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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 16, 2017Hancock County, Wood County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2017, 4:55 PM EDT for Hancock County, Wood County, Ohio. It was in force for 65 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
Jul 16, 2017, 4:55 PM EDT (20:55 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hancock County, OH, Wood County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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
Jul 16, 5:12 PM EDTHAIL 1.53 Nw Mccomb, OH
Jul 16, 5:22 PM EDTHAIL 1Mccomb, OH

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 178 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2017-07-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 19 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2017-07-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 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
19 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-395 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1034 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

263 
WUUS51 KCLE 162055
SVRCLE
OHC063-173-162200-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0097.170716T2055Z-170716T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
455 PM EDT SUN JUL 16 2017

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Wood County in northwestern Ohio...
  Hancock County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 600 PM EDT

* At 454 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Deshler, or
  13 miles northeast of Ottawa, moving southeast at 35 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...
  Findlay, Fostoria, Bluffton, North Baltimore, McComb, Arlington,
  Arcadia, Rawson, Vanlue, Van Buren, Bloomdale, Mount Blanchard,
  Hoytville, Benton Ridge, Jenera, Mount Cory, Bairdstown and
  Williamstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4125 8389 4127 8387 4118 8342 4100 8342
      4099 8346 4095 8346 4095 8348 4091 8348
      4090 8351 4082 8352 4082 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 302DEG 34KT 4116 8385 

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

Adams
2 follow-up statements
041 
WWUS51 KCLE 162126
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
526 PM EDT SUN JUL 16 2017

OHC173-162134-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-170716T2200Z/
Wood OH-
526 PM EDT SUN JUL 16 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WOOD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4107 8388 4117 8368 4116 8342 4100 8342
      4099 8346 4095 8346 4095 8348 4091 8348
      4090 8351 4082 8352 4082 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 248DEG 1KT 4109 8372 

$$

OHC063-162200-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-170716T2200Z/
Hancock OH-
526 PM EDT SUN JUL 16 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR HANCOCK COUNTY...

At 524 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near McComb, or near
Findlay, and is moving southeast at 30 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated. at 5:22 pm 1 inch hail was reported in 
         McComb. 

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

Locations impacted include...
Findlay, Fostoria, Bluffton, North Baltimore, McComb, Arlington,
Arcadia, Rawson, Vanlue, Van Buren, Mount Blanchard, Benton Ridge,
Jenera, Mount Cory and Williamstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4107 8388 4117 8368 4116 8342 4100 8342
      4099 8346 4095 8346 4095 8348 4091 8348
      4090 8351 4082 8352 4082 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 248DEG 1KT 4109 8372 

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

Adams
736 
WWUS51 KCLE 162155
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
555 PM EDT SUN JUL 16 2017

OHC063-162204-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-170716T2200Z/
Hancock OH-
555 PM EDT SUN JUL 16 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HANCOCK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
600 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4107 8388 4117 8368 4116 8342 4100 8342
      4099 8346 4095 8346 4095 8348 4091 8348
      4090 8351 4082 8352 4082 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 334DEG 26KT 4089 8373 

$$

Adams

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE118 min
Jul 16, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Ottawa61 min
Jul 16, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron67 min
Jul 16, 7:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELorain22 min
Jul 16, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESeneca50 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.