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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 5, 2012Lorain County, Medina County, Summit County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2012, 6:41 AM EDT for Lorain County, Medina County, Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 79 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
Jul 5, 2012, 6:41 AM EDT (10:41 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
In force
79 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH, Summit County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:45 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 5, 7:05 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nw Hinckley, OHTREE DOWN.
Jul 5, 7:10 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGNorthfield, OHTREE DOWN.
Jul 5, 7:15 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Sw Medina, OHSOME LARGE LIMBS AND POWERLINES DOWN IN LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP.
Jul 5, 7:19 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGFairlawn, OHLARGE LIMB DOWN.
Jul 5, 7:25 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGAkron, OHTREE DOWN.
Jul 5, 7:25 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGWadsworth, OHSOME TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN WADSWORTH TOWNSHIP.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 5, 6:16 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.

790 
WUUS51 KCLE 051041
SVRCLE
OHC093-103-153-051200-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0116.120705T1041Z-120705T1200Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN LORAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  MEDINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  SUMMIT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

* UNTIL 800 AM EDT

* AT 635 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND 
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR THE 
LAKE ERIE SHORE OF LORAIN AND CUYAHOGA COUNTIES...AND MOVING 
SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LITCHFIELD...
  MEDINA...
  AKRON...
  BRUNSWICK...
  LODI...
  MACEDONIA...
  TWINSBURG...
  WADSWORTH...
  CUYAHOGA FALLS...
  HUDSON...
  BARBERTON...

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 4091 8164 4099 8165 4099 8217 4106 8218
      4107 8234 4130 8234 4127 8160 4128 8156
      4135 8159 4134 8139 4099 8139 4098 8142
      4091 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 1040Z 306DEG 56KT 4142 8188

$$

KOSARIK
2 follow-up statements
953 
WWUS51 KCLE 051124
SVSCLE

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

OHC093-103-153-051200-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-120705T1200Z/
LORAIN OH-MEDINA OH-SUMMIT OH-
724 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT
FOR SUMMIT...MEDINA AND SOUTHERN LORAIN COUNTIES...

AT 719 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE 
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE STORMS WERE 
LOCATED NEAR CUYAHOGA FALLS AND AKRON...INTO NORTHERN MEDINA AND 
NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...
MOGADORE...LAKEMORE...PORTAGE LAKES AND GREEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4091 8164 4099 8165 4099 8217 4106 8218
      4107 8234 4130 8234 4127 8160 4128 8156
      4135 8159 4134 8139 4099 8139 4098 8142
      4091 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 1122Z 309DEG 38KT 4112 8150

$$

KOSARIK
746 
WWUS51 KCLE 051158
SVSCLE

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

OHC093-103-153-051208-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-120705T1200Z/
LORAIN OH-MEDINA OH-SUMMIT OH-
758 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SUMMIT...MEDINA AND SOUTHERN 
LORAIN COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 800 AM...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND 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 4091 8164 4099 8165 4099 8217 4106 8218
      4107 8234 4130 8234 4127 8160 4128 8156
      4135 8159 4134 8139 4099 8139 4098 8142
      4091 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 1158Z 309DEG 38KT 4088 8111

$$

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, 6:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Erie, Lorain, Ottawa, Sandusky69 min
Jul 5, 6:36 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Lake54 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.