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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 10, 20134 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2013, 2:29 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 46 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: Jul 10, 2013, 2:29 PM EDT (18:29 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2013, 3:15 PM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Lucas County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Wood County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:29 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 10, 12:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 129 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: 1364 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 699 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 3.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

420 
WFUS51 KCLE 101829
TORCLE
OHC095-123-143-173-101915-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0014.130710T1829Z-130710T1915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
229 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL LUCAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
  WESTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
  NORTHWESTERN SANDUSKY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
  NORTHERN WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...

* UNTIL 315 PM EDT

* AT 225 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WATERVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ELMORE...PERRYSBURG...NORTHWOOD...WOODVILLE...GENOA...OAK HARBOR...
  MAUMEE...STONY RIDGE...LUCKEY...PEMBERVILLE...WALBRIDGE...
  MILLBURY...CLAY CENTER...WILLISTON...ROCKY RIDGE AND BONO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF NO
BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR CLOSET.

&&

LAT...LON 4167 8324 4164 8321 4162 8312 4145 8307
      4137 8376 4154 8381
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 257DEG 25KT 4148 8366

$$

LAPLANTE

1 follow-up statement

109 
WWUS51 KCLE 101849
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
249 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

OHC095-123-143-173-101915-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-130710T1915Z/
WOOD OH-LUCAS OH-OTTAWA OH-SANDUSKY OH-
249 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SANDUSKY...WESTERN OTTAWA...EXTREME EASTERN LUCAS AND
NORTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTIES...

AT 244 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LUCKEY...OR 8 MILES WEST OF ELMORE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE  POSSIBLE TORNADO INCLUDE...GENOA...
CLAY CENTER...ELMORE...WILLISTON...BONO...ROCKY RIDGE AND OAK HARBOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. OTHERWISE...SEEK
SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4140 8356 4159 8358 4167 8324 4164 8321
      4162 8312 4145 8307
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 257DEG 27KT 4149 8340

$$

LAPLANTE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 9, 9:57 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Hancock	52 hr
Jul 9, 11:03 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood	3 days
Jul 9, 11:03 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Lorain	9 hr
Jul 10, 12:16 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Huron, Seneca	59 min
Jul 10, 12:25 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Jul 10, 12:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Wyandot	4 hr
Jul 10, 1:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood	49 min
Jul 10, 2:28 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Jul 10, 4:24 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		111 min
Jul 10, 4:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland and 1 more	10 hr
Jul 10, 5:19 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Wayne	6 hr
Jul 10, 6:07 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron	31 hr
Jul 10, 10:43 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Lorain	61 hr
Jul 10, 10:43 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga	20 hr
Jul 10, 10:43 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Lake	27 hr
Jul 10, 10:43 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Stark	27 hr
Jul 10, 11:56 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		10 hr
Jul 10, 1:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Sandusky	64 min
Jul 10, 1:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		119 min
Jul 10, 1:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lucas, Wood	70 min
Jul 10, 1:51 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Erie, Sandusky	6 hr
Jul 10, 2:02 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga	6 hr
Jul 10, 2:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Huron, Seneca	72 min
Jul 10, 2:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie	55 min
Jul 10, 2:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga	65 min
Jul 10, 2:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock	48 min
Jul 10, 2:14 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Huron, Seneca	6 hr
Jul 10, 2:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage	44 min
Jul 10, 2:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Stark	41 min
Jul 10, 2:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Stark	6 hr
Jul 10, 2:28 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Lucas, Wood	4 hr
Jul 10, 2:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lorain, Medina	68 min
Jul 10, 2:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland	50 min
Jul 10, 2:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Hancock	6 hr
Jul 10, 2:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Hancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca and 2 more	38 min
Jul 10, 2:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Portage, Trumbull	51 min
Jul 10, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron	63 min
Jul 10, 3:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Ottawa, Sandusky	45 min
Jul 10, 3:06 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Geauga, Portage, Trumbull	6 hr
Jul 10, 3:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Summit	81 min
Jul 10, 3:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Lorain, Medina, Summit	6 hr
Jul 10, 3:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron	60 min
Jul 10, 3:20 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron	40 min
Jul 10, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Marion, Seneca, Wyandot	64 min
Jul 10, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Richland	61 min
Jul 10, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Trumbull	46 min
Jul 10, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		119 min
Jul 10, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		116 min
Jul 10, 3:35 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland and 1 more	8 hr
Jul 10, 3:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Wayne	66 min
Jul 10, 3:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Lorain	51 min
Jul 10, 3:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Medina	93 min
Jul 10, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Morrow	62 min
Jul 10, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull	91 min
Jul 10, 3:49 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Ashland, Medina, Wayne	41 min
Jul 10, 3:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Portage, Stark	65 min
Jul 10, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Geauga, Lake	64 min
Jul 10, 4:04 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	8 hr
Jul 10, 4:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Knox	54 min
Jul 10, 4:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	74 min
Jul 10, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Holmes	55 min
Jul 10, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Stark	48 min
Jul 10, 4:28 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Summit	32 min
Jul 10, 4:29 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Holmes, Wayne	8 hr
Jul 10, 4:47 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Stark	43 min
Jul 10, 4:48 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Trumbull	47 hr
Jul 10, 4:54 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Sandusky	21 hr
Jul 10, 5:17 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Mahoning	7 hr
Jul 10, 5:33 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		117 min
Jul 10, 6:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Lucas, Wood	12 hr
Jul 10, 6:13 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Geauga, Portage, Summit	11 hr
Jul 10, 7:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Jul 10, 7:31 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Erie, Lorain	16 hr
Jul 10, 7:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga	12 hr
Jul 10, 7:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Huron, Seneca	18 hr
Jul 10, 7:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		78 min
Jul 10, 7:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Stark	12 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.