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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 18, 2017Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2017, 6:37 PM EDT for Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 68 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, 6:37 PM EDT (22:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2017, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
68 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 Buffalo radar (KBUF), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 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, 7:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGSaegertown, PAONE TREE DOWN BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
Jun 18, 7:07 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGUnion City, PATREE REPORTED DOWN ON RAILROAD TRACKS.
Jun 18, 7:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMeadville, PAONE TREE DOWN BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
Jun 18, 7:14 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Wattsburg, PATREE DOWN.

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

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 146 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 199 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 163 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
199 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1297 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.5

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The text

As transmitted.

449 
WUUS51 KCLE 182237
SVRCLE
PAC039-049-182345-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0070.170618T2237Z-170618T2345Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

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

* Until 745 PM EDT

* At 637 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Erie to Harmonsburg to near Cortland, moving
  east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Erie, Meadville, Corry, Edinboro, Titusville, North East, Union
  City, Cambridge Springs, Waterford, Wattsburg, Canadohta Lake,
  Riceville, Northwest Harborcreek, Lincolnville, Guys Mills,
  Harborcreek, Lawrence Park, Wesleyville, Cochranton and Saegertown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4229 7978 4227 7976 4201 7976 4199 7961
      4162 7961 4162 7982 4149 8000 4148 8030
      4207 8028 4222 7997
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 262DEG 35KT 4207 8015 4167 8031 4134 8066 

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

Mullen
3 follow-up statements
027 
WWUS51 KCLE 182309
SVSCLE

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

PAC039-049-182345-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-170618T2345Z/
Erie PA-Crawford PA-
709 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

At 709 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near North East to Wattsburg to near Lincolnville to
near Meadville to 6 miles east of Greenville, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. 

Locations impacted include...
Meadville, Corry, Edinboro, Titusville, North East, Union City,
Cambridge Springs, Waterford, Wattsburg, Canadohta Lake, Riceville,
Lincolnville, Guys Mills, Northwest Harborcreek, Harborcreek,
Cochranton, Saegertown, Hydetown, Mill Village and Blooming Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4227 7977 4201 7976 4199 7961 4162 7961
      4162 7982 4149 8000 4148 8030 4165 8028
      4224 7992 4227 7983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 255DEG 34KT 4225 7982 4200 7977 4173 7990 4161
8013 4143 8027

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

Mullen
739 
WWUS51 KCLE 182334
SVSCLE

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

PAC039-049-182345-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-170618T2345Z/
Erie PA-Crawford PA-
734 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ERIE AND EASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

At 733 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line 
extending from near Corry to near Riceville to 7 miles east of Guys 
Mills to near Cochranton, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. 

Locations impacted include...
Meadville, Corry, Titusville, Union City, Riceville, Lincolnville,
Canadohta Lake, Guys Mills, Cochranton, Hydetown, Mill Village,
Blooming Valley, Townville, Spartansburg, Elgin and Geneva.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4200 7986 4199 7961 4162 7961 4162 7982
      4149 8000 4148 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 243DEG 48KT 4229 7952 4211 7941 4182 7958 4177
7974 4165 7984 4147 7997

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

Mullen
979 
WWUS51 KCLE 182345
SVSCLE

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

PAC039-049-182355-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-170618T2345Z/
Erie PA-Crawford PA-
745 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ERIE AND EASTERN
CRAWFORD COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have 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
northwestern Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4200 7986 4199 7961 4162 7961 4162 7982
      4149 8000 4148 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 262DEG 35KT 4230 7939 4212 7928 4183 7945 4178
7961 4166 7971 4148 7984

$$

Mullen

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 1:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford44 min
Jun 18, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford, Erie24 min
Jun 18, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Erie65 min
Jun 18, 6:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Erie50 min
Jun 18, 6:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEErie4 hr
Jun 18, 6:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEErie11 hr
Jun 18, 6:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECrawford, Erie4 hr

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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.