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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 26, 2012Erie County, Lorain County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2012, 5:53 PM EDT for Erie County, Lorain County, Ohio. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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 26, 2012, 5:53 PM EDT (21:53 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2012, 6:29 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Erie County, OH, Lorain County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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 26, 6:15 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 60Sheffield, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 26, 1:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 181 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 12:00Z on 2012-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2012-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -89 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-232 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1297 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

151 
WUUS51 KCLE 262153
SVRCLE
OHC043-093-262245-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0143.120726T2153Z-120726T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
553 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  NORTHERN LORAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 549 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF VERMILION...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LORAIN...
  ELYRIA...
  AMHERST...
  GRAFTON...
  AVON LAKE...
  NORTH RIDGEVILLE...

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 4151 8196 4136 8197 4135 8188 4128 8188
      4127 8189 4128 8251 4139 8252 4139 8247
      4144 8235 4144 8227 4148 8219 4152 8203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 268DEG 44KT 4148 8235

$$

LAPLANTE
2 follow-up statements
330 
WWUS51 KCLE 262203
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
603 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

OHC043-262213-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-120726T2245Z/
ERIE OH-
603 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTY IN
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO IS CANCELLED...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4151 8196 4136 8197 4135 8188 4127 8188
      4127 8198 4128 8235 4144 8234 4144 8226
      4148 8219 4152 8203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 272DEG 44KT 4147 8218

$$

OHC093-262245-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-120726T2245Z/
LORAIN OH-
603 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN LORAIN COUNTY...

AT 559 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LORAIN...MOVING EAST AT
50 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
SHEFFIELD...SHEFFIELD LAKE...AVON...AVON LAKE AND NORTH RIDGEVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4151 8196 4136 8197 4135 8188 4127 8188
      4127 8198 4128 8235 4144 8234 4144 8226
      4148 8219 4152 8203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 272DEG 44KT 4147 8218

$$

LAPLANTE
031 
WWUS51 KCLE 262229
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
629 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

OHC093-262238-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-120726T2245Z/
LORAIN OH-
629 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN LORAIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4151 8196 4136 8197 4135 8188 4127 8188
      4127 8198 4128 8235 4144 8234 4144 8226
      4148 8219 4152 8203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 272DEG 44KT 4146 8177

$$

MITCHELL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 10:05 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE22 hr
Jul 26, 2:55 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE110 min
Jul 26, 1:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull45 min
Jul 26, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Summit48 min
Jul 26, 1:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula60 min
Jul 26, 1:21 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull24 min
Jul 26, 1:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWayne52 min
Jul 26, 1:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark47 min
Jul 26, 2:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning47 min
Jul 26, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESummit50 min
Jul 26, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox, Morrow52 min
Jul 26, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox44 min
Jul 26, 4:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes41 min
Jul 26, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE85 min
Jul 26, 5:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMedina, Summit3 hr
Jul 26, 5:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage37 min
Jul 26, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning35 min
Jul 26, 6:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE52 min
Jul 26, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake40 min
Jul 26, 7:33 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEGeauga, Portage, Summit2 hr

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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.