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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at May 14, 2014, 7:35 PM EDT for Holmes County, Stark County, Wayne County, Ohio. It was in force for 55 min. 2 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, 7:35 PM EDT (23:35 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2014, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Holmes County, OH, Stark County, OH, Wayne County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 7:53 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 1 W Massillon, OH | |
| May 14, 8:09 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | North Canton, 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.
| 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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 137 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.
302
WFUS51 KCLE 142335
TORCLE
OHC075-151-169-150030-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0020.140514T2335Z-140515T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
735 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN HOLMES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
WESTERN STARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 733 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MOUNT
EATON...OR 11 MILES EAST OF HOLMESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WILMOT...BREWSTER...NAVARRE...DALTON...MASSILLON AND NORTH CANTON
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4058 8195 4091 8168 4091 8136 4063 8157
4063 8166 4058 8166 4057 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 209DEG 25KT 4064 8171
$$3 follow-up statements
415
WWUS51 KCLE 142348
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
748 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
OHC075-151-169-150030-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-140515T0030Z/
HOLMES OH-STARK OH-WAYNE OH-
748 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE...WESTERN STARK AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN HOLMES
COUNTIES...
AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
BREWSTER...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
NAVARRE...DALTON...MASSILLON...PERRY HEIGHTS...HILLS AND DALES...
CANAL FULTON AND NORTH CANTON
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 4078 8171 4091 8168 4091 8136 4063 8157
4063 8166 4058 8166 4057 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 209DEG 25KT 4073 8158
$$247
WWUS51 KCLE 142359
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
759 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
OHC075-151-169-150030-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-140515T0030Z/
HOLMES OH-STARK OH-WAYNE OH-
759 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE...WESTERN STARK AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN HOLMES
COUNTIES...
AT 753 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO LOCATED NEAR MASSILLON...OR 8 MILES WEST
OF CANTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HILLS
AND DALES AND NORTH CANTON.
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 4078 8171 4091 8168 4091 8136 4063 8157
4063 8166 4058 8166 4057 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 216DEG 34KT 4083 8148
$$180
WWUS51 KCLE 150022
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
822 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
OHC075-151-169-150031-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-140515T0030Z/
HOLMES OH-STARK OH-WAYNE OH-
822 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE...WESTERN STARK AND
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN HOLMES COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.
LAT...LON 4078 8171 4091 8168 4091 8136 4063 8157
4063 8166 4058 8166 4057 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 216DEG 34KT 4101 8131
$$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, 6:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Holmes | 47 min |
| May 14, 7:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Mahoning | 10 hr |
| 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.