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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 22, 2015Erie County, Ottawa County, Sandusky County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2015, 5:03 PM EDT for Erie County, Ottawa County, Sandusky County, Ohio. It was in force for 42 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: Jun 22, 2015, 5:03 PM EDT (21:03 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2015, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Erie County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Sandusky County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 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
Jun 22, 5:05 PM EDT	HAIL 1	3 W Huron, OH
Jun 22, 5:25 PM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	2 S Sandusky, OH	FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED NEAR PERKINS AVENUE IN SANDUSKY

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
Jun 22, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 152 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 20 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1195 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

342 
WFUS51 KCLE 222103
TORCLE
OHC043-123-143-222145-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0007.150622T2103Z-150622T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
503 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL SANDUSKY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
  SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
    
* AT 502 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF SANDUSKY...MOVING EAST AT 50
  MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SANDUSKY AROUND 515 PM EDT.
  HURON AROUND 520 PM EDT.
  VERMILION AROUND 540 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MARBLEHEAD...WHITES LANDING AND CASTALIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4154 8271 4151 8274 4147 8266 4147 8269
      4145 8269 4138 8250 4143 8235 4136 8235
      4132 8292 4142 8294 4147 8281 4144 8276
      4146 8271 4151 8275 4150 8283 4147 8283
      4150 8284 4149 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 259DEG 42KT 4142 8285 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

LAPLANTE

4 follow-up statements

813 
WWUS51 KCLE 222121
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
521 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

OHC043-123-143-222145-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150622T2145Z/
SANDUSKY OH-ERIE OH-OTTAWA OH-
521 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL SANDUSKY...SOUTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTIES...
    
AT 520 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED NEAR HURON...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. A ROTAINTG WALL 
CLOUDS AND LARGE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS STORM. 

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  VERMILION AROUND 535 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MARBLEHEAD...WHITES LANDING AND CASTALIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4154 8271 4151 8274 4147 8266 4147 8269
      4145 8269 4138 8250 4143 8235 4136 8235
      4132 8292 4142 8294 4147 8281 4144 8276
      4146 8271 4151 8275 4150 8283 4147 8283
      4150 8284 4149 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 259DEG 42KT 4146 8256 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

KOSARIK

647 
WWUS51 KCLE 222126 CCA
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
526 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

OHC043-123-143-222145-
/O.COR.KCLE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150622T2145Z/
SANDUSKY OH-ERIE OH-OTTAWA OH-
526 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL SANDUSKY...SOUTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTIES...
    
AT 523 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED NEAR HURON...AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY. A ROTATING WALL 
CLOUD AND LARGE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS STORM.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  VERMILION AROUND 535 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MARBLEHEAD...WHITES LANDING AND CASTALIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4154 8271 4151 8274 4147 8266 4147 8269
      4145 8269 4138 8250 4143 8235 4136 8235
      4132 8292 4142 8294 4147 8281 4144 8276
      4146 8271 4151 8275 4150 8283 4147 8283
      4150 8284 4149 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 259DEG 42KT 4146 8256 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

KOSARIK

510 
WWUS51 KCLE 222135
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
535 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

OHC123-143-222142-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150622T2145Z/
SANDUSKY OH-OTTAWA OH-
535 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SANDUSKY AND SOUTHEASTERN
OTTAWA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED EAST 
OUT OF THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO.

LAT...LON 4138 8251 4138 8250 4139 8248 4143 8235
      4136 8235 4135 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 259DEG 42KT 4149 8236 

$$

OHC043-222145-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150622T2145Z/
ERIE OH-
535 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN ERIE COUNTY...
    
AT 532 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED NEAR VERMILION...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. FUNNEL CLOUDS 
AND LARGE HAIL HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS STORM.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL TRACK NEAR VERMILION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4138 8251 4138 8250 4139 8248 4143 8235
      4136 8235 4135 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 259DEG 42KT 4149 8236 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

KOSARIK

491 
WWUS51 KCLE 222144
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
544 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

OHC043-222150-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150622T2145Z/
ERIE OH-
544 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
545 PM EDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED EAST OF  
THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

WALL CLOUDS... FUNNEL CLOUDS AND LARGE HAIL WERE REPORTED WITH THE 
STORM AS IT TRACKED NEAR LAKE ERIE FROM SANDUSKY TO VERMILION BUT NO 
TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WAS REPORTED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO.

LAT...LON 4138 8251 4138 8250 4139 8248 4143 8235
      4136 8235 4135 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 259DEG 42KT 4149 8236 

$$

KOSARIK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 4:20 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		41 hr
Jun 22, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		84 min
Jun 22, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Wood	39 min
Jun 22, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood	30 min
Jun 22, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky	58 min
Jun 22, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood	5 min
Jun 22, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		82 min
Jun 22, 5:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Erie, Lorain	64 min
Jun 22, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Geauga, Lake	49 min
Jun 22, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		27 min
Jun 22, 6:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Geauga, Portage, Summit	35 min

Nearby

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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.