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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 7, 2011Geauga County, Lake County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2011, 7:15 AM EDT for Geauga County, Lake County, Ohio. It was in force for 75 min. 2 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: Jun 7, 2011, 7:15 AM EDT (11:15 UTC)
Expired: Jun 7, 2011, 8:30 AM EDT
In force: 75 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Geauga County, OH, Lake County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:16 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
Jun 7, 7:25 AM EDT	HAIL 1	Madison, OH
Jun 7, 8:15 AM EDT	HAIL 0.75	Chardon, 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
Jun 7, 6:47 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 160 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2389 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 110 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.

265 
WUUS51 KCLE 071115
SVRCLE
OHC055-085-071230-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0124.110607T1115Z-110607T1230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
715 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  GEAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

* UNTIL 830 AM EDT

* AT 712 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE GOLF
  BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH.  THESE
  STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES NORTHEAST
  OF MADISON TO 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF PERRY...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 35
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PAINESVILLE...
  CHARDON...
  PERRY...
  MADISON...
  MENTOR...
  WILLOUGHBY...
  EASTLAKE...
  MIDDLEFIELD...
  CHESTERLAND...
  BURTON...

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 4135 8100 4135 8139 4142 8139 4143 8138
      4144 8138 4145 8139 4157 8139 4157 8146
      4168 8145 4177 8129 4177 8126 4186 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 1116Z 004DEG 31KT 4189 8088 4197 8131

$$

KING

3 follow-up statements

568 
WWUS51 KCLE 071139
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
739 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011

OHC055-085-071230-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110607T1230Z/
GEAUGA OH-LAKE OH-
739 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM EDT
FOR LAKE AND GEAUGA COUNTIES...

AT 735 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
75 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES
EAST OF MADISON TO FAIRPORT HARBOR...MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...
PAINESVILLE...MENTOR-ON-THE-LAKE...MENTOR...WILLOUGHBY...
TIMBERLAKE...EASTLAKE...KIRTLAND HILLS...WAITE HILL...KIRTLAND AND
CHARDON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY
FOR NORTHEASTERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4135 8100 4135 8139 4142 8139 4143 8138
      4144 8138 4145 8139 4157 8139 4157 8146
      4168 8145 4177 8129 4177 8126 4186 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 1139Z 004DEG 31KT 4169 8090 4177 8133

$$

WILLARD

031 
WWUS51 KCLE 071206
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
806 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011

OHC055-085-071230-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110607T1230Z/
GEAUGA OH-LAKE OH-
806 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM EDT
FOR LAKE AND GEAUGA COUNTIES...

AT 802 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
75 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES
EAST OF MIDDLEFIELD TO KIRTLAND...MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...SOUTH
RUSSELL AND BAINBRIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY
FOR NORTHEASTERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4135 8100 4135 8139 4142 8139 4143 8138
      4144 8138 4145 8139 4157 8139 4157 8146
      4168 8145 4177 8129 4177 8126 4186 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 1206Z 004DEG 31KT 4146 8092 4154 8135

$$

WILLARD

999 
WWUS51 KCLE 071230
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
830 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011

OHC055-085-071240-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110607T1230Z/
GEAUGA OH-LAKE OH-
830 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LAKE AND GEAUGA COUNTIES
EXPIRED AT 830 AM EDT...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY
FOR NORTHEASTERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4135 8100 4135 8139 4142 8139 4143 8138
      4144 8138 4145 8139 4157 8139 4157 8146
      4168 8145 4177 8129 4177 8126 4186 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 1206Z 004DEG 31KT 4146 8092 4154 8135

$$

WILLARD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 6:13 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Jun 7, 6:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	64 min
Jun 7, 7:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Trumbull	70 min
Jun 7, 8:11 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		79 min
Jun 7, 8:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga	39 min
Jun 7, 8:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Portage	66 min
Jun 7, 8:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron, Lorain	58 min
Jun 7, 8:39 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Trumbull	4 hr
Jun 7, 8:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning	61 min
Jun 7, 9:00 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga, Lorain, Portage	4 hr
Jun 7, 9:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina	77 min
Jun 7, 9:35 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Lorain	4 hr
Jun 7, 9:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Stark	66 min
Jun 7, 9:42 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Medina	4 hr
Jun 7, 10:02 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Stark, Summit	3 hr
Jun 7, 10:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Wayne	72 min
Jun 7, 10:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Huron, Lorain, Medina	68 min
Jun 7, 10:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Holmes	76 min
Jun 7, 10:49 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Wayne	2 hr
Jun 7, 11:11 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Holmes	3 hr
Jun 7, 1:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashtabula	4 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.