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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Aug 24, 2016, 7:43 PM EDT for Lucas County, Wood County, Ohio. It was in force for 47 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
- Aug 24, 2016, 7:43 PM EDT (23:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2016, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Lucas County, OH, Wood County, OH
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 7:48 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 N Whitehouse, OH | TORNADO ON THE GROUND BRIEFLY MOVING NORTH. |
| Aug 24, 7:48 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 N Whitehouse, OH | TWO TORNADOS ON THE GROUND MOVING NORTH. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 6:51 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 120 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1147 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
891
WFUS51 KCLE 242343
TORCLE
OHC095-173-250030-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0003.160824T2343Z-160825T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
743 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
LUCAS COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 742 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WHITEHOUSE...OR NEAR SWANTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
WATERVILLE AROUND 745 PM EDT.
HOLLAND AROUND 800 PM EDT.
PERRYSBURG AND SYLVANIA AROUND 805 PM EDT.
TOLEDO AND ROSSFORD AROUND 815 PM EDT.
NORTHWOOD AROUND 825 PM EDT.
OREGON AROUND 830 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
OTTAWA HILLS...MILLBURY...WALBRIDGE...NEAPOLIS...HARBOR VIEW...STONY
RIDGE AND MAUMEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.
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 4168 8388 4173 8364 4173 8345 4172 8346
4172 8341 4173 8339 4172 8335 4162 8338
4162 8342 4151 8342 4148 8369 4148 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 241DEG 22KT 4156 8383
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
CLARK3 follow-up statements
765
WWUS51 KCLE 242351
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
751 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
OHC095-173-250030-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160825T0030Z/
WOOD OH-LUCAS OH-
751 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WOOD AND LUCAS COUNTIES...
AT 750 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WHITEHOUSE...OR
NEAR SWANTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HOLLAND AROUND 800 PM EDT.
PERRYSBURG AROUND 810 PM EDT.
TOLEDO AND ROSSFORD AROUND 815 PM EDT.
NORTHWOOD AROUND 825 PM EDT.
OREGON AROUND 830 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE OTTAWA
HILLS...HARBOR VIEW...STONY RIDGE...MILLBURY...WALBRIDGE AND MAUMEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4166 8381 4173 8364 4173 8345 4172 8347
4172 8344 4173 8339 4172 8336 4162 8338
4162 8342 4151 8342 4148 8369 4150 8382
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 244DEG 22KT 4157 8376
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
CLARK712
WWUS51 KCLE 250010
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
810 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
OHC095-173-250030-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160825T0030Z/
WOOD OH-LUCAS OH-
810 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WOOD AND NORTH CENTRAL LUCAS COUNTIES...
AT 808 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSSFORD...OR NEAR TOLEDO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
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...
TOLEDO AND ROSSFORD AROUND 815 PM EDT.
NORTHWOOD AROUND 825 PM EDT.
OREGON AROUND 830 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE OTTAWA
HILLS...HARBOR VIEW...MILLBURY...WALBRIDGE AND MAUMEE.
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 4170 8362 4173 8346 4172 8345 4172 8341
4173 8339 4172 8336 4162 8338 4162 8342
4151 8342 4152 8364 4163 8368
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 244DEG 22KT 4161 8363
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
CLARK821
WWUS51 KCLE 250029
SVSCLE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
829 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
OHC095-173-250039-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160825T0030Z/
WOOD OH-LUCAS OH-
829 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WOOD AND NORTH CENTRAL LUCAS
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
OHIO.
LAT...LON 4170 8362 4173 8346 4172 8345 4172 8341
4173 8339 4172 8336 4162 8338 4162 8342
4151 8342 4152 8364 4163 8368
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 241DEG 22KT 4161 8363
$$
CLARKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 7:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 36 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.