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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at May 14, 2014, 6:58 PM EDT for Holmes County, Ohio. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2014, 6:58 PM EDT (22:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2014, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Holmes County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1:23 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
640
WFUS51 KCLE 142258
TORCLE
OHC075-142345-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0019.140514T2258Z-140514T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
658 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
HOLMES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MILLERSBURG...HOLMESVILLE...
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT
* AT 658 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF
KILLBUCK...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF MILLERSBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 25
MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GLENMONT AND NASHVILLE
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. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 4044 8180 4044 8202 4046 8218 4057 8218
4057 8222 4067 8222 4066 8189 4067 8165
4044 8167 4044 8178
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 199DEG 22KT 4041 8193
$$3 follow-up statements
415
WWUS51 KCLE 142309
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
709 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
OHC075-142345-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140514T2345Z/
HOLMES OH-
709 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR HOLMES
COUNTY...
AT 705 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
KILLBUCK...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF MILLERSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HOLMESVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.
&&
LAT...LON 4044 8180 4044 8187 4044 8202 4046 8218
4066 8201 4066 8189 4067 8165 4044 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 218DEG 34KT 4049 8185
$$235 WWUS51 KCLE 142323 SVSCLE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 723 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 OHC075-142345- /O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140514T2345Z/ HOLMES OH- 723 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR EASTERN HOLMES COUNTY... AT 718 PM EDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF BERLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL TRACK NEAR WINESBURG BUT OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER RURAL EASTERN AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 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 4044 8202 4066 8189 4067 8165 4044 8167 TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 218DEG 34KT 4058 8174 $$
155 WWUS51 KCLE 142330 SVSCLE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 730 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 OHC075-142345- /O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140514T2345Z/ HOLMES OH- 730 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR EASTERN HOLMES COUNTY... AT 725 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST OF MILLERSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN OHIO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. && LAT...LON 4044 8202 4066 8189 4067 8165 4044 8167 TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 215DEG 30KT 4061 8173 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 12:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Morrow | 52 min |
| May 14, 12:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Morrow | 52 min |
| May 14, 12:57 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Knox, Richland | 33 min |
| May 14, 1:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Richland | 48 min |
| May 14, 11:49 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more | 28 hr |
| May 14, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| May 14, 1:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Knox | 39 min |
| May 14, 2:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Lorain | 10 hr |
| May 14, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Richland | 62 min |
| May 14, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 38 min |
| May 14, 2:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashland, Richland | 35 min |
| May 14, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Knox | 47 min |
| May 14, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 119 min | |
| May 14, 2:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Knox | 10 hr |
| May 14, 2:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashland, Wayne | 28 min |
| May 14, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes | 54 min |
| May 14, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 38 min |
| May 14, 2:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Holmes | 33 min |
| May 14, 3:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Wayne | 35 min |
| May 14, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lake | 44 min |
| May 14, 3:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Holmes, Lake, Medina, Summit and 1 more | 10 hr |
| May 14, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lake | 49 min |
| May 14, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina, Summit | 51 min |
| May 14, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 59 min |
| May 14, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| May 14, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lake | 30 min |
| May 14, 4:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Portage | 10 hr |
| May 14, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage | 57 min |
| May 14, 4:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Trumbull | 10 hr |
| May 14, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Lake, Trumbull | 67 min |
| May 14, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 54 min |
| May 14, 5:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Stark | 10 hr |
| May 14, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull | 63 min |
| May 14, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 47 min |
| May 14, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Trumbull | 45 min |
| May 14, 7:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 10 hr |
| May 14, 7:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Holmes, Stark, Wayne | 55 min |
| May 14, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Trumbull | 41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.