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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 18, 2012Sandusky County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2012, 2:30 PM EDT for Sandusky County, Ohio. It was in force for 60 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: Jun 18, 2012, 2:30 PM EDT (18:30 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2012, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Sandusky County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:33 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 18, 2:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Fremont, OH	LARGE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 146 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1525 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 99 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.

056 
WUUS51 KCLE 181830
SVRCLE
OHC143-181930-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0060.120618T1830Z-120618T1930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
230 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SANDUSKY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT

* AT 223 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
  NORTH OF WOODVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FREMONT...
  CLYDE...
  GREEN SPRINGS...
  BELLEVUE...

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 4150 8341 4150 8334 4146 8333 4146 8297
      4143 8294 4145 8289 4145 8284 4125 8284
      4125 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 291DEG 26KT 4153 8328

$$

LAPLANTE

4 follow-up statements

585 
WWUS51 KCLE 181839
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
239 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012

OHC143-181930-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-120618T1930Z/
SANDUSKY OH-
239 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR SANDUSKY COUNTY...

AT 233 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
7 MILES NORTHEAST OF WOODVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...STONY
PRAIRIE...FREMONT...CLYDE AND BELLEVUE.

LAT...LON 4150 8341 4150 8334 4146 8333 4146 8297
      4143 8294 4145 8289 4145 8284 4125 8284
      4125 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 291DEG 26KT 4151 8321

$$

WILLARD

954 
WWUS51 KCLE 181904
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
304 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012

OHC143-181930-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-120618T1930Z/
SANDUSKY OH-
304 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR SANDUSKY COUNTY...

AT 257 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF CLYDE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 
40 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
BELLEVUE.

LAT...LON 4150 8341 4150 8334 4146 8333 4146 8297
      4143 8294 4145 8289 4145 8284 4125 8284
      4125 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 295DEG 34KT 4139 8290

$$

WILLARD

390 
WWUS51 KCLE 181918
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
318 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012

OHC143-181930-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-120618T1930Z/
SANDUSKY OH-
318 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR SANDUSKY COUNTY...

AT 312 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
8 MILES NORTH OF BELLEVUE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE....

LAT...LON 4150 8341 4150 8334 4146 8333 4146 8297
      4143 8294 4145 8289 4145 8284 4125 8284
      4125 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 299DEG 26KT 4136 8282

$$

WILLARD

720 
WWUS51 KCLE 181927
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
327 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012

OHC143-181937-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-120618T1930Z/
SANDUSKY OH-
327 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SANDUSKY COUNTY EXPIRES AT 330
PM EDT...

LAT...LON 4150 8341 4150 8334 4146 8333 4146 8297
      4143 8294 4145 8289 4145 8284 4125 8284
      4125 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 299DEG 26KT 4133 8275

$$

WILLARD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 18, 1:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Jun 18, 1:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lucas, Wood	52 min
Jun 18, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ottawa	67 min
Jun 18, 2:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Seneca, Wood	62 min
Jun 18, 3:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie	59 min
Jun 18, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		113 min
Jun 18, 3:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Huron	52 min
Jun 18, 3:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Erie	29 min
Jun 18, 3:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lorain	40 min
Jun 18, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Wood	50 min
Jun 18, 3:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Huron, Medina	67 min
Jun 18, 3:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Erie, Huron, Sandusky, Seneca	4 hr
Jun 18, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Medina	60 min
Jun 18, 4:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Lorain	3 hr
Jun 18, 4:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Wayne	51 min
Jun 18, 4:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashland, Wayne	3 hr
Jun 18, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Holmes, Stark, Wayne	61 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.