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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 176, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 11, 2011Marion County, Morrow County, Richland County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2011, 1:16 PM EDT for Marion County, Morrow County, Richland County, Ohio. It was in force for 59 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: Jul 11, 2011, 1:16 PM EDT (17:16 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2011, 2:15 PM EDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Marion County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Richland County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:16 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
Jul 11, 1:27 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Mansfield, OH	STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
Jul 11, 1:28 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Mansfield, OH	LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.

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
Jul 11, 10:16 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 151 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: 95 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -371 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1367 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 143 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.

730 
WUUS51 KCLE 111716
SVRCLE
OHC101-117-139-111815-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0176.110711T1716Z-110711T1815Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
116 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MARION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  MORROW COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  SOUTHERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO

* UNTIL 215 PM EDT

* AT 112 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 8 MILES NORTH OF LA RUE...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MARION...
  MOUNT GILEAD...
  MANSFIELD...
  MORRAL...
  PROSPECT...
  WALDO...
  CARDINGTON...
  CHESTERVILLE...
  LEXINGTON...
  ONTARIO...

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 4035 8294 4041 8294 4044 8325 4050 8326
      4051 8342 4069 8342 4071 8273 4078 8273
      4078 8238 4073 8238 4072 8234 4056 8234
      4055 8264 4035 8265
TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 276DEG 18KT 4069 8334

$$

LAPLANTE

2 follow-up statements

605 
WWUS51 KCLE 111739
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
139 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

OHC101-117-139-111815-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0176.000000T0000Z-110711T1815Z/
MARION OH-MORROW OH-RICHLAND OH-
139 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN RICHLAND...MORROW AND MARION COUNTIES...

AT 135 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORM WERE MOVING EAST AT 
30 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WARNING AREA THROUGH 215 PM.

LARGE TREE LIMBS HAVE BEEN REPORTED DOWN IN THE MANSFIELD AREA.  

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
INCLUDE...MARION...CALEDONIA...MT. GILEAD...LEXINGTON...BELLEVILLE
AND EDISON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 4035 8294 4041 8294 4044 8325 4050 8326
      4051 8342 4069 8342 4071 8273 4078 8273
      4078 8238 4073 8238 4072 8234 4056 8234
      4055 8264 4035 8265
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 276DEG 18KT 4068 8320

$$

KUBINA

843 
WWUS51 KCLE 111812
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
212 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

OHC101-117-139-111822-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0176.000000T0000Z-110711T1815Z/
MARION OH-MORROW OH-RICHLAND OH-
212 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN RICHLAND...MORROW AND
MARION COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 215 PM EDT...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4035 8294 4041 8294 4044 8325 4050 8326
      4051 8342 4069 8342 4071 8273 4078 8273
      4078 8238 4073 8238 4072 8234 4056 8234
      4055 8264 4035 8265
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 276DEG 18KT 4066 8297

$$

KUBINA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 11, 11:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Wood	43 min
Jul 11, 11:57 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock	63 min
Jul 11, 12:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		119 min
Jul 11, 12:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Wood	4 hr
Jul 11, 12:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lucas, Wood	57 min
Jul 11, 12:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca	59 min
Jul 11, 12:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford	61 min
Jul 11, 12:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Hancock	4 hr
Jul 11, 12:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Wyandot	47 min
Jul 11, 1:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Huron, Richland	44 min
Jul 11, 1:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron	44 min
Jul 11, 1:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland	39 min
Jul 11, 1:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Knox	61 min
Jul 11, 1:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Holmes, Wayne	60 min
Jul 11, 1:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		84 min
Jul 11, 2:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Stark, Summit	67 min
Jul 11, 2:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Lake	56 min
Jul 11, 3:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage	65 min
Jul 11, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		88 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.