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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 4:24 PM EDT for Hancock County, Ohio. It was in force for 51 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 25, 2011, 4:24 PM EDT (20:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Hancock County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 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, 4:43 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Findlay, OH | |
| May 25, 4:48 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Findlay, OH | |
| May 25, 4:49 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | Findlay, OH | |
| May 25, 4:52 PM EDT | HAIL 1.5 | Findlay, OH | BROKE CAR WINDOWS. |
| May 25, 4:55 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Sw Findlay, OH | |
| May 25, 5:17 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 Sw Fostoria, OH |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1:55 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -199 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1232 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
203
WFUS51 KCLE 252024
TORCLE
OHC063-252115-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0008.110525T2024Z-110525T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
424 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 421 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RAWSON...OR 16 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF FINDLAY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RAWSON...
BENTON RIDGE...
ARLINGTON...
FINDLAY...
MCCOMB...
VAN BUREN...
ARCADIA...
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 4110 8387 4116 8386 4116 8342 4099 8343
4099 8346 4097 8346 4081 8378 4082 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 220DEG 42KT 4092 8384
$$
LAPLANTE3 follow-up statements
507
WWUS51 KCLE 252035
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
435 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
OHC063-252115-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110525T2115Z/
HANCOCK OH-
435 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR HANCOCK
COUNTY...
AT 430 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
RAWSON...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FINDLAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE POSSIBLE TORNADO INCLUDE...MCCOMB...
FINDLAY...VAN BUREN AND ARCADIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. OTHERWISE...SEEK
SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 4093 8387 4110 8387 4116 8386 4116 8342
4099 8343 4099 8346 4097 8346 4089 8363
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 219DEG 39KT 4099 8377
$$
LAPLANTE256
WWUS51 KCLE 252038
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
438 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
OHC063-252115-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110525T2115Z/
HANCOCK OH-
438 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR HANCOCK
COUNTY...
AT 435 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
ANOTHER POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7
MILES WEST OF BENTON RIDGE...OR 14 MILES WEST OF FINDLAY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE POSSIBLE TORNADO INCLUDE...MCCOMB...
FINDLAY...VAN BUREN AND ARCADIA.
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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 4093 8387 4110 8387 4116 8386 4116 8342
4099 8343 4099 8346 4097 8346 4089 8363
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 233DEG 35KT 4104 8389
$$
LAPLANTE801
WWUS51 KCLE 252052
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
452 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
OHC063-252115-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110525T2115Z/
HANCOCK OH-
452 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
HANCOCK COUNTY...
AT 449 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
FINDLAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE POSSIBLE TORNADO INCLUDE...ARCADIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. OTHERWISE...SEEK
SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 4101 8346 4099 8348 4096 8367 4104 8378
4116 8376 4116 8342 4102 8343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 241DEG 32KT 4105 8362
$$
LAPLANTEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2:16 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Ashland, Crawford, Erie, Hancock, Huron, Knox and 10 more | 14 hr |
| May 25, 2:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 16 hr |
| May 25, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| May 25, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 57 min |
| May 25, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky | 57 min |
| May 25, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock | 50 min |
| May 25, 4:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Hancock | 14 hr |
| May 25, 4:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Hancock, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood | 63 min |
| May 25, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 119 min | |
| May 25, 5:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca | 13 hr |
| May 25, 5:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Sandusky, Seneca | 51 min |
| May 25, 5:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Hancock | 41 min |
| May 25, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron | 42 min |
| May 25, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot | 51 min |
| May 25, 6:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie, Huron, Wyandot | 12 hr |
| May 25, 6:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron | 57 min |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Richland | 58 min |
| May 25, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 49 min |
| May 25, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Huron, Seneca | 54 min |
| May 25, 6:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Huron, Lorain, Medina | 5 hr |
| May 25, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| May 25, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 45 min |
| May 25, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain, Medina | 67 min |
| May 25, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Marion, Wyandot | 60 min |
| May 25, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 119 min | |
| May 25, 7:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina | 4 hr |
| May 25, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga, Lake | 41 min |
| May 25, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Summit | 40 min |
| May 25, 7:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Ashland, Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Wyandot | 6 hr |
| May 25, 7:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Summit | 29 min |
| May 25, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Wayne | 38 min |
| May 25, 7:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Geauga, Lake, Portage, Summit, Wayne | 5 hr |
| May 25, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 55 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.