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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 23, 2011Portage County, Trumbull County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2011, 10:04 PM EDT for Portage County, Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 56 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, 10:04 PM EDT (02:04 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2011, 11:00 PM EDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Portage County, OH, Trumbull County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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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, 8:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 115 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 00:00Z on 2011-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 369 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2011-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 191 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
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

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The text

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

799 
WUUS51 KCLE 240204
SVRCLE
OHC133-155-240300-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0069.110524T0204Z-110524T0300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1004 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN PORTAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  TRUMBULL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT

* AT 1003 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
  GARRETTSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WARREN...
  WEST FARMINGTON...
  NEWTON FALLS...
  LORDSTOWN...
  BRISTOLVILLE...
  NORTH BLOOMFIELD...
  NILES...
  CORTLAND...

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 4113 8052 4114 8099 4111 8100 4109 8123
      4134 8124 4135 8101 4150 8100 4150 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 262DEG 39KT 4136 8108

$$

MULLEN
2 follow-up statements
413 
WWUS51 KCLE 240227
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1027 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011

OHC133-240237-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110524T0300Z/
PORTAGE OH-
1027 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PORTAGE 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 4130 8053 4128 8097 4136 8098 4150 8097
      4150 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 257DEG 42KT 4143 8076

$$

OHC155-240300-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110524T0300Z/
TRUMBULL OH-
1027 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN TRUMBULL COUNTY...

AT 1026 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 EAST OF NORTH BLOOMFIELD...OR 13 MILES NORTH OF WARREN...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
KINSMAN...KINSMAN AND ORANGEVILLE.

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 4130 8053 4128 8097 4136 8098 4150 8097
      4150 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 257DEG 42KT 4143 8076

$$

THOMPSON
174 
WWUS51 KCLE 240259
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1059 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011

OHC155-240309-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110524T0300Z/
TRUMBULL OH-
1059 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN TRUMBULL COUNTY
EXPIRES AT 1100 PM EDT...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT
TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4130 8053 4128 8097 4136 8098 4150 8097
      4150 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 257DEG 42KT 4151 8027

$$

THOMPSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 8:08 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEPortage, Trumbull37 min
May 23, 8:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMarion, Seneca, Wyandot61 min
May 23, 8:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Lake29 min
May 23, 8:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Marion, Morrow, Seneca36 min
May 23, 8:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula52 min
May 23, 8:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull33 min
May 23, 8:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Huron, Knox, Morrow, Richland62 min
May 23, 9:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
May 23, 9:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron, Lorain28 min
May 23, 9:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Wayne38 min
May 23, 9:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga38 min
May 24, 6:03 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit100 min
May 24, 7:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEStark, Wayne3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011

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.