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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 18, 2017Ashtabula County, Trumbull County, Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2017, 6:10 PM EDT for Ashtabula County, Trumbull County, Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 50 min. 4 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
Jun 18, 2017, 6:10 PM EDT (22:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2017, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 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
Jun 18, 6:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 S Roaming Shores, OHONE TREE DOWN BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
Jun 18, 6:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGJefferson, OHONE TREE DOWN ON STATE ROUTE 46.
Jun 18, 6:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGAndover, OHTREE DOWN BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS ONTO A GARAGE AND ANOTHER TREE DOWN ACROSS RT 6.
Jun 18, 6:51 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 N Conneaut Lake, PASEVERAL TREES DOWN BLOCKING STATE ROUTE 18 NEAR COUNTY ROAD 618

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 18, 1:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 141 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 2017-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 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 2017-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 91 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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-104 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1243 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

621 
WUUS51 KCLE 182210
SVRCLE
OHC007-155-PAC039-049-182300-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0068.170618T2210Z-170618T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
610 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Trumbull County in northeastern Ohio...
  Ashtabula County in northeastern Ohio...
  Southwestern Erie County in northwestern Pennsylvania...
  Western Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania...

* Until 700 PM EDT

* At 610 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Orwell, or 18
  miles east of Chardon, moving northeast 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...
  Warren, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Cortland, Girard, North Kingsville,
  Kinsman, North Bloomfield, Orwell, Albion, Andover, Linesville,
  West Farmington, Vienna Center, Adamsville, Bristolville,
  Harmonsburg, Atlantic, Leavittsburg and Vienna.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4207 8029 4148 8030 4149 8044 4149 8052
      4125 8052 4125 8100 4162 8100 4193 8071
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 235DEG 34KT 4159 8084 

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

King
2 follow-up statements
769 
WWUS51 KCLE 182236
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
636 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

OHC007-155-PAC039-049-182300-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-170618T2300Z/
Trumbull OH-Ashtabula OH-Erie PA-Crawford PA-
636 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR TRUMBULL...EASTERN ASHTABULA...SOUTHWESTERN ERIE AND WESTERN
CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

At 634 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Andover, or 16 miles south of Conneaut, moving northeast at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated. In addition two trees were reported down 
         in Rome township in Ashtabula county.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to 
         trees and power lines. 

Locations impacted include...
Warren, Conneaut, Cortland, Girard, North Kingsville, Kinsman, North
Bloomfield, Orwell, Albion, Andover, Linesville, West Farmington,
Vienna Center, Adamsville, Bristolville, Harmonsburg, Atlantic,
Leavittsburg, Vienna and Lake City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4207 8029 4148 8030 4149 8044 4149 8052
      4125 8052 4125 8100 4142 8100 4155 8084
      4193 8070
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 235DEG 34KT 4172 8059 

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

King
078 
WWUS51 KCLE 182300
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
700 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

OHC007-155-PAC039-049-182310-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-170618T2300Z/
Trumbull OH-Ashtabula OH-Erie PA-Crawford PA-
700 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TRUMBULL...EASTERN
ASHTABULA...SOUTHWESTERN ERIE AND WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been allowed to expire.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northeastern Ohio...and northwestern Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4207 8029 4148 8030 4149 8044 4149 8052
      4125 8052 4125 8100 4142 8100 4155 8084
      4193 8070
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 235DEG 34KT 4186 8032 

$$

Mullen

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 12:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Stark and 3 more18 min
Jun 18, 1:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull44 min
Jun 18, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE117 min
Jun 18, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMahoning, Trumbull31 min
Jun 18, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake, Trumbull44 min
Jun 18, 6:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshtabula4 hr
Jun 18, 6:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Trumbull57 min
Jun 18, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Trumbull46 min
Jun 18, 7:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMahoning, Trumbull2 hr
Jun 18, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford, Erie24 min
Jun 18, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Erie65 min
Jun 18, 6:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Erie68 min
Jun 18, 6:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEErie11 hr
Jun 18, 6:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECrawford, Erie4 hr

Nearby

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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.