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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 27, 2011Knox County, Morrow County, Richland County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2011, 11:56 AM EDT for Knox County, Morrow County, Richland County, Ohio. It was in force for 49 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
Apr 27, 2011, 11:56 AM EDT (15:56 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2011, 12:45 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Knox County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Richland County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:55 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 169 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 279 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 470 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
279 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
846 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
470 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
503 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.9

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The text

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

492 
WUUS51 KCLE 271556
SVRCLE
OHC083-117-139-271645-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0015.110427T1556Z-110427T1645Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1156 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  KNOX COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  EASTERN MORROW COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO

* UNTIL 1245 PM EDT

* AT 1151 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  CENTERBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MANSFIELD...
  GAMBIER...
  BELLVILLE...
  ONTARIO...
  DANVILLE...

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 4025 8248 4026 8252 4027 8271 4068 8275
      4089 8246 4077 8237 4073 8238 4072 8233
      4056 8234 4057 8222 4051 8218 4023 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1556Z 223DEG 43KT 4067 8262 4027 8249

$$

LAPLANTE
2 follow-up statements
055 
WWUS51 KCLE 271630
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1230 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

OHC083-117-139-271645-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110427T1645Z/
KNOX OH-MORROW OH-RICHLAND OH-
1230 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM EDT
FOR RICHLAND...MORROW AND KNOX COUNTIES...

AT 1227 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF MANSFIELD TO GANN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THE PUBLIC HAS REPORTED SOME WIND DAMAGE IN THE CITY OF MANSFIELD.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO    
MOUNT VERNON...MANSFIELD...

LAT...LON 4025 8248 4027 8260 4068 8266 4089 8246
      4078 8237 4073 8238 4072 8234 4056 8234
      4057 8222 4051 8218 4023 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1630Z 223DEG 43KT 4097 8225 4057 8212

$$

KUBINA
275 
WWUS51 KCLE 271645
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1245 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

OHC083-117-139-271656-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110427T1645Z/
KNOX OH-MORROW OH-RICHLAND OH-
1245 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RICHLAND...MORROW AND KNOX
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1245 PM EDT...

THE GENERAL PUBLIC REPORTED WIND DAMAGE IN MANSFIELD. 

LAT...LON 4025 8248 4027 8260 4068 8266 4089 8246
      4078 8237 4073 8238 4072 8234 4056 8234
      4057 8222 4051 8218 4023 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1630Z 223DEG 43KT 4097 8225 4057 8212

$$

KUBINA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 11:25 AM EDTTornado WarningCLELucas, Wood17 min
Apr 27, 12:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Knox, Richland33 min
Apr 27, 12:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Huron, Lorain41 min
Apr 27, 12:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Wayne39 min
Apr 27, 1:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE116 min
Apr 27, 1:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Medina, Summit41 min
Apr 27, 1:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Lake50 min
Apr 27, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE64 min
Apr 27, 2:27 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE7 hr
Apr 27, 4:53 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEMahoning5 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011

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.