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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 23, 2011Erie County, Huron County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2011, 5:43 PM EDT for Erie County, Huron County, Ohio. It was in force for 47 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, 5:43 PM EDT (21:43 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2011, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 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, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.

800 
WUUS51 KCLE 232143
SVRCLE
OHC043-077-232230-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0053.110523T2143Z-110523T2230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  NORTHWESTERN HURON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 541 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 8 MILES
  SOUTH OF CASTALIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SANDUSKY...
  CASTALIA...
  MILAN...

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 4146 8277 4146 8276 4147 8273 4146 8270
      4148 8269 4149 8267 4142 8259 4139 8251
      4143 8235 4130 8235 4120 8283 4145 8285
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 246DEG 39KT 4130 8283

$$

MULLEN
2 follow-up statements
420 
WWUS51 KCLE 232223
SVSCLE

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

OHC043-077-232230-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110523T2230Z/
HURON OH-ERIE OH-
623 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR ERIE AND NORTHWESTERN HURON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...

AT 618 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
6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BERLIN HEIGHTS...OR 12 MILES WEST OF LORAIN...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4146 8277 4146 8276 4147 8273 4146 8270
      4148 8269 4149 8267 4142 8259 4139 8251
      4143 8235 4130 8235 4120 8283 4145 8285
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 255DEG 33KT 4139 8237

$$

THOMPSON
900 
WWUS51 KCLE 232228
SVSCLE

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

OHC043-077-232238-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110523T2230Z/
HURON OH-ERIE OH-
628 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ERIE AND NORTHWESTERN HURON
COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO EXPIRES AT 630 PM EDT...

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

LAT...LON 4146 8277 4146 8276 4147 8273 4146 8270
      4148 8269 4149 8267 4142 8259 4139 8251
      4143 8235 4130 8235 4120 8283 4145 8285
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 255DEG 33KT 4141 8229

$$

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, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas11 min
May 23, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
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.