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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 26, 20117 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2011, 2:51 AM EDT for 7 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 54 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 26, 2011, 2:51 AM EDT (06:51 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2011, 3:45 AM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Ashland County, OH, Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH, Richland County, OH, Wayne County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:51 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, 3:00 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	New London, OH	ONE TREE DOWN.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 199 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: 7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -242 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1106 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 215 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

262 
WUUS51 KCLE 260651
SVRCLE
OHC005-043-077-093-103-139-169-260745-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0097.110526T0651Z-110526T0745Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ASHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  HURON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  LORAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  MEDINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  WAYNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

* UNTIL 345 AM EDT

* AT 246 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 CASTALIA TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST
  OF BELLVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ASHLAND...
  SHREVE...
  LORAIN...
  ELYRIA...
  WOOSTER...
  RITTMAN...
  MEDINA...
  LITCHFIELD...
  SAVANNAH...
  NEW LONDON...
  HAYESVILLE...
  WAKEMAN...
  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 4070 8263 4076 8267 4146 8285 4148 8282
      4146 8270 4149 8267 4142 8259 4139 8248
      4143 8227 4150 8212 4149 8197 4136 8197
      4134 8190 4127 8188 4128 8169 4067 8165
      4067 8216 4066 8222 4062 8222 4057 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 0651Z 269DEG 50KT 4143 8271 4055 8230

$$

KIELTYKA

1 follow-up statement

019 
WWUS51 KCLE 260726
SVSCLE

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

OHC005-043-077-139-260735-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-110526T0745Z/
ASHLAND OH-HURON OH-RICHLAND OH-ERIE OH-
326 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ERIE...RICHLAND...HURON AND
ASHLAND COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 4067 8212 4099 8213 4099 8217 4106 8217
      4107 8234 4142 8234 4143 8227 4150 8212
      4149 8198 4136 8197 4134 8190 4127 8188
      4128 8169 4067 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0725Z 269DEG 50KT 4144 8208 4065 8206

$$

OHC093-103-169-260745-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-110526T0745Z/
LORAIN OH-MEDINA OH-WAYNE OH-
326 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM EDT
FOR WAYNE...MEDINA AND LORAIN COUNTIES...

AT 323 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE 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 SHEFFIELD TO SHREVE...MOVING EAST
AT 55 MPH. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND 
NICKEL HAIL WAS REPORTED IN POLK IN ASHLAND COUNTY.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...AVON...
WOOSTER...WESTFIELD CENTER...NORTH RIDGEVILLE...SMITHVILLE...
SEVILLE...MEDINA...LITCHFIELD...RITTMAN AND ORRVILLE.

LAT...LON 4067 8212 4099 8213 4099 8217 4106 8217
      4107 8234 4142 8234 4143 8227 4150 8212
      4149 8198 4136 8197 4134 8190 4127 8188
      4128 8169 4067 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0725Z 269DEG 50KT 4144 8208 4065 8206

$$

KIELTYKA

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, 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, 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.