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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 26, 2011Ashtabula County, Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2011, 4:39 PM EDT for Ashtabula County, Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 66 min. 6 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, 4:39 PM EDT (20:39 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2011, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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, 4:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 W Springboro, PA	ONE TREE SNAPPED. SKIRTING BLOWN OFF A TRAILER AND A 2X4 BLOWN THROUGH A BARN WALL.
May 26, 4:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Springboro, PA	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. APPLE TREES FLATTENED. DOORS BLOWN OFF BUILDINGS. TOPS OF SOME TREES SNAPPED OFF. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
May 26, 4:55 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 N Springboro, PA	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN FROM POSSIBLE TORNADO ALONG RT 18 N OF SPRINGBORO AND ON MILGROVE ROAD.
May 26, 5:02 PM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	1 S Edinboro, PA	TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR INTERSTATE 79 AND RT 6.
May 26, 5:11 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	4 Sw Erie, PA	TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED HAIL.
May 26, 5:35 PM EDT	HAIL 0.88	Wattsburg, PA

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

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 136 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: 72 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 868 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 329 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

104 
WUUS51 KCLE 262039
SVRCLE
OHC007-PAC039-049-262145-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0098.110526T2039Z-110526T2145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN ASHTABULA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
  ERIE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT

* AT 436 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 11
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALBION...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ERIE...
  ALBION...
  GIRARD...
  EDINBORO...
  WATERFORD...
  NORTH EAST...

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 4226 7975 4200 7977 4200 7964 4199 7963
      4171 8060 4187 8069 4215 8004 4221 7992
      4223 7987 4223 7985 4227 7979 4227 7976
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 236DEG 48KT 4183 8050

$$

MULLEN

1 follow-up statement

076 
WWUS51 KCLE 262144
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
544 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

OHC007-PAC039-049-262154-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-110526T2145Z/
CRAWFORD PA-ASHTABULA OH-ERIE PA-
544 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ASHTABULA COUNTY
IN NORTHEAST OHIO...AND ERIE AND NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN
NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA EXPIRES AT 545 PM EDT...

LAT...LON 4226 7975 4200 7977 4200 7964 4199 7963
      4171 8060 4187 8069 4215 8004 4221 7992
      4223 7987 4223 7985 4227 7979 4227 7976
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 236DEG 48KT 4231 7953

$$

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, 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, 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, 4:43 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
May 25, 8:34 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Erie	56 min
May 25, 8:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Erie	53 min
May 25, 9:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Erie	35 min
May 26, 12:53 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford	67 min
May 26, 4:53 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Crawford, Erie	52 min
May 26, 4:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Erie	4 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.