Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 153, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 4, 2012, 10:04 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 71 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2012, 10:04 PM EDT (02:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2012, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 71 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Ottawa County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Wyandot County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 1163 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1310 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
148
WUUS51 KCLE 050204
SVRCLE
OHC123-143-147-175-050315-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0153.120805T0204Z-120805T0315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1004 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
SANDUSKY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
SENECA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
WYANDOT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
* AT 1003 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM GENOA TO 7 MILES NORTH OF FOSTORIA TO 7 MILES WEST OF
MARSEILLES...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELMORE...
UPPER SANDUSKY...
TIFFIN...
SYCAMORE...
FREMONT...
PORT CLINTON...
CLYDE...
MARSEILLES...
GIBSONBURG...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE NOW AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER
NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE 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 4099 8346 4099 8342 4162 8341 4162 8310
4152 8293 4155 8287 4160 8284 4155 8278
4155 8272 4154 8271 4148 8274 4150 8280
4146 8297 4143 8294 4145 8284 4100 8284
4099 8311 4070 8311 4069 8350 4090 8352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 268DEG 38KT 4159 8337 4126 8345
4067 8351
$$
LAPLANTE2 follow-up statements
095
WWUS51 KCLE 050253
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1053 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2012
OHC123-143-147-175-050315-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0153.000000T0000Z-120805T0315Z/
WYANDOT OH-SENECA OH-OTTAWA OH-SANDUSKY OH-
1053 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN SANDUSKY...EASTERN OTTAWA...EASTERN SENECA AND WYANDOT
COUNTIES...
AT 1049 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF PORT CLINTON TO BELLEVUE TO 12 MILES
SOUTH OF ATTICA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...MARBLEHEAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 4085 8350 4085 8331 4099 8322 4162 8322
4162 8310 4152 8293 4160 8284 4155 8278
4155 8272 4154 8271 4148 8274 4150 8280
4146 8297 4143 8294 4144 8284 4100 8284
4099 8311 4070 8311 4070 8350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 221DEG 45KT 4169 8290 4132 8276
4091 8282
$$
LOMBARDY382
WWUS51 KCLE 050306
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1106 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2012
OHC143-147-175-050316-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0153.000000T0000Z-120805T0315Z/
WYANDOT OH-SENECA OH-SANDUSKY OH-
1106 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SANDUSKY...EASTERN
SENECA AND WYANDOT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
LAT...LON 4155 8303 4152 8291 4155 8287 4160 8284
4155 8278 4156 8277 4154 8271 4148 8274
4150 8276 4150 8280 4147 8291 4148 8295
4145 8299 4146 8302
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 221DEG 45KT 4183 8273 4146 8260
4105 8266
$$
OHC123-050315-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0153.000000T0000Z-120805T0315Z/
OTTAWA OH-
1106 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY...
AT 1105 PM EDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF MARBLEHEAD TO 8
MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARBLEHEAD TO 34 MILES SOUTH OF MARBLEHEAD...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE....
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 4155 8303 4152 8291 4155 8287 4160 8284
4155 8278 4156 8277 4154 8271 4148 8274
4150 8276 4150 8280 4147 8291 4148 8295
4145 8299 4146 8302
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 221DEG 45KT 4183 8273 4146 8260
4105 8266
$$
LOMBARDYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa, Sandusky | 55 min |
| Aug 4, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 113 min | |
| Aug 4, 9:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock, Lucas, Wood | 71 min |
| Aug 4, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Aug 4, 10:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Marion | 53 min |
| Aug 4, 10:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie, Huron | 62 min |
| Aug 4, 11:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Lorain, Medina | 40 min |
| Aug 4, 11:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wayne | 61 min |
| Aug 4, 11:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 100 min | |
| Aug 4, 11:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 22 min |
| Aug 4, 11:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Knox | 47 min |
| Aug 5, 11:19 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 86 min | |
| Aug 5, 2:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 18 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.