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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 25, 20114 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2011, 10:57 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 25, 2011, 10:57 PM EDT (02:57 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2011, 11:45 PM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Medina County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Wayne County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 25, 11:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Marshallville, OH	SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 138 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 702 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1455 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 193 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 306 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 9.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

906 
WUUS51 KCLE 260257
SVRCLE
OHC103-151-153-169-260345-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0091.110526T0257Z-110526T0345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1057 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MEDINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  NORTHERN STARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  WAYNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT

* AT 1056 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
  ORRVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RITTMAN...
  AKRON...
  DALTON...
  DOYLESTOWN...
  WADSWORTH...
  MASSILLON...
  BARBERTON...

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 4067 8185 4095 8210 4122 8140 4099 8139
      4098 8127 4088 8122 4066 8181
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 240DEG 32KT 4084 8180

$$

KING

2 follow-up statements

694 
WWUS51 KCLE 260321
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1121 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011

OHC103-151-153-169-260345-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-110526T0345Z/
MEDINA OH-STARK OH-SUMMIT OH-WAYNE OH-
1121 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
FOR WAYNE...SOUTHERN SUMMIT...NORTHERN STARK AND SOUTHEASTERN MEDINA
COUNTIES...

AT 1115 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 CLINTON...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RITTMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.  ANOTHER STORM MOVING THROUGH NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTY ALSO 
APPEARED CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. 

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...GREEN...
GREENTOWN...AKRON...NORTH CANTON...LAKEMORE...UNIONTOWN...MOGADORE...
HARTVILLE...TALLMADGE AND MUNROE FALLS.

LAT...LON 4067 8185 4095 8210 4122 8140 4099 8139
      4098 8127 4088 8122 4066 8181
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 240DEG 32KT 4094 8156

$$

KING

696 
WWUS51 KCLE 260344
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1144 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011

OHC103-151-153-169-260355-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-110526T0345Z/
MEDINA OH-STARK OH-SUMMIT OH-WAYNE OH-
1144 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WAYNE...SOUTHERN SUMMIT...
NORTHERN STARK AND SOUTHEASTERN MEDINA COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1145 PM
EDT...

LAT...LON 4067 8185 4095 8210 4122 8140 4099 8139
      4098 8127 4088 8122 4066 8181
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 240DEG 32KT 4105 8130

$$

THOMPSON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 8:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Geauga, Portage, Trumbull	42 min
May 25, 8:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Stark, Summit, Wayne	60 min
May 25, 8:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Mahoning, Stark, Trumbull	10 hr
May 25, 8:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Holmes, Knox	5 hr
May 25, 8:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		79 min
May 25, 8:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Trumbull	49 min
May 25, 10:09 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Hancock	57 hr
May 25, 10:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Knox, Morrow	44 min
May 25, 10:49 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga	36 hr
May 25, 10:49 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Geauga, Portage, Summit	25 hr
May 25, 11:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Richland	46 min
May 25, 11:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull	46 min
May 26, 12:15 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Huron, Lorain, Medina	6 hr
May 26, 12:18 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Lucas, Wood	6 days
May 26, 12:18 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood	3 days
May 26, 12:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Trumbull	23 min
May 26, 12:29 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Geauga, Lake, Portage, Summit, Wayne	6 hr
May 26, 12:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Lucas, Wood	5 days
May 26, 1:15 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Wyandot	5 hr
May 26, 1:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Marion, Wood, Wyandot	61 min
May 26, 2:11 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
May 26, 2:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Richland and 1 more	54 min
May 26, 3:31 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		119 min
May 26, 3:58 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Hancock	26 hr
May 26, 5:28 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Trumbull	43 hr
May 26, 6:32 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Sandusky, Seneca	6 hr
May 26, 6:36 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Morrow	6 hr
May 26, 6:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashland, Medina, Portage, Summit	6 hr
May 26, 7:29 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Hancock, Wood, Wyandot	5 hr
May 26, 8:33 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Trumbull	39 hr
May 26, 8:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Richland	8 hr
May 26, 8:57 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron	10 hr
May 26, 10:06 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Lorain	46 hr
May 26, 10:20 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Seneca	32 hr
May 26, 10:21 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Marion	44 hr
May 26, 10:21 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Marion	4 days
May 26, 11:02 AM EDT	Flood Watch	CLE	Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more	11 hr
May 26, 11:21 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Wyandot	25 hr
May 26, 12:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Ottawa, Wood	24 hr
May 26, 1:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Lucas	5 hr
May 26, 3:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Medina, Summit, Wayne	7 hr
May 26, 3:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake	6 hr
May 26, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		111 min
May 26, 4:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Richland	17 hr
May 26, 4:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	66 min
May 26, 4:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Hancock, Sandusky, Seneca	7 hr
May 26, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Knox, Morrow, Richland	45 min
May 26, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Medina, Summit, Wayne	40 min
May 26, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Geauga, Lake	26 min
May 26, 5:26 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Mahoning	29 hr
May 26, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Richland, Wayne	45 min
May 26, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		119 min
May 26, 5:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Lorain	7 hr
May 26, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Geauga	34 min
May 26, 6:30 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Lorain	5 hr
May 26, 6:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Lucas	5 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.