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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 14, 2014Mahoning County, Trumbull County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2014, 6:45 PM EDT for Mahoning County, Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 45 min. 3 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
May 14, 2014, 6:45 PM EDT (22:45 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2014, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Mahoning County, OH, Trumbull County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 14, 6:50 PM EDTHAIL 0.75Canfield, OH
May 14, 7:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGYoungstown, OHSEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN.
May 14, 7:22 PM EDTHAIL 0.88Hubbard, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 14, 1:23 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 94 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2014-05-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2014-05-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-164 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
999 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

941 
WUUS51 KCLE 142245
SVRCLE
OHC099-155-142330-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0041.140514T2245Z-140514T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
645 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MAHONING COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  SOUTHEASTERN TRUMBULL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 644 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
  CANFIELD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  YOUNGSTOWN...
  BOARDMAN...
  CAMPBELL...
  NILES...
  HUBBARD...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE NOW AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

LAT...LON 4101 8095 4147 8052 4111 8051 4090 8076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 218DEG 32KT 4103 8078

$$

KING
2 follow-up statements
961 
WWUS51 KCLE 142302
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
702 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014

OHC099-155-142330-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-140514T2330Z/
MAHONING OH-TRUMBULL OH-
702 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN TRUMBULL AND EASTERN MAHONING COUNTIES...

AT 658 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 NEAR YOUNGSTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CHURCHILL...HUBBARD...VIENNA...BROOKFIELD CENTER...WEST HILL...YANKEE
LAKE AND ORANGEVILLE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DIME SIZED HAIL HAS BEEN RECENTLY REPORTED AROUND YOUNGSTOWN WITH 
THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE IMMEDIATE 
ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4105 8082 4147 8052 4111 8051 4090 8076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 218DEG 32KT 4112 8065

$$
053 
WWUS51 KCLE 142326
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
726 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014

OHC099-155-142336-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-140514T2330Z/
MAHONING OH-TRUMBULL OH-
726 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TRUMBULL AND
EASTERN MAHONING COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4105 8082 4147 8052 4111 8051 4090 8076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 218DEG 32KT 4129 8047

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 12:23 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMorrow52 min
May 14, 12:38 AM EDTTornado WarningCLEMorrow52 min
May 14, 12:57 AM EDTTornado WarningCLEKnox, Richland33 min
May 14, 1:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Holmes, Knox, Richland48 min
May 14, 11:49 AM EDTFlood WatchCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more28 hr
May 14, 1:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
May 14, 1:51 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEKnox39 min
May 14, 2:11 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLELorain10 hr
May 14, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Richland62 min
May 14, 2:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga38 min
May 14, 2:25 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshland, Richland35 min
May 14, 2:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox47 min
May 14, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE119 min
May 14, 2:38 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEKnox10 hr
May 14, 2:47 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshland, Wayne28 min
May 14, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes54 min
May 14, 2:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga38 min
May 14, 2:57 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHolmes33 min
May 14, 3:10 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEWayne35 min
May 14, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELake44 min
May 14, 3:18 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Holmes, Lake, Medina, Summit and 1 more10 hr
May 14, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELake49 min
May 14, 3:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Summit51 min
May 14, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula59 min
May 14, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
May 14, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELake30 min
May 14, 4:33 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEPortage10 hr
May 14, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Portage57 min
May 14, 4:54 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull10 hr
May 14, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Lake, Trumbull67 min
May 14, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark54 min
May 14, 5:25 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEStark10 hr
May 14, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Trumbull63 min
May 14, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark47 min
May 14, 6:58 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHolmes47 min
May 14, 7:00 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEMahoning10 hr
May 14, 7:35 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHolmes, Stark, Wayne55 min
May 14, 7:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Trumbull41 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.