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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 18, 2016Hancock County, Wood County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2016, 4:31 AM EDT for Hancock County, Wood County, Ohio. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 18, 2016, 4:31 AM EDT (08:31 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2016, 5:15 AM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hancock County, OH, Wood County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:30 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 176 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2016-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 286 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2016-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 109 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
286 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1483 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
3.1

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The text

As transmitted.

151 
WUUS51 KCLE 180831
SVRCLE
OHC063-173-180915-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0036.160718T0831Z-160718T0915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
431 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
  HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...

* UNTIL 515 AM EDT

* AT 430 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FINDLAY...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FINDLAY...FOSTORIA...BLUFFTON...NORTH BALTIMORE...MCCOMB...
  ARLINGTON...ARCADIA...RAWSON...VANLUE...VAN BUREN...BLOOMDALE...
  MOUNT BLANCHARD...HOYTVILLE...BENTON RIDGE...JENERA...
  MOUNT CORY AND BAIRDSTOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4122 8388 4123 8342 4100 8342 4099 8346
      4095 8346 4095 8348 4091 8348 4090 8351
      4085 8351 4085 8386
TIME...MOT...LOC 0830Z 246DEG 18KT 4105 8370 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KOSARIK
2 follow-up statements
334 
WWUS51 KCLE 180853 RRA
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
453 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

OHC063-173-180915-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-160718T0915Z/
WOOD OH-HANCOCK OH-
453 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WOOD AND CENTRAL HANCOCK COUNTIES...

AT 452 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VANLUE...OR 7
MILES EAST OF FINDLAY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FINDLAY...FOSTORIA...ARLINGTON...ARCADIA...VANLUE...BLOOMDALE...MOUNT
BLANCHARD AND JENERA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4123 8342 4100 8342 4099 8346 4095 8346
      4095 8348 4091 8348 4090 8351 4085 8351
      4085 8386 4123 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 0852Z 288DEG 32KT 4103 8350 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KOSARIK
036 
WWUS51 KCLE 180913
SVSCLE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
513 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

OHC063-173-180922-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-160718T0915Z/
WOOD OH-HANCOCK OH-
513 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WOOD AND CENTRAL
HANCOCK COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 AM EDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 4123 8342 4100 8342 4099 8346 4095 8346
      4095 8348 4091 8348 4090 8351 4085 8351
      4085 8386 4123 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 0911Z 246DEG 18KT 4103 8350 

$$

KOSARIK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 4:02 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas28 min
Jul 18, 4:11 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jul 18, 4:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESandusky42 min
Jul 18, 4:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa33 min
Jul 18, 4:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Seneca, Wyandot42 min
Jul 18, 5:04 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron41 min
Jul 18, 5:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain56 min
Jul 18, 6:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELorain20 min
Jul 18, 3:44 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE6 hr
Jul 18, 3:47 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementCLEAshtabula6 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2016Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.