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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 2, 20114 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2011, 10:27 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 63 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: Jul 2, 2011, 10:27 PM EDT (02:27 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2011, 11:30 PM EDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH, Lorain County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:30 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
Jul 2, 10:40 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Cleveland, OH	LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.
Jul 2, 10:40 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	Cleveland, OH
Jul 2, 11:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Vermilion, OH	TREES DOWN ACROSS SOUTHERN PART OF TOWN. ONE DOWN ON N RIDGE ROAD. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED ACROSS TOWN AS A RESULT.

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, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 181 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: 2975 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1101 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.9
Supercell composite: 5.1

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The text

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

317 
WUUS51 KCLE 030227
SVRCLE
OHC035-043-077-093-030330-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0166.110703T0227Z-110703T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1027 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  HURON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  LORAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT

* AT 1026 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
  IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF EUCLID TO 9 MILES WEST OF
  KELLEYS ISLAND...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SANDUSKY...
  LORAIN...
  CLEVELAND...
  ELYRIA...
  STRONGSVILLE...
  NORWALK...
  FITCHVILLE...
  EUCLID...

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 4157 8139 4135 8139 4135 8159 4128 8157
      4128 8197 4106 8218 4107 8243 4099 8244
      4100 8283 4129 8284 4129 8274 4146 8285
      4147 8269 4162 8272 4162 8266 4150 8269
      4139 8249 4153 8202 4150 8174 4163 8149
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 329DEG 25KT 4169 8169 4161 8287

$$

KUBINA

2 follow-up statements

965 
WWUS51 KCLE 030255
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1055 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 2011

OHC035-043-077-093-030330-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-110703T0330Z/
CUYAHOGA OH-HURON OH-LORAIN OH-ERIE OH-
1055 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
FOR ERIE...LORAIN AND HURON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...AND
CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...

AT 1053 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM EAST CLEVELAND TO SANDUSKY...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...
BEACHWOOD...WOODMERE...VERMILION...NEWBURGH HEIGHTS...ORANGE...
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS...NORTH RIDGEVILLE...NORTH RANDALL...VALLEY VIEW
AND SOUTH AMHERST.

LAT...LON 4157 8139 4135 8139 4135 8159 4128 8157
      4128 8197 4106 8218 4107 8243 4099 8244
      4100 8283 4129 8284 4129 8274 4146 8285
      4147 8269 4162 8272 4162 8266 4150 8269
      4139 8249 4153 8202 4150 8174 4163 8149
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 329DEG 25KT 4152 8155 4144 8273

$$

FITZ

121 
WWUS51 KCLE 030324
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1124 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 2011

OHC035-043-077-093-030330-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-110703T0330Z/
CUYAHOGA OH-HURON OH-LORAIN OH-ERIE OH-
1124 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
FOR ERIE...LORAIN AND HURON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...AND
CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...

AT 1121 PM EDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SOLON TO MILAN...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...WAKEMAN...
KIPTON...GRAFTON AND BRECKSVILLE.

LAT...LON 4157 8139 4135 8139 4135 8159 4128 8157
      4128 8197 4106 8218 4107 8243 4099 8244
      4100 8283 4129 8284 4129 8274 4146 8285
      4147 8269 4162 8272 4162 8266 4150 8269
      4139 8249 4153 8202 4150 8174 4163 8149
TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 329DEG 25KT 4135 8142 4127 8260

$$

FITZ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 8:34 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		116 min
Jul 2, 8:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Jul 2, 9:18 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		117 min
Jul 2, 9:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lake	51 min
Jul 2, 10:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		81 min
Jul 2, 11:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lorain	59 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.