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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2013, 7:57 PM EDT for Marion County, Ohio. It was in force for 48 min. 8 reports 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 12, 2013, 7:57 PM EDT (23:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2013, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Marion County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 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 12, 8:04 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Green Camp, OH | ROTATING WALL CLOUD OBSERVED. |
| Jun 12, 8:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1.5 | 1 S Marion, OH | |
| Jun 12, 8:11 PM EDT | HAIL 1.5 | Marion, OH | |
| Jun 12, 8:12 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 S Marion, OH | |
| Jun 12, 8:12 PM EDT | HAIL 2.5 | 1 S Marion, OH | |
| Jun 12, 8:19 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Ne Waldo, OH | |
| Jun 12, 8:29 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Ne Waldo, OH | ROTATING WALL CLOUD |
| Jun 12, 8:30 PM EDT | TORNADO | Prospect, OH |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 1919 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 838 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS51 KCLE 122357
TORCLE
OHC101-130045-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0004.130612T2357Z-130613T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
757 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 845 PM EDT
* AT 755 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA RUE...OR 9 MILES WEST OF
MARION...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARION...PROSPECT...WALDO AND GREEN CAMP.
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 4044 8314 4044 8326 4050 8326 4050 8339
4064 8337 4063 8296 4049 8296 4049 8301
4043 8302 4043 8314
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 275DEG 39KT 4055 8325
$$
LAPLANTE3 follow-up statements
026
WWUS51 KCLE 130008
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
808 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
OHC101-130045-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130613T0045Z/
MARION OH-
808 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
MARION COUNTY...
AT 804 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A ROTATING WALL CLOUD LOOKING IN
THE VICINITY OF GREEN CAMP. THIS POTENTIALLY TORNADIC STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR GREEN CAMP...OR NEAR MARION...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE POSSIBLE TORNADO INCLUDE...RURAL
EASTERN MARION COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. OTHERWISE...SEEK
SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN OHIO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 4044 8314 4044 8326 4050 8326 4050 8339
4064 8337 4063 8296 4049 8296 4049 8301
4043 8302 4043 8314
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 275DEG 39KT 4054 8314
$$
LAPLANTE098
WWUS51 KCLE 130022
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
822 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
OHC101-130045-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130613T0045Z/
MARION OH-
822 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
MARION COUNTY...
AT 804 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A ROTATING WALL CLOUD. THIS
POTENTIALLY TORNADIC STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WALDO...OR 9 MILES SOUTH
OF MARION...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM ALSO HAS A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING 2 TO 2.5 INCH HAIL.
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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN OHIO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 4043 8314 4044 8314 4044 8325 4045 8326
4050 8326 4050 8335 4064 8335 4063 8297
4049 8296 4049 8301 4043 8302
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 304DEG 32KT 4044 8308
$$
LAPLANTE677
WWUS51 KCLE 130039
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
839 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
OHC101-130049-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130613T0045Z/
MARION OH-
839 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MARION COUNTY EXPIRES AT 845 PM
EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN OHIO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
LAT...LON 4043 8314 4044 8314 4044 8325 4045 8326
4050 8326 4050 8335 4064 8335 4063 8297
4049 8296 4049 8301 4043 8302
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 304DEG 32KT 4035 8290
$$
LAPLANTEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 3:35 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 12, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Crawford, Huron, Richland, Seneca | 45 min |
| Jun 12, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes, Knox | 63 min |
| Jun 12, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Richland | 62 min |
| Jun 12, 7:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Holmes | 40 min |
| Jun 12, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Marion | 62 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.