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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 30, 2017Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2017, 4:41 PM EDT for Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 35 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
Apr 30, 2017, 4:41 PM EDT (20:41 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2017, 5:16 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 30, 4:43 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG10 E Meadville, PATWO TREES DOWN EAST OF MEADVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Apr 30, 5:06 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGCorry, PATREE DOWN ON A POWERLINE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN. POWERLINES DOWN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN.

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 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 154 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2017-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2017-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 209 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-263 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1041 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
209 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
232 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

525 
WUUS51 KCLE 302041
SVRCLE
PAC039-049-302130-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0032.170430T2041Z-170430T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
441 PM EDT SUN APR 30 2017

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Erie County in northwestern Pennsylvania...
  Eastern Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania...

* Until 530 PM EDT

* At 440 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Guys Mills,
  or 8 miles east of Meadville, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Titusville, Union City, Wattsburg, Riceville, Lincolnville,
  Canadohta Lake, Guys Mills, Hydetown, Mill Village, Blooming
  Valley, Townville, Spartansburg and Elgin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4162 7982 4149 8000 4149 8003 4178 8005
      4189 7998 4203 7977 4200 7975 4200 7962
      4199 7961 4162 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 237DEG 33KT 4162 7998 

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

Mottice
2 follow-up statements
718 
WWUS51 KCLE 302054
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
454 PM EDT SUN APR 30 2017

PAC039-049-302130-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-170430T2130Z/
Erie PA-Crawford PA-
454 PM EDT SUN APR 30 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ERIE AND EASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

At 453 PM EDT, a line of severe thunderstorms from Union City south 
to Townville are moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Titusville, Union City, Wattsburg, Riceville, Canadohta Lake,
Lincolnville, Hydetown, Townville, Spartansburg and Elgin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4162 7982 4155 7992 4179 7985 4194 7987
      4203 7977 4200 7975 4200 7962 4199 7961
      4162 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 237DEG 33KT 4168 7986 

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

Mottice
905 
WWUS51 KCLE 302116
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
516 PM EDT SUN APR 30 2017

PAC039-049-302125-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-170430T2130Z/
Erie PA-Crawford PA-
516 PM EDT SUN APR 30 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ERIE AND EASTERN
CRAWFORD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4162 7982 4155 7992 4179 7985 4194 7987
      4203 7977 4200 7975 4200 7962 4199 7961
      4162 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 237DEG 33KT 4179 7962 

$$

Mottice

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford62 min
Apr 30, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie51 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.