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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 4, 2012Medina County, Portage County, Summit County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2012, 9:31 PM EDT for Medina County, Portage County, Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 59 min. 14 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
Jul 4, 2012, 9:31 PM EDT (01:31 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2012, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Medina County, OH, Portage County, OH, Summit County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 4, 9:37 PM EDTHAIL 0.88Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Jul 4, 9:39 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ne Medina, OHLARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN.
Jul 4, 9:41 PM EDTHAIL 1.25Streetsboro, OH
Jul 4, 9:43 PM EDTHAIL 1.25Ravenna, OH
Jul 4, 9:45 PM EDTHAIL 1Aurora, OH
Jul 4, 9:46 PM EDTHAIL 1Mantua, OH
Jul 4, 9:51 PM EDTHAIL 2Tallmadge, OH
Jul 4, 9:56 PM EDTHAIL 1.25Tallmadge, OH
Jul 4, 9:56 PM EDTHAIL 1.75Akron, OH
Jul 4, 9:58 PM EDTHAIL 1Akron, OH
Jul 4, 9:58 PM EDTHAIL 1Tallmadge, OH
Jul 4, 10:00 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 55Mogadore, OH
Jul 4, 10:03 PM EDTHAIL 1.75Mogadore, OH
Jul 4, 10:06 PM EDTHAIL 1.25Mogadore, 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 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 143 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2012-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1419 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2012-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1419 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2023 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 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.

111 
WUUS51 KCLE 050131
SVRCLE
OHC103-133-153-050230-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0110.120705T0131Z-120705T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
931 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN MEDINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  PORTAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  SUMMIT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT

* AT 926 PM 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 TWINSBURG TO MACEDONIA TO
  BRUNSWICK...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  AKRON...
  RAVENNA...
  HUDSON...
  STREETSBORO...
  MANTUA...
  CUYAHOGA FALLS...
  GARRETTSVILLE...
  BARBERTON...
  KENT...
  TALLMADGE...

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 4092 8164 4099 8164 4122 8194 4128 8177
      4128 8157 4133 8159 4135 8157 4135 8101
      4099 8100 4099 8140 4091 8142
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 295DEG 20KT 4134 8134 4127 8151
          4117 8177

$$

ABE
2 follow-up statements
998 
WWUS51 KCLE 050206
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1006 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

OHC103-050215-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-120705T0230Z/
MEDINA OH-
1006 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MEDINA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 4092 8164 4127 8168 4128 8157 4133 8159
      4135 8157 4135 8101 4099 8100 4099 8140
      4098 8142 4094 8141 4091 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 295DEG 20KT 4126 8111 4119 8128
          4109 8154

$$

OHC133-153-050230-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-120705T0230Z/
PORTAGE OH-SUMMIT OH-
1006 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR SUMMIT AND PORTAGE COUNTIES...

AT 1006 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
GARRETTSVILLE TO RAVENNA TO AKRON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...PORTAGE
LAKES...TALLMADGE...BRADY LAKE...AKRON...WINDHAM...RAVENNA...
BRIMFIELD...MOGADORE...LAKEMORE AND GREEN.

AN NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN MOGADORE. THIS LINE 
OF STORMS HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING AT LEAST QUARTER SIZE HAIL.


LAT...LON 4092 8164 4127 8168 4128 8157 4133 8159
      4135 8157 4135 8101 4099 8100 4099 8140
      4098 8142 4094 8141 4091 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 295DEG 20KT 4126 8111 4119 8128
          4109 8154

$$

ABE
813 
WWUS51 KCLE 050231
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1031 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

OHC133-153-050240-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-120705T0230Z/
PORTAGE OH-SUMMIT OH-
1031 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SUMMIT AND PORTAGE COUNTIES
EXPIRES AT 1030 PM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OUT OF THE 
SOUTHEAST AREA OF PORTAGE COUNTY. SOME WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL 
STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1045 PM. 



LAT...LON 4092 8164 4127 8168 4128 8157 4133 8159
      4135 8157 4135 8101 4099 8100 4099 8140
      4098 8142 4094 8141 4091 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 295DEG 20KT 4126 8110 4119 8127
          4109 8153

$$

ABE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 8:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca49 min
Jul 4, 8:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEErie, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky106 min
Jul 4, 8:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Marion, Wyandot70 min
Jul 4, 9:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Richland82 min
Jul 4, 9:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEHancock, Marion, Wyandot102 min
Jul 4, 9:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Trumbull55 min
Jul 4, 9:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Knox55 min
Jul 4, 9:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Stark63 min
Jul 4, 10:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox29 min
Jul 5, 3:45 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryCLEAshland, Crawford, Erie, Hancock, Holmes, Huron and 18 more15 hr
Jul 5, 4:48 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE117 min
Jul 5, 6:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Erie, Lorain, Ottawa, Sandusky69 min
Jul 5, 6:36 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Lake54 min
Jul 5, 6:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain, Medina, Summit79 min
Jul 5, 6:49 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE116 min
Jul 5, 6:53 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron43 min
Jul 5, 7:09 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Wayne51 min
Jul 5, 7:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage63 min
Jul 5, 8:03 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMorrow3 hr
Jul 5, 8:34 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEMorrow6 hr
Jul 5, 8:41 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshland, Knox, Richland5 hr
Jul 5, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood56 min
Jul 5, 3:28 PM EDTExcessive Heat WarningCLEAshland, Crawford, Erie, Hancock, Holmes, Huron and 15 more30 hr
Jul 5, 3:28 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Portage and 1 more30 hr
Jul 5, 5:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Wyandot59 min
Jul 5, 7:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMarion30 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.