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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 21, 2011Cuyahoga County, Lorain County, Medina County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2011, 8:54 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Lorain County, Medina County, Ohio. It was in force for 66 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 21, 2011, 8:54 PM EDT (00:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2011, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:54 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 21, 9:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGFairview Park, OHLARGE LIMBS WERE DOWNED.
Jun 21, 9:19 PM EDTHAIL 0.88Westlake, OH
Jun 21, 9:20 PM EDTHAIL 0.88North Olmsted, OH

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

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 185 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 00:00Z on 2011-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1743 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2011-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 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
1743 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1203 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
89 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.

755 
WUUS51 KCLE 220054
SVRCLE
OHC035-093-103-220200-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0161.110622T0054Z-110622T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
854 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN LORAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  WESTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  NORTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

* AT 852 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF GRAFTON...AND
  MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LITCHFIELD...
  ELYRIA...
  STRONGSVILLE...
  CLEVELAND...
  GRAFTON...
  BRUNSWICK...
  NORTH RIDGEVILLE...
  WESTLAKE...
  PARMA...

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 4160 8154 4107 8194 4107 8223 4150 8213
      4153 8200 4150 8194 4149 8185 4151 8179
      4150 8174 4156 8163 4156 8160 4159 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 195DEG 24KT 4115 8210

$$

ABE
2 follow-up statements
429 
WWUS51 KCLE 220149
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
949 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

OHC035-093-103-220200-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0161.000000T0000Z-110622T0200Z/
CUYAHOGA OH-LORAIN OH-MEDINA OH-
949 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MEDINA...EASTERN LORAIN AND WESTERN CUYAHOGA
COUNTIES...

AT 944 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AVON LAKE...OR 9 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ELYRIA...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

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

LAT...LON 4160 8154 4107 8194 4107 8223 4150 8213
      4153 8200 4150 8194 4149 8185 4151 8179
      4150 8174 4156 8163 4156 8160 4159 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 195DEG 24KT 4151 8197

$$

FITZ
743 
WWUS51 KCLE 220154 CCA
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
949 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

OHC035-093-103-220200-
/O.COR.KCLE.SV.W.0161.000000T0000Z-110622T0200Z/
CUYAHOGA OH-LORAIN OH-MEDINA OH-
949 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MEDINA...EASTERN LORAIN AND WESTERN CUYAHOGA
COUNTIES...

AT 944 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AVON LAKE...OR 9 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ELYRIA...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

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

LAT...LON 4160 8154 4107 8194 4107 8223 4150 8213
      4153 8200 4150 8194 4149 8185 4151 8179
      4150 8174 4156 8163 4156 8160 4159 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 195DEG 24KT 4151 8197

$$

FITZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 8:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas28 min
Jun 21, 8:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshland, Holmes, Knox, Richland4 hr
Jun 21, 8:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa, Sandusky, Seneca42 min
Jun 21, 8:41 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshland, Lorain, Medina, Wayne4 hr
Jun 21, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE88 min
Jun 21, 9:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Portage, Stark, Summit67 min
Jun 21, 10:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE115 min
Jun 21, 10:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Trumbull46 min
Jun 22, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE88 min

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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.