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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 18, 2014Erie County, Lorain County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2014, 5:57 PM EDT for Erie County, Lorain County, Ohio. It was in force for 48 min. 6 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 18, 2014, 5:57 PM EDT (21:57 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2014, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Erie County, OH, Lorain County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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, 6:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 0	Sheffield, OH	ESTIMATED 65 MPH THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST.
Jun 18, 6:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 65	Sheffield, OH	ESTIMATED 65 MPH THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST.
Jun 18, 6:28 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Sheffield, OH	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES.
Jun 18, 6:32 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Sheffield, OH	1.5 FOOT DIAMETER HEALTHY TREE FELL ON A TRUCK.
Jun 18, 6:39 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Avon, OH	2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN.
Jun 18, 6:52 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Elyria, OH	MULTIPLE 8 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN. ONE LIGHT POLE DOWN.

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 18, 4:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 174 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: 8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -321 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 754 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -189 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

115 
WUUS51 KCLE 182157
SVRCLE
OHC043-093-182245-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0071.140618T2157Z-140618T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
557 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  NORTHERN LORAIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 556 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
  EAST OF MILAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LORAIN...
  ELYRIA...
  VERMILION...
  AMHERST...
  NORTH RIDGEVILLE...
  AVON LAKE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4151 8197 4135 8197 4135 8188 4128 8234
      4129 8260 4140 8259 4141 8255 4139 8251
      4139 8247 4144 8235 4144 8227 4148 8219
      4152 8203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 258DEG 38KT 4129 8245

$$

MULLEN

2 follow-up statements

558 
WWUS51 KCLE 182231
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
631 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

OHC043-182240-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-140618T2245Z/
ERIE OH-
631 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTY IN
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO IS CANCELLED...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT 
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4151 8197 4135 8197 4135 8188 4131 8217
      4148 8219 4152 8203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 246DEG 33KT 4142 8202

$$

OHC093-182245-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-140618T2245Z/
LORAIN OH-
631 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LORAIN COUNTY...

AT 628 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 NORTH RIDGEVILLE...OR NEAR ELYRIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTH RIDGEVILLE...LORAIN...ELYRIA AND AVON LAKE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 4151 8197 4135 8197 4135 8188 4131 8217
      4148 8219 4152 8203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 246DEG 33KT 4142 8202

$$

926 
WWUS51 KCLE 182247
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
647 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

OHC093-182257-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-140618T2245Z/
LORAIN OH-
647 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LORAIN COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNING 
AREA. DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF 
LORAIN COUNTY. 

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4151 8197 4135 8197 4135 8188 4131 8217
      4148 8219 4152 8203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 246DEG 33KT 4142 8201

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 8:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		89 min
Jun 17, 8:21 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	39 min
Jun 17, 9:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	60 min
Jun 17, 9:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	6 hr
Jun 17, 10:21 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		84 min
Jun 17, 10:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake	60 min
Jun 18, 2:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit	6 hr
Jun 18, 4:54 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Stark, Summit	10 hr
Jun 18, 7:48 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	6 hr
Jun 18, 11:21 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Stark	34 hr
Jun 18, 3:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull	43 min
Jun 18, 3:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lucas, Ottawa, Wood	60 min
Jun 18, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		118 min
Jun 18, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lucas, Wood	61 min
Jun 18, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ottawa	52 min
Jun 18, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Huron	52 min
Jun 18, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot	45 min
Jun 18, 5:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Trumbull	59 min
Jun 18, 5:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lorain, Medina	42 min
Jun 18, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Jun 18, 6:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	59 min
Jun 18, 6:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Portage, Stark, Summit	49 min
Jun 18, 6:13 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	6 hr
Jun 18, 6:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Seneca	39 min
Jun 18, 6:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga	46 min
Jun 18, 6:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Trumbull	39 min
Jun 18, 6:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Lorain	6 hr
Jun 18, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Geauga, Lake	65 min
Jun 18, 7:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Portage, Trumbull	61 min
Jun 18, 7:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		89 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.