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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 25, 2011Ashland County, Richland County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2011, 6:17 PM EDT for Ashland County, Richland County, Ohio. It was in force for 58 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 25, 2011, 6:17 PM EDT (22:17 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2011, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Ashland County, OH, Richland County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 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 25, 1:55 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 202 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 49 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
49 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-199 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1232 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

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

987 
WUUS51 KCLE 252217
SVRCLE
OHC005-139-252315-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0075.110525T2217Z-110525T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
617 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  NORTHERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 611 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   
ONTARIO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. ANOTHER STORM WAS LOCATED 
JUST SOUTH OF ASHLAND AND ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ASHLAND...
  SAVANNAH...
  POLK...

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 4072 8273 4098 8272 4100 8265 4099 8244
      4106 8243 4106 8217 4099 8217 4099 8214
      4079 8213 4078 8238
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 239DEG 30KT 4079 8261

$$

LAPLANTE
2 follow-up statements
150 
WWUS51 KCLE 252242
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
642 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011

OHC005-139-252315-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110525T2315Z/
ASHLAND OH-RICHLAND OH-
642 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN RICHLAND AND NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTIES...

AT 639 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 SAVANNAH...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ASHLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...RURAL
NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 4087 8258 4095 8263 4099 8253 4099 8244
      4104 8240 4106 8221 4106 8218 4105 8218
      4096 8228 4098 8216 4092 8229 4086 8235
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 224DEG 31KT 4098 8240

$$

THOMPSON
953 
WWUS51 KCLE 252314
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
714 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011

OHC005-139-252325-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110525T2315Z/
ASHLAND OH-RICHLAND OH-
714 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN RICHLAND AND NORTHERN
ASHLAND COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 715 PM EDT...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4087 8258 4095 8263 4099 8253 4099 8244
      4104 8240 4106 8221 4106 8218 4105 8218
      4096 8228 4098 8216 4092 8229 4086 8235
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 224DEG 31KT 4118 8214

$$

THOMPSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 2:16 PM EDTFlood WatchCLEAshland, Crawford, Erie, Hancock, Huron, Knox and 10 more14 hr
May 25, 2:47 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood16 hr
May 25, 2:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
May 25, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood57 min
May 25, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Ottawa, Sandusky57 min
May 25, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock50 min
May 25, 4:24 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHancock51 min
May 25, 4:25 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEHancock14 hr
May 25, 4:57 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHancock, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood63 min
May 25, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE119 min
May 25, 5:15 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEOttawa, Sandusky, Seneca13 hr
May 25, 5:24 PM EDTTornado WarningCLESandusky, Seneca51 min
May 25, 5:34 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHancock41 min
May 25, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron42 min
May 25, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Seneca, Wyandot51 min
May 25, 6:00 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLECrawford, Erie, Huron, Wyandot12 hr
May 25, 6:03 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEErie, Huron57 min
May 25, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain49 min
May 25, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Huron, Seneca54 min
May 25, 6:42 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Huron, Lorain, Medina5 hr
May 25, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
May 25, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga45 min
May 25, 6:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain, Medina67 min
May 25, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Marion, Wyandot60 min
May 25, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE119 min
May 25, 7:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina4 hr
May 25, 7:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Lake41 min
May 25, 7:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Summit40 min
May 25, 7:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshland, Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Wyandot6 hr
May 25, 7:31 PM EDTTornado WarningCLESummit29 min
May 25, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Wayne38 min
May 25, 7:42 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEGeauga, Lake, Portage, Summit, Wayne5 hr
May 25, 7:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula55 min

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.