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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 23, 2011Lucas County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2011, 5:20 PM EDT for Lucas County, Ohio. It was in force for 11 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 23, 2011, 5:20 PM EDT (21:20 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2011, 5:31 PM EDT
In force
11 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Lucas County, OH

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 23, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
May 23, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2011-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 181 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2011-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 121 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
181 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
746 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

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

226 
WUUS51 KCLE 232120
SVRCLE
OHC095-232200-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0052.110523T2120Z-110523T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
520 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN LUCAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 517 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 NEAR TOLEDO...AND MOVING EAST AT
  55 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 4173 8347 4170 8339 4171 8333 4168 8330
      4169 8328 4166 8323 4174 8312 4174 8309
      4173 8310 4174 8312 4165 8323 4161 8343
      4162 8356 4158 8360 4157 8367 4172 8373
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 253DEG 49KT 4166 8360

$$

REL
1 follow-up statement
227 
WWUS51 KCLE 232131
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
531 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011

OHC095-232140-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110523T2200Z/
LUCAS OH-
531 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LUCAS COUNTY IS 
CANCELLED...THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKEND AND WAS MOVING INTO LAKE 
ERIE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4173 8347 4170 8339 4171 8333 4168 8330
      4169 8328 4166 8323 4174 8312 4174 8309
      4173 8310 4174 8312 4165 8323 4161 8343
      4162 8356 4158 8360 4157 8367 4172 8373
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 253DEG 49KT 4170 8342

$$

THOMPSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 10:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE74 min
May 22, 11:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE81 min
May 23, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWood39 min
May 23, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE93 min
May 23, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa, Sandusky42 min
May 23, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
May 23, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron47 min
May 23, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE50 min
May 23, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain48 min
May 23, 6:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain56 min
May 23, 6:58 PM EDTTornado WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina32 min
May 23, 7:27 PM EDTTornado WarningCLECuyahoga, Summit33 min
May 23, 7:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Lorain113 min
May 23, 7:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE113 min
May 23, 7:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock55 min
May 23, 7:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Portage45 min
May 23, 7:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.