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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 18, 2014Portage County, Trumbull County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2014, 7:14 PM EDT for Portage County, Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 61 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
Jun 18, 2014, 7:14 PM EDT (23:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2014, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Portage County, OH, Trumbull County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jun 18, 7:27 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWest Farmington, OH2 FOOT DIAMETER BRANCH FELL ONTO A HOUSE.

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
Jun 18, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 117 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 2014-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 16 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2014-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 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
16 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-317 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1954 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
97 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.

330 
WUUS51 KCLE 182314
SVRCLE
OHC133-155-190015-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0079.140618T2314Z-140619T0015Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN PORTAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  TRUMBULL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 712 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
  WEST FARMINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WARREN...
  LORDSTOWN...
  CORTLAND...
  NILES...
  HUBBARD...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4113 8052 4113 8100 4115 8139 4135 8117
      4135 8100 4150 8100 4150 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 273DEG 33KT 4137 8092

$$

MULLEN
3 follow-up statements
050 
WWUS51 KCLE 182346
SVSCLE

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

OHC133-182356-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-140619T0015Z/
PORTAGE OH-
746 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN PORTAGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 4113 8052 4113 8100 4150 8100 4150 8053
      4149 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 273DEG 33KT 4125 8082

$$

OHC155-190015-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-140619T0015Z/
TRUMBULL OH-
746 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR TRUMBULL COUNTY...

AT 743 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHAMPION HEIGHTS...OR
NEAR WARREN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEST FARMINGTON...WARREN...NILES...NEWTON FALLS...LORDSTOWN...HUBBARD
AND CORTLAND

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 NORTHEASTERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 4113 8052 4113 8100 4150 8100 4150 8053
      4149 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 273DEG 33KT 4125 8082

$$
898 
WWUS51 KCLE 190001
SVSCLE

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

OHC155-190015-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-140619T0015Z/
TRUMBULL OH-
801 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR TRUMBULL COUNTY...

AT 759 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
9 MILES NORTH OF CORTLAND...OR 16 MILES NORTH OF WARREN...MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS 
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF TRUMBULL COUNTY. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARREN...NILES...NEWTON FALLS...LORDSTOWN...HUBBARD AND CORTLAND

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 NORTHEASTERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 4113 8052 4114 8100 4124 8100 4150 8084
      4150 8053 4149 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 267DEG 31KT 4146 8070

$$
443 
WWUS51 KCLE 190015
SVSCLE

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

OHC155-190025-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-140619T0015Z/
TRUMBULL OH-
815 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TRUMBULL COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.

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

LAT...LON 4113 8052 4114 8100 4124 8100 4150 8084
      4150 8053 4149 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 267DEG 31KT 4146 8070

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 8:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE89 min
Jun 17, 8:21 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshtabula39 min
Jun 17, 9:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula60 min
Jun 17, 9:38 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshtabula6 hr
Jun 17, 10:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE84 min
Jun 17, 10:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake60 min
Jun 18, 2:20 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit6 hr
Jun 18, 4:54 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEStark, Summit10 hr
Jun 18, 7:48 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshtabula6 hr
Jun 18, 11:21 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEStark34 hr
Jun 18, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Trumbull43 min
Jun 18, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Ottawa, Wood60 min
Jun 18, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE118 min
Jun 18, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood61 min
Jun 18, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa52 min
Jun 18, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron52 min
Jun 18, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot45 min
Jun 18, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Trumbull59 min
Jun 18, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain, Medina42 min
Jun 18, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jun 18, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Lorain48 min
Jun 18, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula59 min
Jun 18, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Stark, Summit49 min
Jun 18, 6:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshtabula6 hr
Jun 18, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Seneca39 min
Jun 18, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga46 min
Jun 18, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull39 min
Jun 18, 6:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLELorain6 hr
Jun 18, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Lake65 min
Jun 18, 7:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE89 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.