Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 249, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 18, 2011, 6:27 PM EDT for Lucas County, Ottawa County, Ohio. It was in force for 63 min. 4 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
- Aug 18, 2011, 6:27 PM EDT (22:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2011, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lucas County, OH, Ottawa County, OH
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 7:07 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 N Toledo, OH | TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL. |
| Aug 18, 7:10 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Toledo, OH | PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED DOWNTOWN TOLEDO. |
| Aug 18, 7:20 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | N Toledo, OH | PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL. |
| Aug 18, 7:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Toledo, OH | A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. |
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 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 117 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 743 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1028 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
520
WUUS51 KCLE 182227
SVRCLE
OHC095-123-182330-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0249.110818T2227Z-110818T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
627 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN LUCAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
NORTHWESTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 625 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
OREGON...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OREGON...
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 4174 8359 4174 8345 4173 8341 4170 8342
4169 8338 4171 8333 4164 8318 4175 8310
4174 8309 4164 8317 4161 8308 4156 8302
4159 8341 4162 8342 4162 8357 4160 8360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 279DEG 13KT 4170 8347
$$
KUBINA2 follow-up statements
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WWUS51 KCLE 182245
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
645 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011
OHC095-123-182330-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0249.000000T0000Z-110818T2330Z/
LUCAS OH-OTTAWA OH-
645 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OTTAWA AND NORTHEASTERN LUCAS COUNTIES...
AT 628 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS IN THE TOLEDO AREA REPORTED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE GOLF BALL AND
HEN EGG SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OREGON...OR 10 MILES
EAST OF TOLEDO...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...RURAL
NORTHEASTERN LUCAS COUNTY...RURAL EASTERN LUCAS COUNTY AND RURAL
NORTHWESTERN OTTAWA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 4174 8359 4174 8345 4173 8341 4170 8342
4169 8338 4171 8333 4164 8318 4175 8310
4174 8309 4164 8317 4161 8308 4156 8302
4159 8341 4162 8342 4162 8357 4160 8360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 279DEG 13KT 4169 8338
$$
SCHULER226
WWUS51 KCLE 182259
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
659 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011
OHC095-123-182330-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0249.000000T0000Z-110818T2330Z/
LUCAS OH-OTTAWA OH-
659 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OTTAWA AND NORTHEASTERN LUCAS COUNTIES...
AT 657 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS IN THE TOLEDO METRO AREA
REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OREGON...OR 13 MILES
EAST OF TOLEDO...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...RURAL
EASTERN LUCAS COUNTY AND RURAL NORTHWESTERN OTTAWA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY
INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 4174 8359 4174 8345 4173 8341 4170 8342
4169 8338 4171 8333 4164 8318 4175 8310
4174 8309 4164 8317 4161 8308 4156 8302
4159 8341 4162 8342 4162 8357 4160 8360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 279DEG 13KT 4168 8332
$$
SCHULERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Aug 18, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Aug 18, 6:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 7:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa, Wood | 62 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.