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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 5, 2016Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania; Ashtabula County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2016, 3:42 PM EDT for Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania; Ashtabula County, Ohio. It was in force for 63 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: Jun 5, 2016, 3:42 PM EDT (19:42 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 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 5, 3:45 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Cranesville, PA	SEVERAL TREES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN.
Jun 5, 3:48 PM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	Conneautville, PA	FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR TOWN.
Jun 5, 3:52 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Andover, OH	SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PYMATUNING LAKE ROAD AND FOOTVILLE-RICHMOND ROAD NORTHEAST OF ANDOVER.
Jun 5, 3:54 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Linesville, PA	TREE DOWN.
Jun 5, 4:09 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Union City, PA	TREES AND POWER OUTAGES WITH TREE DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS. FLAGPOLE SNAPPED.
Jun 5, 4:18 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Townville, PA	TREES DOWNED.
Jun 5, 4:24 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Spartansburg, PA	TREES DOWNED.
Jun 5, 4:40 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Hydetown, PA	TREES DOWNED.

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 5, 2:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 158 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: 24 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 712 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

330 
WUUS51 KCLE 051942
SVRCLE
OHC007-PAC039-049-052045-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0014.160605T1942Z-160605T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
342 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN ASHTABULA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OHIO...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  ERIE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 342 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEAR GIRARD TO NEAR ANDOVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
  MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ERIE...MEADVILLE...CONNEAUT...CORRY...EDINBORO...TITUSVILLE...NORTH EAST...
  UNION CITY...GIRARD...CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS...WATERFORD...ALBION...ANDOVER...
  LINESVILLE...WATTSBURG...LINCOLNVILLE...PYMATUNING CENTRAL...CANADOHTA
  LAKE...GUYS MILLS AND HARMONSBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4162 7961 4162 7982 4149 8000 4148 8037
      4150 8072 4199 8053 4211 8020 4225 7992
      4227 7977 4201 7976 4199 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 245DEG 35KT 4205 8028 4158 8064 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SEFCOVIC

1 follow-up statement

029 
WWUS51 KCLE 052016
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
416 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016

OHC007-PAC039-049-052045-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160605T2045Z/
ASHTABULA OH-CRAWFORD PA-ERIE PA-
416 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ASHTABULA...CRAWFORD AND ERIE COUNTIES...

AT 415 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR FINDLEY LAKE TO NEAR UNION CITY TO NEAR
PYMATUNING CENTRAL...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS
REPORTED SOME TREES DOWN IN THE CRANESVILLE AREA EARLIER AND LAW
ENFORCEMENTREPORTED SOME TREES DOWN AS WELL IN THE NORTHWEST PORTION
OFCRAWFORD COUNTY. 

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ERIE...MEADVILLE...CORRY...EDINBORO...TITUSVILLE...NORTH EAST...UNION CITY...
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS...WATERFORD...LINESVILLE...WATTSBURG...LINCOLNVILLE...
PYMATUNING CENTRAL...CANADOHTA LAKE...GUYS MILLS...HARMONSBURG...
RICEVILLE...ADAMSVILLE...PYMATUNING NORTH AND ATLANTIC.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4162 7961 4162 7982 4149 8000 4148 8037
      4150 8062 4218 8005 4225 7991 4227 7977
      4201 7976 4199 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 254DEG 36KT 4218 7974 4187 7988 4157 8041 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SEFCOVIC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 4:04 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Crawford, Erie	41 min
Jun 5, 4:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford	31 min
Jun 5, 3:53 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		36 hr
Jun 5, 1:06 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		114 min
Jun 5, 1:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford, Erie, Huron, Lorain	38 min
Jun 5, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Jun 5, 2:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky	34 min
Jun 5, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake	41 min
Jun 5, 2:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Huron, Richland, Seneca, Wyandot	42 min
Jun 5, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Jun 5, 2:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron, Lorain, Sandusky	33 min
Jun 5, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Knox	43 min
Jun 5, 2:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain	38 min
Jun 5, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Jun 5, 2:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake	46 min
Jun 5, 3:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage, Summit	44 min
Jun 5, 3:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Trumbull	46 min
Jun 5, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Trumbull	33 min
Jun 5, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Trumbull	22 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.