Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 23, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 8, 2014, 1:33 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Medina County, Ohio. It was in force for 27 min. 8 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
- Jul 8, 2014, 1:33 PM EDT (17:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Medina County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 1:33 PM EDT | TORNADO | Valley City, OH | BEGINNING OF STORM SURVEY...EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED ORGINATING IN LORAIN COUNTY...ISLAND ROAD AND ROUTE 303 AND TRACKING TOWARD VALLEY CITY IN MEDINA COUNTY. ESTIMATED MAX WIND 94 MPH. MORE DETAILS ONCE THE SURVEY IS DONE. |
| Jul 8, 1:33 PM EDT | TORNADO | Valley City, OH | THE TORNADO STARTED AS AN EF0 IN EXTREME EAST CENTRAL LORAIN COUNTY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ISLAND ROAD AND ROUTE 303 AND THEN QUICKLY BECAME AN EF1 IN MEDINA COUNTY AND TRACKED AROUND 7 MILES BEFORE LIFTING UP NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GRAFTON AND MARKS ROADS |
| Jul 8, 1:34 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Valley City, OH | TREES DOWN. ROOF DAMAGE. |
| Jul 8, 1:34 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Valley City, OH | TREES DOWN. ROOF DAMAGE ON ERHART RD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Jul 8, 1:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Brunswick, OH | TREES AND LINES DOWN ALONG GRAFTON ROAD. ROOF DAMAGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Jul 8, 1:47 PM EDT | TORNADO | 5 Ene Brunswick, OH | EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED. TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF RIDGE ROAD AND BOSTON ROAD IN HINCKLEY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO A HOME. IT THEN MOVED ACROSS THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND LIFTED AT THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE VALLEAIRE GOLF COURSE OFF |
| Jul 8, 1:47 PM EDT | TORNADO | Hinckley, OH | EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED. TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF RIDGE ROAD AND BOSTON ROAD IN HINCKLEY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO A HOME. IT THEN MOVED ACROSS THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND LIFTED AT THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE VALLEAIRE GOLF COURSE OFF |
| Jul 8, 1:49 PM EDT | TORNADO | 5 Ene Brunswick, OH | BEGINNING OF STORM SURVEY...EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR VALLEAIRE GOLF COURSE AT RIDGE RD AND BOSTON RD. ESTIMATED MAX WINDS 94 MPH. TRACK LENGTH UNKNOWN ATTM. SURVEY CONTINUING. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 1:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 909 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
589
WFUS51 KCLE 081733
TORCLE
OHC035-103-081800-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0023.140708T1733Z-140708T1800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
133 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STRONGSVILLE...
NORTHEASTERN MEDINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD...
* UNTIL 200 PM EDT
* AT 131 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
LITCHFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BRUNSWICK...NORTH ROYALTON...PARMA AND SOLON
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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.
&&
LAT...LON 4153 8139 4135 8140 4135 8159 4128 8156
4127 8168 4120 8169 4114 8200 4120 8203
4120 8198 4127 8197 4128 8188 4135 8188
4136 8194
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 258DEG 45KT 4126 8191
$$2 follow-up statements
354
WWUS51 KCLE 081747
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
147 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014
OHC035-103-081800-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140708T1800Z/
CUYAHOGA OH-MEDINA OH-
147 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MEDINA AND SOUTHEASTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTIES...
AT 141 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO...LOCATED NEAR NORTH ROYALTON...OR NEAR
HINKLEY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOLON...NORTH ROYALTON AND BRUNSWICK
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR MAY DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE
PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL
OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK
SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
&&
LAT...LON 4153 8139 4135 8140 4135 8159 4133 8158
4133 8159 4130 8157 4128 8157 4127 8160
4127 8168 4126 8168 4124 8183 4132 8183
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 258DEG 45KT 4129 8171
$$284
WWUS51 KCLE 081755
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
155 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014
OHC035-103-081806-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140708T1800Z/
CUYAHOGA OH-MEDINA OH-
155 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MEDINA AND SOUTHEASTERN
CUYAHOGA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
LAT...LON 4153 8139 4135 8140 4135 8159 4133 8158
4133 8159 4130 8157 4128 8157 4127 8160
4127 8168 4126 8168 4124 8183 4132 8183
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 258DEG 45KT 4132 8153
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 89 min | |
| Jul 7, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake | 65 min |
| Jul 7, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 78 min | |
| Jul 7, 9:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Trumbull | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:47 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 22 hr | |
| Jul 8, 9:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 112 min | |
| Jul 8, 11:48 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 117 min | |
| Jul 8, 12:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lorain | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Jul 8, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Medina | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 57 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.