 4064 8149
      4064 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 303DEG 26KT 4080 8163

$$

MITCHELL
175 
WWUS51 KCLE 050017
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
817 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011

OHC005-151-169-050026-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-110605T0015Z/
ASHLAND OH-STARK OH-WAYNE OH-
817 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WAYNE...WESTERN STARK AND
NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 815 PM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER 
APPEARED TO BE SEVERE. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH 
OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WAYNE AND STARK COUNTIES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST OHIO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OHIO.

LAT...LON 4067 8165 4067 8212 4094 8241 4100 8242
      4099 8167 4098 8165 4092 8164 4091 8146
      4081 8123 4065 8123 4066 8146 4064 8149
      4064 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 303DEG 26KT 4079 8161

$$

MITCHELL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 11:43 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE77 min
Jun 4, 5:56 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEStark64 min
Jun 4, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESummit, Wayne27 min
Jun 4, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMarion, Morrow67 min
Jun 4, 7:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMarion, Morrow29 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.