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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 26, 20114 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2011, 1:29 AM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 61 min. 3 reports 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 26, 2011, 1:29 AM EDT (05:29 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2011, 2:30 AM EDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Hancock County, OH, Marion County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:33 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 26, 1:50 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 E Findlay, OH	BARN BLOWN DOWN ON STATE ROUTE 568.
May 26, 1:50 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 E Findlay, OH	TREE AND POWERLINES DOWN.
May 26, 2:05 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Marion, OH	SOME LARGE BRANCHES DOWN.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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: 1430 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1362 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 201 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.8
Supercell composite: 8.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

566 
WUUS51 KCLE 260529
SVRCLE
OHC063-101-173-175-260630-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0096.110526T0529Z-110526T0630Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
129 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MARION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
  WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
  WYANDOT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO

* UNTIL 230 AM EDT

* AT 123 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES WEST OF MCCOMB TO 20
  MILES WEST OF LA RUE TO 51 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PROSPECT...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CUSTAR...
  FINDLAY...
  UPPER SANDUSKY...
  BOWLING GREEN...
  MARION...
  SYCAMORE...
  RAWSON...

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 4141 8387 4147 8375 4153 8371 4162 8356
      4161 8342 4099 8342 4100 8311 4071 8311
      4070 8286 4064 8286 4064 8296 4044 8302
      4044 8321 4045 8326 4050 8326 4050 8342
      4068 8342 4070 8348 4081 8349 4082 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 0529Z 239DEG 50KT 4108 8399 4059 8367
          3983 8349

$$

KING

1 follow-up statement

285 
WWUS51 KCLE 260626
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
226 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

OHC063-101-173-175-260637-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-110526T0630Z/
WYANDOT OH-HANCOCK OH-MARION OH-WOOD OH-
226 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WOOD...MARION...HANCOCK AND
WYANDOT COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 230 AM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 4141 8387 4147 8375 4153 8371 4162 8356
      4161 8342 4099 8342 4100 8311 4071 8311
      4070 8286 4064 8286 4064 8296 4044 8302
      4044 8321 4045 8326 4050 8326 4050 8342
      4068 8342 4070 8348 4081 8349 4082 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 0627Z 239DEG 50KT 4149 8307 4100 8276
          4024 8258

$$

KING

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, 10:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Medina, Stark, Summit, Wayne	48 min
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, 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.