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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 19, 2012Crawford County, Marion County, Wyandot County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 19, 2012, 3:31 PM EDT for Crawford County, Marion County, Wyandot County, Ohio. It was in force for 44 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
Mar 19, 2012, 3:31 PM EDT (19:31 UTC)
Expired
Mar 19, 2012, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Crawford County, OH, Marion County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 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
Mar 19, 3:35 PM EDTHAIL 1Nevada, OH

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 156 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-03-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 759 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-03-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 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
759 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1236 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
43 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.

478 
WUUS51 KCLE 191931
SVRCLE
OHC033-101-175-192015-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0021.120319T1931Z-120319T2015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
331 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  SOUTHEASTERN WYANDOT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 324 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 NEAR
  MORRAL...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BUCYRUS...
  MORRAL...
  GALION...
  CRESTLINE...

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 4069 8341 4090 8329 4088 8273 4072 8273
      4071 8285 4065 8287 4065 8296 4062 8296
      4061 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 295DEG 5KT 4073 8324

$$

BRAY
2 follow-up statements
752 
WWUS51 KCLE 191957
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
357 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2012

OHC033-101-175-192015-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120319T2015Z/
WYANDOT OH-CRAWFORD OH-MARION OH-
357 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN MARION AND SOUTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...AND SOUTHEASTERN WYANDOT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...

AT 353 PM 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
NEAR BUCYRUS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
INCLUDE...BUCYRUS...NORTH ROBINSON...GALION AND CRESTLINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ONE INCH HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED IN NEVADA WITH THIS STORM. IF YOU 
ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE 
AND PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 4069 8341 4090 8329 4088 8273 4072 8273
      4071 8285 4065 8287 4065 8296 4062 8296
      4061 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 263DEG 14KT 4082 8301

$$

MITCHELL
990 
WWUS51 KCLE 192020
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
420 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2012

OHC033-101-175-192030-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120319T2015Z/
WYANDOT OH-CRAWFORD OH-MARION OH-
420 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MARION AND SOUTHERN
CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...AND SOUTHEASTERN WYANDOT
COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO EXPIRED AT 415 PM EDT...

LAT...LON 4069 8341 4090 8329 4088 8273 4072 8273
      4071 8285 4065 8287 4065 8296 4062 8296
      4061 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 263DEG 14KT 4082 8300

$$

WILLARD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 11:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELorain19 hr
Mar 19, 3:51 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Lucas, Medina and 6 more6 hr
Mar 19, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Morrow, Richland57 min
Mar 19, 5:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHuron3 hr
Mar 19, 5:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshland3 hr
Mar 19, 6:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Wayne60 min
Mar 19, 6:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEWayne2 hr

Nearby

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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.