Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2011, 9:46 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Ohio. It was in force for 38 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, 9:46 PM EDT (01:46 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2011, 10:24 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:49 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 23, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 369 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1384 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 340 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
485 WUUS51 KCLE 240146 SVRCLE OHC035-055-240230- /O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0068.110524T0146Z-110524T0230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 946 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO GEAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO * UNTIL 1030 PM EDT * AT 944 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 SOLON...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BURTON... MIDDLEFIELD... 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 4158 8100 4135 8100 4135 8146 4156 8146 TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 268DEG 34KT 4140 8135 $$ MULLEN
3 follow-up statements
976 WWUS51 KCLE 240203 SVSCLE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1003 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 OHC035-240211- /O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110524T0230Z/ CUYAHOGA OH- 1003 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN OHIO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. LAT...LON 4157 8102 4135 8101 4135 8137 4156 8139 TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 268DEG 34KT 4140 8116 $$ OHC055-240230- /O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110524T0230Z/ GEAUGA OH- 1003 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR GEAUGA COUNTY... AT 958 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 NEAR BURTON...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF CHARDON...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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. && LAT...LON 4157 8102 4135 8101 4135 8137 4156 8139 TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 268DEG 34KT 4140 8116 $$ THOMPSON
010 WWUS51 KCLE 240216 SVSCLE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1016 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 OHC055-240230- /O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110524T0230Z/ GEAUGA OH- 1016 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEAUGA COUNTY... AT 1012 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF MIDDLEFIELD...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF WARREN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE NOW AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN OHIO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. && LAT...LON 4145 8110 4154 8103 4135 8101 4135 8112 TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 285DEG 29KT 4135 8101 $$ THOMPSON
182 WWUS51 KCLE 240224 SVSCLE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1024 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 OHC055-240234- /O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110524T0230Z/ GEAUGA OH- 1024 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEAUGA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN OHIO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. LAT...LON 4145 8110 4154 8103 4135 8101 4135 8112 TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 285DEG 29KT 4133 8093 $$ THOMPSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 8:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Portage, Trumbull | 37 min |
| May 23, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Marion, Seneca, Wyandot | 61 min |
| May 23, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga, Lake | 29 min |
| May 23, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Seneca | 36 min |
| May 23, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 52 min |
| May 23, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 33 min |
| May 23, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Huron, Knox, Morrow, Richland | 62 min |
| May 23, 9:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| May 23, 9:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron, Lorain | 28 min |
| May 23, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes, Wayne | 38 min |
| May 23, 10:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Trumbull | 56 min |
| May 24, 6:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit | 100 min |
| May 24, 7:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Stark, Wayne | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.