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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 114, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 5, 20125 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2012, 6:06 AM EDT for 5 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 69 min. 9 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 5, 2012, 6:06 AM EDT (10:06 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2012, 7:15 AM EDT
In force
69 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Sandusky County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 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 5, 6:23 AM EDTHAIL 0.88Sheffield Lake, OH
Jul 5, 6:38 AM EDTTSTM WND GST 632 W Vermilion, OH
Jul 5, 6:45 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGElyria, OHSOME TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN ELYRIA TOWNSHIP.
Jul 5, 6:45 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGSheffield, OHSOME TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN SHEFFIELD TOWNSHIP.
Jul 5, 6:55 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGBay Village, OHSOME TREES DOWN.
Jul 5, 6:55 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGWestlake, OHSOME TREES DOWN.
Jul 5, 6:58 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGLakewood, OHSOME TREES DOWN.
Jul 5, 7:05 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 N Norwalk, OHTREE DOWN NEAR ZENOBIA AD VESTA ROADS.
Jul 5, 7:05 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nw Hinckley, OHTREE 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 164 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2012-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4748 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2012-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 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
4748 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1268 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.4
Supercell composite
9.5

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The text

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

388 
WUUS51 KCLE 051006
SVRCLE
OHC035-043-093-123-143-051115-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0114.120705T1006Z-120705T1115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
606 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  NORTHERN LORAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
  NORTHERN SANDUSKY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO

* UNTIL 715 AM EDT

* AT 556 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND 
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER 
LAKE ERIE 19 MILES NORTH OF KELLEYS ISLAND...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 
50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LORAIN...
  ELYRIA...
  STRONGSVILLE...
  CLEVELAND...
  VERMILION...
  AMHERST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE 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 4145 8341 4161 8308 4153 8290 4173 8282
      4157 8281 4156 8272 4161 8275 4163 8267
      4151 8271 4139 8251 4152 8203 4150 8175
      4164 8149 4157 8148 4157 8139 4143 8137
      4135 8139 4135 8159 4127 8160 4127 8285
TIME...MOT...LOC 1005Z 290DEG 51KT 4179 8233

$$

KOSARIK
2 follow-up statements
875 
WWUS51 KCLE 051033
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
633 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

OHC123-143-051041-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-120705T1115Z/
OTTAWA OH-SANDUSKY OH-
633 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN SANDUSKY AND OTTAWA
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STRONGEST STORMS HAVE SHIFTED EAST OF OTTAWA AND SANDUSKY 
COUNTIES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM THURSDAY 
FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4157 8148 4157 8139 4135 8139 4135 8159
      4127 8160 4129 8284 4145 8285 4148 8282
      4146 8275 4150 8269 4142 8259 4139 8247
      4144 8237 4144 8227 4152 8206 4149 8188
      4150 8175 4164 8149
TIME...MOT...LOC 1031Z 290DEG 51KT 4166 8186

$$

OHC035-043-093-051115-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-120705T1115Z/
CUYAHOGA OH-LORAIN OH-ERIE OH-
633 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM EDT
FOR ERIE AND NORTHERN LORAIN COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...AND
CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...

AT 625 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
10 MILES NORTH OF AVON LAKE...OR 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF 
LORAIN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...AVON 
LAKE...BRATENAHL...RICHMOND HEIGHTS...EUCLID...SOUTH EUCLID...EAST 
CLEVELAND...GATES MILLS...HIGHLAND HEIGHTS...MAYFIELD...MAYFIELD 
HEIGHTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AND STAY AWAY FROM 
WINDOWS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM THURSDAY 
FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4157 8148 4157 8139 4135 8139 4135 8159
      4127 8160 4129 8284 4145 8285 4148 8282
      4146 8275 4150 8269 4142 8259 4139 8247
      4144 8237 4144 8227 4152 8206 4149 8188
      4150 8175 4164 8149
TIME...MOT...LOC 1031Z 290DEG 51KT 4166 8186

$$

KOSARIK
397 
WWUS51 KCLE 051119
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
719 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

OHC035-043-093-051129-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-120705T1115Z/
CUYAHOGA OH-LORAIN OH-ERIE OH-
719 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ERIE AND NORTHERN LORAIN
COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...AND CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST
OHIO EXPIRED AT 715 AM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4157 8148 4157 8139 4135 8139 4135 8159
      4127 8160 4129 8284 4145 8285 4148 8282
      4146 8275 4150 8269 4142 8259 4139 8247
      4144 8237 4144 8227 4152 8206 4149 8188
      4150 8175 4164 8149
TIME...MOT...LOC 1033Z 290DEG 51KT 4165 8183

$$

KOSARIK

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, 9:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Portage, Summit59 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, 6:36 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.