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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 133, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 7, 20114 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2011, 10:22 AM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 68 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
Jun 7, 2011, 10:22 AM EDT (14:22 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2011, 11:30 AM EDT
In force
68 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Ashland County, OH, Huron County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:24 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 7, 10:38 AM EDTHAIL 15 Ne Savannah, OH
Jun 7, 11:00 AM EDTHAIL 1New London, OH
Jun 7, 11:05 AM EDTHAIL 0.885 Nne Savannah, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 7, 6:47 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2011-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 682 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2011-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 149 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
682 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-120 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1272 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

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

176 
WUUS51 KCLE 071422
SVRCLE
OHC005-077-093-103-071530-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0133.110607T1422Z-110607T1530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1022 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ASHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  EASTERN HURON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  SOUTHWESTERN LORAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  SOUTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

* UNTIL 1130 AM EDT

* AT 1020 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE GOLF BALL SIZE
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
  LOCATED NEAR NEW LONDON...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ASHLAND...
  SAVANNAH...
  POLK...
  HAYESVILLE...
  LOUDONVILLE...

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 4056 8234 4057 8222 4067 8222 4067 8212
      4099 8213 4100 8174 4103 8212 4118 8228
      4114 8246 4099 8242 4081 8242 4079 8238
      4073 8238 4072 8234
TIME...MOT...LOC 1422Z 340DEG 24KT 4107 8230

$$

LAPLANTE
2 follow-up statements
018 
WWUS51 KCLE 071444
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1044 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011

OHC005-077-093-103-071530-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0133.000000T0000Z-110607T1530Z/
ASHLAND OH-HURON OH-LORAIN OH-MEDINA OH-
1044 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MEDINA...SOUTHWESTERN LORAIN...EASTERN HURON AND
ASHLAND COUNTIES...

AT 1038 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM 
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF ASHLAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 
MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ONE INCH HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAVANNAH WITH 
THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE IMMEDIATE 
ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 8234 4057 8222 4067 8222 4067 8212
      4099 8213 4100 8174 4103 8212 4118 8228
      4114 8246 4099 8242 4081 8242 4079 8238
      4073 8238 4072 8234
TIME...MOT...LOC 1443Z 323DEG 34KT 4095 8213

$$

WILLARD
260 
WWUS51 KCLE 071531
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1131 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011

OHC005-077-093-103-071541-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0133.000000T0000Z-110607T1530Z/
ASHLAND OH-HURON OH-LORAIN OH-MEDINA OH-
1131 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MEDINA...
SOUTHWESTERN LORAIN...EASTERN HURON AND ASHLAND COUNTIES EXPIRED AT
1130 AM EDT...

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

LAT...LON 4056 8234 4057 8222 4067 8222 4067 8212
      4099 8213 4100 8174 4103 8212 4118 8228
      4114 8246 4099 8242 4081 8242 4079 8238
      4073 8238 4072 8234
TIME...MOT...LOC 1444Z 323DEG 34KT 4094 8212

$$

WILLARD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 6:13 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jun 7, 6:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula64 min
Jun 7, 7:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Lake75 min
Jun 7, 7:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull70 min
Jun 7, 8:11 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE79 min
Jun 7, 8:21 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga39 min
Jun 7, 8:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage66 min
Jun 7, 8:32 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron, Lorain58 min
Jun 7, 8:39 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake, Trumbull4 hr
Jun 7, 8:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning61 min
Jun 7, 9:00 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Portage4 hr
Jun 7, 9:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron, Lorain, Medina77 min
Jun 7, 9:35 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELorain4 hr
Jun 7, 9:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark66 min
Jun 7, 9:42 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMedina4 hr
Jun 7, 10:02 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEStark, Summit3 hr
Jun 7, 10:03 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWayne72 min
Jun 7, 10:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes76 min
Jun 7, 10:49 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEWayne2 hr
Jun 7, 11:11 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHolmes3 hr
Jun 7, 1:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula4 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.