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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 1, 20174 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 1, 2017, 4:38 AM EST for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 52 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: Mar 1, 2017, 4:38 AM EST (09:38 UTC)
Expired: Mar 1, 2017, 5:30 AM EST
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Ashland County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Huron County, OH, Richland County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 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
Mar 1, 5:06 AM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Galion, OH	LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS FROM THE POLICE STATION. OTHER TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE TOWN AND COUNTY.
Mar 1, 5:15 AM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Ashland, OH	A FEW TREES WERE REPORTED DOWNED ACROSS ASHLAND COUNTY.

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
Mar 1, 3:24 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 202 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: 126 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 490 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 416 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 441 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

630 
WUUS51 KCLE 010938
SVRCLE
OHC005-033-077-139-011030-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0018.170301T0938Z-170301T1030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
438 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Huron County in north central Ohio...
  Richland County in north central Ohio...
  Ashland County in north central Ohio...
  Eastern Crawford County in north central Ohio...

* Until 530 AM EST

* At 438 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chatfield, 
  or 10 miles north of Bucyrus, moving east at 60 mph. Damage has 
  been reported in southern Seneca County with this storm.

  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...
  Mansfield, Ashland, Galion, Shelby, Willard, Ontario, Crestline,
  New London, Plymouth, Hayesville, Savannah, Polk, Sullivan,
  Greenwich, Shiloh, Jeromesville, North Fairfield, Bailey Lakes,
  Tiro and Mifflin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4072 8284 4112 8283 4111 8234 4107 8233
      4106 8217 4099 8217 4099 8213 4084 8212
      4073 8213 4071 8282
TIME...MOT...LOC 0938Z 266DEG 54KT 4096 8295 

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

Sefcovic

1 follow-up statement

569 
WWUS51 KCLE 011016
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
516 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

OHC033-077-011026-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170301T1030Z/
Huron OH-Crawford OH-
516 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HURON AND EASTERN
CRAWFORD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 AM EST for
north central and northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4071 8270 4106 8233 4106 8217 4099 8217
      4099 8213 4084 8212 4073 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 1016Z 263DEG 48KT 4086 8238 

$$

OHC005-139-011030-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170301T1030Z/
Richland OH-Ashland OH-
516 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM EST
FOR CENTRAL RICHLAND AND ASHLAND COUNTIES...

At 516 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ashland, moving
east at 55 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...
Mansfield, Ashland, Ontario, Hayesville, Savannah, Polk, Sullivan,
Jeromesville, Bailey Lakes, Mifflin, Rowsburg, Nankin, Nova,
Mohicanville and Olivesburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4071 8270 4106 8233 4106 8217 4099 8217
      4099 8213 4084 8212 4073 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 1016Z 263DEG 48KT 4086 8238 

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
Mar 1, 12:29 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	CLE		91 min
Mar 1, 12:37 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford, Hancock, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Wyandot	38 min
Mar 1, 12:55 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Hancock, Holmes, Huron, Knox and 9 more	65 min
Mar 1, 1:15 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and 4 more	60 min
Mar 1, 1:31 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	CLE		89 min
Mar 1, 2:10 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Portage, Trumbull	80 min
Mar 1, 2:51 AM EST	Wind Advisory	CLE	Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more	25 hr
Mar 1, 3:18 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood	42 min
Mar 1, 3:31 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	CLE		89 min
Mar 1, 3:59 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Erie, Hancock, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca and 2 more	61 min
Mar 1, 4:01 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull	59 min
Mar 1, 4:31 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Lorain	44 min
Mar 1, 4:36 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	CLE		84 min
Mar 1, 5:04 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	CLE		86 min
Mar 1, 5:09 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Portage, Summit	66 min
Mar 1, 5:13 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Knox, Morrow, Richland	47 min
Mar 1, 5:24 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lorain, Medina, Portage, Summit	51 min
Mar 1, 5:36 AM EST	Tornado Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Summit	24 min
Mar 1, 5:45 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	75 min
Mar 1, 5:46 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	CLE		59 min
Mar 1, 5:49 AM EST	Tornado Warning	CLE	Medina, Summit	26 min
Mar 1, 5:54 AM EST	Tornado Warning	CLE	Portage, Summit	36 min
Mar 1, 6:05 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull	59 min
Mar 1, 4:03 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashtabula, Geauga	57 min
Mar 1, 4:17 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Trumbull	58 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.