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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 27, 2014Marion County, Morrow County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2014, 1:26 PM EDT for Marion County, Morrow County, Ohio. It was in force for 64 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 27, 2014, 1:26 PM EDT (17:26 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2014, 2:30 PM EDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Marion County, OH, Morrow County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:28 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
Jul 27, 1:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGAshley, OHSEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. TIME AND SPECIFIC LOCATION ESTIMATED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 147 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2014-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 426 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2014-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
426 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-183 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
973 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

888 
WUUS51 KCLE 271726
SVRCLE
OHC101-117-271830-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0099.140727T1726Z-140727T1830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
126 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  MORROW COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO

* UNTIL 230 PM EDT

* AT 123 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
  WALDO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOUNT GILEAD...
  CARDINGTON...
  SPARTA...
  CHESTERVILLE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4035 8293 4041 8294 4041 8299 4043 8303
      4044 8322 4050 8324 4065 8295 4067 8286
      4071 8285 4070 8262 4067 8262 4066 8265
      4061 8262 4055 8262 4055 8264 4034 8265
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 250DEG 25KT 4043 8309

$$

ADAMS
1 follow-up statement
935 
WWUS51 KCLE 271752
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
152 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

OHC101-271802-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-140727T1830Z/
MARION OH-
152 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WARNING HAS MOVED EAST OF THE COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4035 8293 4041 8294 4041 8299 4043 8303
      4049 8301 4049 8296 4061 8296 4070 8269
      4070 8263 4064 8265 4062 8262 4055 8262
      4055 8264 4038 8265 4035 8283
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 255DEG 27KT 4043 8291

$$

OHC117-271830-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-140727T1830Z/
MORROW OH-
152 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR MORROW COUNTY...

AT 149 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 CARDINGTON...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOUNT GILEAD...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPARTA...MOUNT GILEAD...CHESTERVILLE AND CARDINGTON

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4035 8293 4041 8294 4041 8299 4043 8303
      4049 8301 4049 8296 4061 8296 4070 8269
      4070 8263 4064 8265 4062 8262 4055 8262
      4055 8264 4038 8265 4035 8283
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 255DEG 27KT 4043 8291

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 2:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox, Morrow54 min
Jul 27, 4:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake3 hr
Jul 27, 5:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga4 hr
Jul 27, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jul 27, 7:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Trumbull17 hr
Jul 27, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE77 min
Jul 27, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lake, Lorain63 min

Nearby

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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.