Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 12, 2012, 11:37 PM EDT for Lucas County, Ohio. It was in force for 53 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
- Mar 12, 2012, 11:37 PM EDT (03:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2012, 12:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Lucas County, OH
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 7:36 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 519 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 434 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 589 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
837
WUUS51 KCLE 130337
SVRCLE
OHC095-130430-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0006.120313T0337Z-120313T0430Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1137 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LUCAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT
* AT 1130 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
HOLLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOLEDO...
OREGON...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE NOW AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY!
&&
LAT...LON 4172 8387 4174 8345 4172 8342 4170 8342
4169 8338 4170 8330 4164 8321 4163 8316
4162 8357 4157 8362 4153 8371 4149 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0335Z 270DEG 45KT 4165 8372
$$
CLARK3 follow-up statements
771
WWUS51 KCLE 130352
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1152 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
OHC095-130430-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120313T0430Z/
LUCAS OH-
1152 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT
FOR LUCAS COUNTY...
AT 1148 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HARBOR VIEW TO TOLEDO TO
HOLLAND...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...RURAL
EASTERN LUCAS COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWEST OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 4172 8387 4174 8345 4172 8342 4170 8342
4169 8338 4170 8330 4164 8321 4163 8316
4162 8357 4157 8362 4153 8371 4149 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 265DEG 46KT 4174 8342 4167 8350
4161 8369
$$
CLARK321
WWUS51 KCLE 130417
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1217 AM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012
OHC095-130430-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120313T0430Z/
LUCAS OH-
1217 AM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT
FOR LUCAS COUNTY...
AT 1214 AM 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 6 MILES EAST OF OREGON TO WHITEHOUSE...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...RURAL
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN LUCAS COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWEST OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 4172 8387 4174 8345 4172 8342 4170 8342
4169 8338 4170 8330 4164 8321 4163 8316
4162 8357 4157 8362 4153 8371 4149 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 263DEG 41KT 4167 8327 4154 8376
$$873
WWUS51 KCLE 130431
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1231 AM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012
OHC095-130440-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120313T0430Z/
LUCAS OH-
1231 AM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LUCAS COUNTY EXPIRES AT 1230
AM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER
APPEARED TO BE SEVERE...HOWEVER LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWEST OHIO.
LAT...LON 4172 8387 4174 8345 4172 8342 4170 8342
4169 8338 4170 8330 4164 8321 4163 8316
4162 8357 4157 8362 4153 8371 4149 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 263DEG 41KT 4169 8306 4156 8355
$$
CLARKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 11:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.