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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 294, NWS Cleveland, OH

November 14, 2011Cuyahoga County, Lorain County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 14, 2011, 5:14 PM EST for Cuyahoga County, Lorain County, Ohio. It was in force for 61 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
Nov 14, 2011, 5:14 PM EST (22:14 UTC)
Expired
Nov 14, 2011, 6:15 PM EST
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Lorain County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 14, 5:26 PM ESTHAIL 0.88Bay Village, 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
Nov 14, 3:29 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 189 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2011-11-14Temperature 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2011-11-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 267 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
767 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
267 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
279 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.

565 
WUUS51 KCLE 142214
SVRCLE
OHC035-093-142315-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0294.111114T2214Z-111114T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
514 PM EST MON NOV 14 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 615 PM EST

* AT 511 PM EST...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 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF AVON LAKE
  TO AMHERST...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ELYRIA...
  STRONGSVILLE...
  CLEVELAND...
  GRAFTON...
  AVON LAKE...
  WESTLAKE...
  NORTH RIDGEVILLE...
  LAKEWOOD...
  NORTH ROYALTON...

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 8148 4157 8139 4135 8139 4135 8159
      4128 8157 4126 8234 4143 8236 4142 8240
      4144 8234 4144 8226 4149 8217 4153 8202
      4149 8188 4151 8180 4150 8174 4164 8150
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 268DEG 53KT 4159 8203 4138 8222

$$

KUBINA
2 follow-up statements
626 
WWUS51 KCLE 142250
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
550 PM EST MON NOV 14 2011

OHC035-093-142315-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0294.000000T0000Z-111114T2315Z/
CUYAHOGA OH-LORAIN OH-
550 PM EST MON NOV 14 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EST
FOR NORTHERN LORAIN AND CUYAHOGA COUNTIES...

AT 548 PM EST...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 BEACHWOOD TO GRAFTON...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...WOODMERE...
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS...STRONGSVILLE...SEVEN HILLS...VALLEY VIEW...
ORANGE...NORTH ROYALTON...MORELAND HILLS...WALTON HILLS AND BROADVIEW
HEIGHTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST MONDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4157 8148 4157 8139 4135 8139 4135 8159
      4128 8157 4126 8234 4143 8236 4142 8240
      4144 8234 4144 8226 4149 8217 4153 8202
      4149 8188 4151 8180 4150 8174 4164 8150
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 269DEG 48KT 4149 8146 4129 8203

$$

MITCHELL
890 
WWUS51 KCLE 142317
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
617 PM EST MON NOV 14 2011

OHC035-093-142327-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0294.000000T0000Z-111114T2315Z/
CUYAHOGA OH-LORAIN OH-
617 PM EST MON NOV 14 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN LORAIN AND CUYAHOGA
COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 615 PM EST...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE
STILL POSSIBLE WITH OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST MONDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4157 8148 4157 8139 4135 8139 4135 8159
      4128 8157 4126 8234 4143 8236 4142 8240
      4144 8234 4144 8226 4149 8217 4153 8202
      4149 8188 4151 8180 4150 8174 4164 8150
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 269DEG 48KT 4148 8146 4129 8203

$$

MITCHELL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 14, 10:06 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE17 hr
Nov 14, 2:00 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningCLE75 min
Nov 14, 3:42 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood3 hr
Nov 14, 3:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood39 min
Nov 14, 4:07 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningCLE83 min
Nov 14, 4:13 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningCLE92 min
Nov 14, 4:27 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningCLE78 min
Nov 14, 5:10 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake6 hr
Nov 14, 5:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Seneca, Wyandot59 min
Nov 14, 5:42 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningCLE78 min
Nov 14, 5:51 PM ESTTornado WarningCLEWyandot28 min
Nov 14, 6:05 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga25 min
Nov 14, 6:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMarion28 min
Nov 14, 6:52 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage53 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.