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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 5, 2011Ashland County, Huron County, Richland County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2011, 2:29 AM EDT for Ashland County, Huron County, Richland County, Ohio. It was in force for 61 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
Jun 5, 2011, 2:29 AM EDT (06:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2011, 3:30 AM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Ashland County, OH, Huron County, OH, Richland County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:33 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
Jun 5, 3:05 AM EDTHAIL 0.883 Nw Ashland, OH

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

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 196 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 00:00Z on 2011-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3063 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2011-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 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
3063 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1233 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.3
Supercell composite
-1.7

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The text

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

268 
WUUS51 KCLE 050629
SVRCLE
OHC005-077-139-050730-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0121.110605T0629Z-110605T0730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
229 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN ASHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  HURON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  NORTHERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO

* UNTIL 330 AM EDT

* AT 228 AM 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 6 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF WILLARD...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FITCHVILLE...
  WILLARD...
  PLYMOUTH...
  NEW LONDON...
  SAVANNAH...
  POLK...

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 4112 8284 4113 8283 4125 8267 4095 8220
      4076 8246
TIME...MOT...LOC 0629Z 316DEG 14KT 4112 8267

$$

KING!
2 follow-up statements
580 
WWUS51 KCLE 050654
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
254 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011

OHC005-077-139-050730-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-110605T0730Z/
ASHLAND OH-HURON OH-RICHLAND OH-
254 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EDT
FOR NORTHERN RICHLAND...HURON AND NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTIES...

AT 251 AM 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 NORTH FAIRFIELD...OR NEAR FITCHVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 
MPH. IN ADDITION...RADAR SHOWS ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE 
OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 
MPH IN EXTREME NORTHEAST RICHLAND COUNTY ON THE BORDER WITH ASHLAND 
COUNTY MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. 

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATHS OF THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...
FITCHVILLE...GREENWICH...NEW LONDON...BAILEY LAKES...SAVANNAH AND
ASHLAND.

LAT...LON 4112 8284 4113 8283 4125 8267 4095 8220
      4076 8246
TIME...MOT...LOC 0652Z 316DEG 17KT 4107 8259

$$

KING
346 
WWUS51 KCLE 050714
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
314 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011

OHC077-139-050724-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-110605T0730Z/
HURON OH-RICHLAND OH-
314 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN RICHLAND AND HURON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 4089 8242 4095 8242 4103 8232 4095 8220
      4084 8235 4084 8236
TIME...MOT...LOC 0714Z 308DEG 22KT 4088 8225

$$

OHC005-050730-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-110605T0730Z/
ASHLAND OH-
314 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EDT
FOR NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTY...

AT 309 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ASHLAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE....

LAT...LON 4089 8242 4095 8242 4103 8232 4095 8220
      4084 8235 4084 8236
TIME...MOT...LOC 0714Z 308DEG 22KT 4088 8225

$$

KING

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 9:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes24 min
Jun 4, 9:19 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHolmes20 min
Jun 4, 9:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Knox30 min
Jun 5, 2:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Wyandot64 min
Jun 5, 3:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Wayne53 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.