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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 30, 20177 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Jun 30, 2017, 2:59 PM EDT for 7 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 30, 2017, 2:59 PM EDT (18:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Wood County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 158 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2017-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 34 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2017-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
34 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
676 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 30, 1:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 1:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 30, 2:20 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
220 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0907 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNE NORTH CANTON      40.90N 81.39W
06/29/2017                   STARK              OH   NWS STORM SURVEY

            NWS SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THAT A MICROBURST OCCURRED IN
            PLAIN AND LAKE TOWNSHIPS IN STARK COUNTY. A COUPLE DOZEN
            TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AND APPROXIMATELY 12-18
            HOMES HAD DAMAGED SHINGLES AND SIDING MATERIAL.

&&

SEFCOVIC
Local storm report, Jun 30, 2:55 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
255 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0253 PM     HAIL             BOWLING GREEN           41.38N 83.65W
06/30/2017  E0.25 INCH       WOOD               OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

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THOMPSON
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 2:59 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
259 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2017

OHZ003-006>009-018-019-302000-
Seneca-Huron-Erie-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Lucas-
259 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HURON...OTTAWA...
ERIE...SENECA...SANDUSKY...WOOD AND LUCAS COUNTIES...

At 256 PM EDT, radar indicated scattered strong thunderstorms
located along a line extending from near Oak Harbor to near Bowling
Green to near Deshler to near Continental. Movement was east at 10
to 15 mph. Other storms were located further east along the
lakeshore.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and small hail are possible with these
storms. Locally heavy rainfall is also possible which may lead to
ponding of water on area roadways.

Locations that may be impacted include... Toledo, Bowling Green,
Sandusky, Tiffin, Norwalk, Fremont, Fostoria, Western Vermilion,
Port Clinton, Swanton, Perrysburg, Oregon, Sylvania, Bellevue,
Clyde, Rossford, Willard, Waterville, Northwood and Whitehouse.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 4172 8388 4173 8339 4146 8272 4149 8269
      4147 8266 4146 8269 4138 8249 4143 8235
      4107 8234 4106 8244 4099 8244 4099 8336
      4100 8342 4117 8342 4117 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 261DEG 9KT 4148 8319 4132 8368 4121 8397 4108
8419

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 8:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshland, Mahoning, Marion, Portage, Richland, Stark and 3 more35 min
Jun 29, 8:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE39 min
Jun 29, 8:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Trumbull60 min
Jun 29, 8:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark, Summit48 min
Jun 30, 2:28 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLELucas, Ottawa, Wood3 hr
Jun 30, 2:28 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jun 30, 4:27 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jun 30, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE54 min
Jun 30, 3:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEWood3 hr
Jun 30, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECuyahoga51 min
Jun 30, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE62 min
Jun 30, 4:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Lorain3 hr
Jun 30, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECuyahoga, Geauga54 min
Jun 30, 5:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 18 more6 hr
Jun 30, 5:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELorain6 hr
Jun 30, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake, Trumbull60 min
Jun 30, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMedina27 min
Jun 30, 6:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga6 hr
Jun 30, 6:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHancock, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood3 hr
Jun 30, 6:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshland, Holmes, Knox, Mahoning, Medina, Morrow and 6 more82 min
Jun 30, 7:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Morrow, Richland40 min
Jun 30, 7:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEErie, Huron4 hr
Jun 30, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford88 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.