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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Sep 10, 2014, 5:33 PM EDT for Geauga County, Portage County, Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 42 min. 3 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
- Sep 10, 2014, 5:33 PM EDT (21:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2014, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Geauga County, OH, Portage County, OH, Trumbull County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 5:45 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 E Streetsboro, OH | DEBRIS OBSERVED BY SPOTTER NNE OF ST RT 303. |
| Sep 10, 5:58 PM EDT | TORNADO | Hiram, OH | TORANDO ON THE GROUND NEAR THE CENTER OF HIRAM. |
| Sep 10, 6:08 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 E Hiram, OH | STATE ROUTE 305 CLOSED EAST OF HIRAM DUE TO DEBRIS ON THE ROAD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 1:54 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 156 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 711 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
579
WFUS51 KCLE 102133
TORCLE
OHC055-133-155-102215-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0029.140910T2133Z-140910T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
533 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN GEAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
NORTHERN PORTAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RAVENNA...
NORTHWESTERN TRUMBULL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 531 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
STOW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MANTUA...GARRETTSVILLE...MIDDLEFIELD AND WEST FARMINGTON
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
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 4150 8086 4128 8086 4108 8132 4116 8140
4125 8139 4151 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 236DEG 30KT 4119 8131
$$
TK3 follow-up statements
741
WWUS51 KCLE 102145
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
545 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2014
OHC055-133-155-102215-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140910T2215Z/
PORTAGE OH-TRUMBULL OH-GEAUGA OH-
545 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GEAUGA...NORTHWESTERN TRUMBULL AND NORTHERN PORTAGE
COUNTIES...
AT 544 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MANTUA...OR 6
MILES NORTH OF RAVENNA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEST FARMINGTON...MIDDLEFIELD...MANTUA AND GARRETTSVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.
&&
LAT...LON 4150 8086 4128 8086 4118 8118 4122 8129
4130 8132 4132 8129 4151 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 236DEG 30KT 4125 8119
$$
TK182
WWUS51 KCLE 102159
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
559 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2014
OHC055-133-155-102215-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140910T2215Z/
PORTAGE OH-TRUMBULL OH-GEAUGA OH-
559 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GEAUGA...NORTHWESTERN TRUMBULL AND NORTHEASTERN PORTAGE
COUNTIES...
AT 555 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE AND SPOTTERS CONFIRM A TORNADO NEAR HIRAM...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HIRAM...WEST FARMINGTON...MIDDLEFIELD AND GARRETTSVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY 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 4150 8086 4140 8085 4139 8086 4135 8086
4134 8087 4126 8109 4127 8120 4137 8121
4151 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 233DEG 26KT 4132 8112
$$
TK079
WWUS51 KCLE 102215
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
615 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2014
OHC055-133-155-102225-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140910T2215Z/
PORTAGE OH-TRUMBULL OH-GEAUGA OH-
615 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEAUGA...NORTHWESTERN
TRUMBULL AND NORTHEASTERN PORTAGE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.
LAT...LON 4150 8086 4140 8085 4139 8086 4135 8086
4134 8087 4126 8109 4127 8120 4137 8121
4151 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 233DEG 26KT 4133 8110
$$
TKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 3:47 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 42 hr | |
| Sep 10, 2:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Lucas | 7 hr |
| Sep 10, 3:00 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 25 hr | |
| Sep 10, 4:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Medina, Summit, Wayne | 47 min |
| Sep 10, 4:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Portage, Summit | 47 min |
| Sep 10, 5:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Lake | 14 min |
| Sep 10, 5:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Stark, Wayne | 30 min |
| Sep 10, 6:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Lucas | 6 hr |
| Sep 10, 6:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Hancock, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood | 8 hr |
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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.