Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 18, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2013, 3:49 PM EDT for Ashland County, Medina County, Wayne County, Ohio. It was in force for 41 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
- Jul 10, 2013, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2013, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Ashland County, OH, Medina County, OH, Wayne County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 4:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 8 Ese Medina, OH | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN MAINLY IN SHARON TOWNSHIP. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 434 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 811 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
681
WFUS51 KCLE 101949
TORCLE
OHC005-103-169-102030-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0018.130710T1949Z-130710T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
349 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
SOUTHERN MEDINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT
* AT 346 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR POLK...OR 5 MILES NORTH OF ASHLAND...AND
MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WOOSTER...RITTMAN...WEST SALEM...LODI...CRESTON...ORRVILLE...
WADSWORTH...DOYLESTOWN...SPENCER...CONGRESS...BURBANK...WESTFIELD
CENTER...BRIARWOOD BEACH...CHIPPEWA-ON-THE-LAKE...GLORIA GLENS
PARK...SEVILLE...SMITHVILLE AND MARSHALLVILLE.
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 4084 8242 4106 8243 4106 8218 4112 8217
4112 8169 4099 8168 4099 8169 4098 8167
4081 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 275DEG 52KT 4094 8223
$$
KUBINA2 follow-up statements
673
WWUS51 KCLE 102012
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
412 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
OHC005-102022-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130710T2030Z/
ASHLAND OH-
412 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.
LAT...LON 4081 8165 4084 8205 4110 8203 4112 8169
4099 8168 4099 8169 4098 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 275DEG 52KT 4090 8179
$$
OHC103-169-102030-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130710T2030Z/
MEDINA OH-WAYNE OH-
412 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
WAYNE AND SOUTHEASTERN MEDINA COUNTIES...
AT 410 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
SMITHVILLE...OR NEAR RITTMAN...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE POSSIBLE TORNADO INCLUDE....
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 4081 8165 4084 8205 4110 8203 4112 8169
4099 8168 4099 8169 4098 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 275DEG 52KT 4090 8179
$$
KUBINA615
WWUS51 KCLE 102027
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
427 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
OHC103-169-102038-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130710T2030Z/
MEDINA OH-WAYNE OH-
427 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN WAYNE AND SOUTHERN MEDINA
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 430 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.
LAT...LON 4081 8165 4084 8205 4110 8203 4112 8169
4099 8168 4099 8169 4098 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 275DEG 52KT 4087 8149
$$
KUBINAThe 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, 2:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood | 46 min |
| 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, 3:55 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.