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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 12, 2014Medina County, Summit County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at May 12, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT for Medina County, Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 45 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
May 12, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
May 12, 2014, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Medina County, OH, Summit County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 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
May 12, 8:15 PM EDTTORNADO3 S Medina, OHNWS STORM SURVEY INDICATED A SMALL EF0 TORNADO TRACK 3.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE CITY OF MEDINA IN MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP IN MEDINA COUNTY OHIO. MAX WINDS OF 80 MPH WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO A BUSINESS AND A FEW HOMES.
May 12, 8:18 PM EDTHAIL 1.253 Se Medina, OH
May 12, 8:27 PM EDTHAIL 13 Ese Medina, OH

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

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 160 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2014-05-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 429 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2014-05-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 158 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
429 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-77 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1021 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
212 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.

195 
WFUS51 KCLE 130000
TORCLE
OHC103-153-130045-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0005.140513T0000Z-140513T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
800 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MEDINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MEDINA...
  CENTRAL SUMMIT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF AKRON...

* UNTIL 845 PM EDT

* AT 759 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MEDINA...
  MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WADSWORTH...BARBERTON...TALLMADGE...HUDSON AND CUYAHOGA FALLS

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 4099 8190 4099 8199 4115 8206 4130 8145
      4099 8140 4098 8183 4099 8189
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 251DEG 21KT 4110 8190

$$
1 follow-up statement
671 
WWUS51 KCLE 130026
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
826 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014

OHC103-153-130045-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140513T0045Z/
MEDINA OH-SUMMIT OH-
826 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
SUMMIT AND EASTERN MEDINA COUNTIES...

AT 822 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AT TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MEDINA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WADSWORTH...NORTON...BARBERTON...PIGEON CREEK...TALLMADGE...STOW...
SILVER LAKE...RICHFIELD...PORTAGE LAKES...PENINSULA...MUNROE FALLS...
MONTROSE-GHENT...LAKEMORE...HUDSON...FAIRLAWN...CUYAHOGA FALLS...
BOSTON HEIGHTS AND AKRON.

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 4099 8190 4119 8190 4130 8146 4099 8140
      4098 8168 4098 8185
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 242DEG 17KT 4111 8180

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 12, 8:15 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina6 hr
May 12, 8:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron, Lorain, Medina44 min
May 12, 8:41 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEMedina, Summit49 min
May 12, 8:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit7 hr
May 12, 8:54 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELorain39 hr
May 12, 8:54 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEErie, Lorain39 hr
May 12, 8:57 PM EDTTornado WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina48 min
May 12, 9:07 PM EDTTornado WarningCLECuyahoga, Summit38 min
May 12, 9:14 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEMedina, Wayne31 min
May 12, 9:29 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEPortage, Summit31 min
May 12, 9:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Summit42 min
May 12, 9:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Wayne45 min
May 12, 9:51 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEPortage, Stark, Summit39 min
May 12, 9:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEGeauga, Portage, Trumbull6 hr
May 12, 10:04 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEErie6 hr
May 12, 10:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEStark, Wayne8 hr
May 12, 10:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEPortage, Trumbull8 hr
May 12, 10:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEMahoning7 hr
May 12, 10:57 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLESummit11 hr
May 12, 10:57 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEMarion13 hr
May 13, 12:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLECuyahoga29 hr
May 13, 1:32 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull33 hr
May 13, 3:55 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit16 hr
May 13, 4:11 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLETrumbull6 hr
May 13, 4:13 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and 7 more17 hr
May 13, 9:57 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLECuyahoga14 hr
May 13, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
May 13, 5:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood44 min
May 13, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE117 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.