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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 21, 2016Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania; Ashtabula County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2016, 12:45 AM EDT for Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania; Ashtabula County, Ohio. It was in force for 45 min. 1 report 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 21, 2016, 12:45 AM EDT (04:45 UTC)
Expired: Jun 21, 2016, 1:30 AM EDT
In force: 45 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 Cleveland radar (KCLE), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 21, 12:45 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Ashtabula, OH	2 TREES DOWN ON PARK AVENUE ALONG WITH SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS IN THE AREA.

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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 161 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: 1574 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1261 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 220 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 248 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.2
Supercell composite: 13.3

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The text

As transmitted.

200 
WUUS51 KCLE 210445
SVRCLE
OHC007-PAC039-049-210530-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0022.160621T0445Z-160621T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1245 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 130 AM EDT

* AT 1245 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  ASHTABULA...MOVING EAST 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...
  ASHTABULA...MEADVILLE...CONNEAUT...JEFFERSON...GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE...
  EDINBORO...GENEVA...GIRARD...NORTH KINGSVILLE...CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS...
  WATERFORD...ALBION...LINESVILLE...WATTSBURG...HARMONSBURG...PYMATUNING
  NORTH...PYMATUNING CENTRAL...LAKE CITY...AUSTINBURG AND KINGSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4154 8014 4174 8100 4185 8100 4186 8099
      4200 8053 4203 8045 4205 7976
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 287DEG 35KT 4187 8075 

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

SEFCOVIC

3 follow-up statements

409 
WWUS51 KCLE 210508
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
108 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

PAC049-210516-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160621T0530Z/
ERIE PA-
108 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4185 7991 4154 8014 4170 8080 4181 8074
      4185 8058
TIME...MOT...LOC 0506Z 291DEG 34KT 4178 8050 

$$

OHC007-PAC039-210530-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160621T0530Z/
ASHTABULA OH-CRAWFORD PA-
108 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL ASHTABULA AND WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

AT 106 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF
PYMATUNING NORTH...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF CONNEAUT...MOVING EAST 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...
MEADVILLE...JEFFERSON...CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS...LINESVILLE...PYMATUNING
NORTH...HARMONSBURG...PYMATUNING CENTRAL...PIERPONT...SAEGERTOWN...
CONNEAUTVILLE...CONNEAUT LAKE...SPRINGBORO...BLOOMING VALLEY...VENANGO...
WOODCOCK...CONNEAUT LAKESHORE AND GENEVA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 4185 7991 4154 8014 4170 8080 4181 8074
      4185 8058
TIME...MOT...LOC 0506Z 291DEG 34KT 4178 8050 

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

SEFCOVIC

865 
WWUS51 KCLE 210524
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
124 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

OHC007-210534-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160621T0530Z/
ASHTABULA OH-
124 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ASHTABULA COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4185 7991 4154 8014 4163 8052 4185 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 291DEG 38KT 4170 8033 

$$

PAC039-210530-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160621T0530Z/
CRAWFORD PA-
124 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT
FOR WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...

AT 124 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HARMONSBURG...
OR 10 MILES WEST OF MEADVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 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...
MEADVILLE...CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS...LINESVILLE...PYMATUNING NORTH...
HARMONSBURG...PYMATUNING CENTRAL...SAEGERTOWN...CONNEAUTVILLE...
CONNEAUT LAKE...SPRINGBORO...BLOOMING VALLEY...VENANGO...WOODCOCK...
GENEVA AND CONNEAUT LAKESHORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 4185 7991 4154 8014 4163 8052 4185 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 291DEG 38KT 4170 8033 

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

SEFCOVIC

011 
WWUS51 KCLE 210529
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
129 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

PAC039-210538-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160621T0530Z/
CRAWFORD PA-
129 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 130 AM EDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CLEVELAND.

LAT...LON 4185 7991 4154 8014 4163 8052 4185 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 287DEG 35KT 4170 8033 

$$

SEFCOVIC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 21, 1:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford	47 min
Jun 21, 12:34 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		56 min
Jun 21, 2:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Portage	33 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.