Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 17, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2011, 5:56 PM EDT for Stark County, Ohio. It was in force for 64 min. 4 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
- Jun 4, 2011, 5:56 PM EDT (21:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2011, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Stark County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 6:31 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 S Massillon, OH | |
| Jun 4, 6:36 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Se Perry Heights, OH | |
| Jun 4, 6:36 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Perry Heights, OH | |
| Jun 4, 6:45 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 S Canton, OH |
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 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 120 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2779 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
967
WFUS51 KCLE 042156
TORCLE
OHC151-042300-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0017.110604T2156Z-110604T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
556 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN STARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 555 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MASSILLON...OR 12 MILES WEST OF CANTON...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MASSILLON...
NAVARRE...
PERRY HEIGHTS...
HILLS AND DALES...
MEYERS LAKE...
CANTON...
EAST SPARTA...
WAYNESBURG...
MAGNOLIA...
EAST CANTON...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF NO
BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR CLOSET.
&&
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE. 1-877-633-6772. WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 4091 8165 4091 8143 4092 8142 4086 8137
4073 8120 4072 8123 4064 8124 4066 8146
4065 8149 4063 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 297DEG 13KT 4082 8159
$$
MULLEN3 follow-up statements
051
WWUS51 KCLE 042218
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
618 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011
OHC151-042300-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110604T2300Z/
STARK OH-
618 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN STARK COUNTY...
AT 613 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A STORM WITH ROTATION MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN STARK
COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MASSILLON...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CANTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE A
BRIEF SPIN UP OF A TORNADO AT ANY TIME.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CANTON...EAST
SPARTA...MAGNOLIA AND WAYNESBURG.
ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM WAYNE
COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS ALSO INDICATING SOME ROTATION IN THE MIDDLE
LEVELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. OTHERWISE...SEEK
SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR NORTHERN OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 4091 8165 4091 8143 4092 8142 4086 8137
4073 8120 4072 8123 4064 8124 4066 8146
4065 8149 4063 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 309DEG 17KT 4076 8149
$$
MULLEN487
WWUS51 KCLE 042238
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
638 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011
OHC151-042300-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110604T2300Z/
STARK OH-
638 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
STARK COUNTY...
AT 631 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM WITH ROTATION ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN STARK
COUNTY. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BREWSTER...OR 14 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DOVER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE POSSIBLE TORNADO INCLUDE...EAST
SPARTA...MAGNOLIA AND WAYNESBURG.
NORTH OF THE ROTATION NEAR MASSILLON THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS
OF GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. THIS LARGER HAIL MAY MOVE ACROSS EAST SPARTA
AND NAVARRE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. OTHERWISE...SEEK
SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST OHIO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 4064 8164 4078 8164 4088 8139 4086 8137
4073 8120 4072 8123 4064 8124 4066 8146
4065 8149
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 305DEG 26KT 4069 8156
$$
MULLEN824
WWUS51 KCLE 042300
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
700 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011
OHC151-042310-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110604T2300Z/
STARK OH-
700 PM EDT SAT JUN 4 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN STARK COUNTY EXPIRES AT 700 PM
EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR NORTHERN OHIO.
LAT...LON 4064 8164 4078 8164 4088 8139 4086 8137
4073 8120 4072 8123 4064 8124 4066 8146
4065 8149
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 305DEG 26KT 4068 8154
$$
MULLENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 11:43 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 77 min | |
| Jun 4, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Summit, Wayne | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Marion, Morrow | 67 min |
| Jun 4, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Medina, Stark, Wayne | 56 min |
| Jun 4, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Marion, Morrow | 29 min |
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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.