Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2017, 11:40 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It was in force for 50 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
- May 29, 2017, 11:40 PM EDT (03:40 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2017, 12:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Cuyahoga County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 11:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Parma Heights, OH | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS A HEALTHY TREE LIMB ABOUT 10 FEET LONG AND 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER THAT SNAPPED DUE TO THUNDERSTORM WINDS. |
| May 29, 11:58 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Independence, OH | INDEPENDENCE CITY POLICE REPORTED A COUPLE TREES DOWN IN THE CITY INCLUDING ONE AT THE BRECKVILLE ROAD AND GRANGER ROAD INTERCHANGE AND ANOTHER AT THE INTERSECTION OF GREAT OAKS PARKWAY AND MAPLE LEAF LANE. |
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, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2000 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS51 KCLE 300340
SVRCLE
OHC035-300430-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0052.170530T0340Z-170530T0430Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1140 PM EDT MON MAY 29 2017
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio...
* Until 1230 AM EDT
* At 1140 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Strongsville, or 9 miles east of Elyria, moving northeast at 55
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to
trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Cleveland, Parma, Lakewood, Euclid, Cleveland Heights,
Strongsville, Westlake, North Royalton, Solon, Warrensville
Heights, Highland Hills, North Olmsted, Garfield Heights, Shaker
Heights, Maple Heights, South Euclid, Parma Heights, Rocky River,
Broadview Heights and Brook Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4171 8143 4169 8142 4164 8149 4157 8149
4156 8139 4145 8139 4144 8137 4142 8139
4137 8139 4135 8159 4129 8188 4135 8187
4136 8197 4142 8197 4153 8178 4153 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 233DEG 47KT 4134 8193
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Kosarik2 follow-up statements
214
WWUS51 KCLE 300411
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1211 AM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017
OHC035-300430-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-170530T0430Z/
Cuyahoga OH-
1211 AM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT
FOR EASTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
At 1210 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Warrensville
Heights, or 12 miles southeast of Cleveland, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to
trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Cleveland, Euclid, Cleveland Heights, Solon, Warrensville Heights,
Highland Hills, Garfield Heights, Shaker Heights, Maple Heights,
South Euclid, Mayfield Heights, East Cleveland, Lyndhurst,
Brecksville, University Heights, Bedford, Beachwood, Bedford Heights
and Richmond Heights.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4162 8149 4157 8149 4156 8139 4145 8139
4144 8137 4142 8139 4137 8139 4135 8155
4135 8159 4134 8163 4145 8170 4151 8170
TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 252DEG 37KT 4142 8149
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Kosarik219
WWUS51 KCLE 300427
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1227 AM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017
OHC035-300436-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-170530T0430Z/
Cuyahoga OH-
1227 AM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1230 AM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has moved east of Cuyahoga County. Therefore, the
warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 4162 8149 4157 8149 4156 8139 4145 8139
4144 8137 4142 8139 4137 8139 4135 8155
4135 8159 4134 8163 4145 8170 4151 8170
TIME...MOT...LOC 0426Z 233DEG 47KT 4154 8129
$$
KosarikThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 9:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Wyandot | 34 min |
| May 29, 10:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford | 32 min |
| May 29, 10:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Huron, Richland | 36 min |
| May 29, 11:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Huron, Lorain | 44 min |
| May 30, 12:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Geauga | 39 min |
| May 30, 1:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ashtabula | 35 min |
| May 30, 1:18 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 87 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.