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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 29, 2017Cuyahoga County, Ohio

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 29, 11:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Se Parma Heights, OHNWS 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 EDTTSTM WND DMGIndependence, OHINDEPENDENCE 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2017-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 69 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 00:00Z on 2017-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

484 
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
 
$$

Kosarik
2 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
 
$$

Kosarik
219 
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 

$$

Kosarik

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 9:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEWyandot34 min
May 29, 10:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford32 min
May 29, 10:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron, Richland36 min
May 29, 11:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Huron, Lorain44 min
May 30, 12:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEGeauga39 min
May 30, 1:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshtabula35 min
May 30, 1:18 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE87 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.