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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Cleveland, OH

February 24, 2017Crawford County, Seneca County, Wyandot County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 24, 2017, 7:54 PM EST for Crawford County, Seneca County, Wyandot County, Ohio. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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: Feb 24, 2017, 7:54 PM EST (00:54 UTC)
Expired: Feb 24, 2017, 8:30 PM EST
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:53 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
Feb 24, 7:57 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	5 W Bloomville, OH	TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING ROAD ON STATE ROUTE 100 NEAR TOWNSHIP ROAD 17. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

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
Feb 24, 6:36 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 191 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: 416 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1770 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

062 
WUUS51 KCLE 250054
SVRCLE
OHC033-147-175-250130-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0006.170225T0054Z-170225T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
754 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Seneca County in northwestern Ohio...
  Eastern Wyandot County in northwestern Ohio...
  Crawford County in north central Ohio...

* Until 830 PM EST

* At 754 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sycamore, or
  10 miles northeast of Upper Sandusky, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Bucyrus, Upper Sandusky, New Washington, Bloomville, Sycamore,
  Chatfield, Attica, Benton, Nevada, Republic, Tiro, Oceola and
  Sulpher Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4123 8284 4101 8283 4100 8282 4099 8273
      4089 8273 4071 8320 4101 8330
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 238DEG 38KT 4094 8313 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Mottice

2 follow-up statements

603 
WWUS51 KCLE 250100
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
800 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

OHC033-147-175-250130-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170225T0130Z/
Seneca OH-Wyandot OH-Crawford OH-
800 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SENECA...NORTHEASTERN WYANDOT AND CRAWFORD
COUNTIES...

At 800 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bloomville, or
11 miles southeast of Tiffin, moving northeast at 45 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...
Bucyrus, New Washington, Bloomville, Sycamore, Chatfield, Attica,
Benton, Nevada, Republic, Tiro, Oceola and Sulpher Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4123 8284 4101 8283 4100 8282 4099 8273
      4089 8273 4073 8314 4101 8326
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 238DEG 38KT 4097 8306 

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

Mottice

259 
WWUS51 KCLE 250110
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
810 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

OHC175-250118-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170225T0130Z/
Wyandot OH-
810 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WYANDOT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
Wyandot County. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled for 
Wyandot County.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 200 AM EST for
north central and northwestern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4123 8284 4101 8283 4100 8282 4099 8273
      4089 8273 4075 8309 4110 8309
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 245DEG 40KT 4091 8314 

$$

OHC033-147-250130-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170225T0130Z/
Seneca OH-Crawford OH-
810 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SENECA AND NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

At 808 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sycamore, or 9
miles northeast of Upper Sandusky, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings. 

Locations impacted include...
Bucyrus, New Washington, Bloomville, Chatfield, Attica, Republic,
Tiro and Sulpher Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4123 8284 4101 8283 4100 8282 4099 8273
      4089 8273 4075 8309 4110 8309
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 245DEG 40KT 4091 8314 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Kosarik

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 24, 7:13 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	CLE		62 min
Feb 24, 7:18 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Erie	42 min
Feb 24, 7:32 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca	28 min
Feb 24, 8:07 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Huron, Richland, Seneca	23 min
Feb 24, 8:12 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	CLE		93 min
Feb 24, 8:30 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron	29 min
Feb 24, 8:51 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron, Lorain	24 min
Feb 24, 9:07 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Wyandot	53 min
Feb 24, 9:47 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	CLE		118 min
Feb 24, 9:51 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		41 hr
Feb 24, 10:00 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashland, Huron, Richland, Wayne	60 min
Feb 24, 10:09 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Hancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood	66 min
Feb 24, 10:35 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Cuyahoga, Medina, Summit	55 min
Feb 25, 12:12 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull	48 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.