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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 23, 2011Marion County, Morrow County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2011, 2:50 PM EDT for Marion County, Morrow County, Ohio. It was in force for 44 min. 1 report 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
Mar 23, 2011, 2:50 PM EDT (18:50 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2011, 3:34 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Marion County, OH, Morrow County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 23, 3:05 PM EDTHAIL 1Prospect, 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
Mar 23, 1:13 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 130 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 2011-03-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 311 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
311 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
327 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.

861 
WUUS51 KCLE 231850
SVRCLE
OHC101-117-231945-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0002.110323T1850Z-110323T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
250 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 345 PM EDT

* AT 246 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  PROSPECT...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MARION...
  WALDO...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE NOW AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

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 4042 8301 4043 8303 4044 8321 4045 8325
      4050 8326 4050 8330 4061 8333 4066 8295
      4042 8292 4041 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 261DEG 19KT 4044 8316

$$

KIELTYKA
3 follow-up statements
813 
WWUS51 KCLE 231858
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
258 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

OHC101-117-231945-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110323T1945Z/
MARION OH-MORROW OH-
258 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN MORROW AND CENTRAL MARION COUNTIES...

AT 255 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR WALDO...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF MARION...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...RURAL
WESTERN MORROW COUNTY AND RURAL SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 4042 8301 4043 8303 4044 8321 4045 8325
      4050 8326 4050 8330 4061 8333 4066 8295
      4042 8292 4041 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 261DEG 19KT 4045 8311

$$

FITZ
872 
WWUS51 KCLE 231927
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
327 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

OHC101-231936-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110323T1945Z/
MARION OH-
327 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL MARION COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4043 8303 4049 8294 4049 8295 4054 8295
      4055 8295 4063 8296 4066 8295 4042 8292
      4041 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 261DEG 19KT 4047 8292

$$

OHC117-231945-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110323T1945Z/
MORROW OH-
327 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN MORROW COUNTY...

AT 320 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN MORROW COUNTY...OR 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MOUNT GILEAD...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 4043 8303 4049 8294 4049 8295 4054 8295
      4055 8295 4063 8296 4066 8295 4042 8292
      4041 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 261DEG 19KT 4047 8292

$$

FITZ
914 
WWUS51 KCLE 231934
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
334 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

OHC117-231944-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110323T1945Z/
MORROW OH-
334 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN MORROW COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4043 8303 4049 8294 4049 8295 4054 8295
      4055 8295 4063 8296 4066 8295 4042 8292
      4041 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 261DEG 19KT 4048 8286

$$

FITZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Morrow, Richland57 min
Mar 23, 2:50 PM EDTFreezing Rain AdvisoryCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 17 more13 hr
Mar 23, 3:02 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshland, Knox, Richland28 min
Mar 23, 3:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark, Summit58 min
Mar 23, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Stark, Wayne46 min

Nearby

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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.