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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 265, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 24, 2011Seneca County, Wood County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2011, 11:14 PM EDT for Seneca County, Wood County, Ohio. It was in force for 61 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
Aug 24, 2011, 11:14 PM EDT (03:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 25, 2011, 12:15 AM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Seneca County, OH, Wood County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:17 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
Aug 24, 11:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGTiffin, OHSEVERAL TREES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY.
Aug 24, 11:49 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG12 Ne Tiffin, OHTREE DOWN ONTO HOUSE IN THOMPSON.
Aug 24, 11:49 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGAttica, OHTREE DOWN ON HOUSE IN ATTICA.

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
Aug 24, 9:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 24, 10:27 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 169 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2011-08-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3233 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2011-08-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 183 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3233 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1058 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
183 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
297 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
5.2
Supercell composite
18.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

670 
WUUS51 KCLE 250314
SVRCLE
OHC147-173-250415-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0265.110825T0314Z-110825T0415Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1114 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SENECA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
  SOUTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO

* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT

* AT 1112 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF FOSTORIA TO 27
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW RIEGEL...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TIFFIN...
  GREEN SPRINGS...
  NEW RIEGEL...
  BLOOMVILLE...

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 4133 8359 4132 8342 4125 8342 4125 8285
      4100 8283 4099 8342 4117 8342 4117 8363
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 276DEG 43KT 4127 8333 4087 8375

$$

KUBINA
2 follow-up statements
010 
WWUS51 KCLE 250340
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1140 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

OHC173-250350-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0265.000000T0000Z-110825T0415Z/
WOOD OH-
1140 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4125 8342 4125 8285 4100 8283 4099 8330
      4100 8331 4099 8342 4100 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 276DEG 43KT 4123 8292 4084 8334

$$

OHC147-250415-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0265.000000T0000Z-110825T0415Z/
SENECA OH-
1140 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT
FOR SENECA COUNTY...

AT 1135 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF REPUBLIC TO 15
MILES SOUTH OF NEW RIEGEL...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...BLOOMVILLE
AND ATTICA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4125 8342 4125 8285 4100 8283 4099 8330
      4100 8331 4099 8342 4100 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 276DEG 43KT 4123 8292 4084 8334

$$

SCHULER
142 
WWUS51 KCLE 250419 RRB
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1219 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

OHC147-250430-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0265.000000T0000Z-110825T0415Z/
SENECA OH-
1219 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SENECA COUNTY EXPIRED AT 1215
AM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4125 8342 4125 8285 4100 8283 4099 8330
      4100 8331 4099 8342 4100 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 276DEG 43KT 4123 8292 4084 8334

$$

SCHULER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 9:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE113 min
Aug 24, 10:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood64 min
Aug 24, 11:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa, Sandusky41 min
Aug 24, 11:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock53 min
Aug 24, 11:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHancock, Lucas, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood3 hr
Aug 24, 11:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Aug 24, 11:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake75 min
Aug 24, 11:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWyandot44 min
Aug 24, 11:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron40 min
Aug 24, 11:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina71 min
Aug 24, 11:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Marion42 min
Aug 25, 12:01 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Richland59 min
Aug 25, 12:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Portage, Summit, Wayne79 min
Aug 25, 12:32 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake3 hr
Aug 25, 12:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake79 min
Aug 25, 1:09 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Trumbull66 min
Aug 25, 1:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark48 min
Aug 25, 1:27 AM EDTTornado WarningCLETrumbull25 min
Aug 25, 1:31 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshtabula3 hr
Aug 25, 1:36 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMahoning, Trumbull3 hr

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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.