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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Cleveland, OH

November 5, 2017Huron County, Seneca County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Nov 5, 2017, 4:58 PM EST for Huron County, Seneca County, Ohio. It was in force for 32 min. 9 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
Nov 5, 2017, 4:58 PM EST (21:58 UTC)
Expired
Nov 5, 2017, 5:30 PM EST
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Huron County, OH, Seneca County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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
Nov 5, 4:58 PM ESTTORNADO5 Ne Republic, OHNWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS AN EF-1 TORNADO IN WEST LODI WITH AT LEAST 5 STRUCTURES DAMAGED.
Nov 5, 5:00 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG2 Nnw Willard, OHTREES DOWN ON NIVER ROAD, EAST OF EGYPT ROAD.
Nov 5, 5:02 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG4 Nne Willard, OHPOWERLINES SHEARED... SEVERAL 30-FOOT DIAMETER GRAIN BINS AND ALUMINUM SHEDS DAMAGED ON STATE ROUTE 162 WEST OF STEUBEN.
Nov 5, 5:02 PM ESTTORNADO4 Nne Willard, OHNWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS AN EF-1 TORNADO WEST OF STEUBEN. TWO GRAIN SILOS AND TWO BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED.
Nov 5, 5:07 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG4 S Monroeville, OHSEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED IN THE VICINITY OF PONTIAC LINE AND TERRY ROADS.
Nov 5, 5:08 PM ESTTORNADO4 Ssw Norwalk, OHNWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS AN EF-1 TORNADO SOUTH OF NORWALK. TORNADO DAMAGED A COUPLE BUILDINGS IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES.
Nov 5, 5:10 PM ESTTORNADO5 W New London, OHNWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS AN EF-0 TORNADO NEAR FITCHVILLE WITH 2 STRUCTURES DAMAGED AND SEVERAL TREES DOWNED.
Nov 5, 5:21 PM ESTTORNADO4 Ssw Wakeman, OHNWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS AN EF-1 TORNADO SOUTH OF WAKEMAN. SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN THE AREA DAMAGED.
Nov 5, 5:25 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGWakeman, OHLARGE TREE DOWN ONTO CAR.

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
Nov 5, 12:08 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 176 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 2017-11-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-11-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 144 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
459 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
225 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

809 
WFUS51 KCLE 052158
TORCLE
OHC077-147-052230-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0012.171105T2158Z-171105T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
458 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Huron County in north central Ohio...
  Northeastern Seneca County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 530 PM EST
    
* At 458 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles south of Bellevue, or 13 miles west of Norwalk,
  moving east at 65 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely. 

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Norwalk and Milan around 510 PM EST. 
  New London and Wakeman around 520 PM EST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Flat
Rock, North Fairfield, Monroeville and Attica.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4126 8289 4125 8284 4126 8283 4129 8253
      4128 8234 4107 8234 4107 8294 4125 8296
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 266DEG 57KT 4117 8285 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

King
2 follow-up statements
822 
WWUS51 KCLE 052212
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
512 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

OHC147-052222-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-171105T2230Z/
Seneca OH-
512 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SENECA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for north central
Ohio.

LAT...LON 4129 8253 4128 8234 4107 8234 4107 8274
      4127 8275
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 266DEG 57KT 4118 8260 

$$

OHC077-052230-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-171105T2230Z/
Huron OH-
512 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EST FOR HURON
COUNTY...
        
At 512 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Norwalk, moving east at 65 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado. 

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud. 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely. 

This dangerous storm will be near...
  New London and Wakeman around 520 PM EST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include North
Fairfield and Monroeville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4129 8253 4128 8234 4107 8234 4107 8274
      4127 8275
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 266DEG 57KT 4118 8260 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Mottice
397 
WWUS51 KCLE 052223
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
523 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

OHC077-052230-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-171105T2230Z/
Huron OH-
523 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN HURON COUNTY...
        
At 523 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Wakeman, or 13 miles east of Norwalk, moving east at
65 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado. 

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud. 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely. 

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Huron County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4128 8234 4107 8234 4107 8244 4128 8245
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 266DEG 57KT 4119 8236 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

King

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 5, 2:08 AM ESTFlash Flood WatchCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more25 hr
Nov 5, 12:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood61 min
Nov 5, 12:47 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningCLE88 min
Nov 5, 1:08 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCLEOttawa, Sandusky67 min
Nov 5, 2:12 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningCLE93 min
Nov 5, 2:23 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie67 min
Nov 5, 2:28 PM ESTTornado WarningCLEErie32 min
Nov 5, 2:42 PM ESTTornado WarningCLEErie, Lorain20 min
Nov 5, 2:52 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningCLE113 min
Nov 5, 2:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood67 min
Nov 5, 3:11 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLESandusky, Wood6 hr
Nov 5, 3:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa, Sandusky, Wood47 min
Nov 5, 3:22 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE24 hr
Nov 5, 3:44 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningCLE91 min
Nov 5, 3:45 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Nov 5, 3:50 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCLEOttawa55 min
Nov 5, 4:01 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Wood, Wyandot30 min
Nov 5, 4:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Marion, Seneca, Wyandot57 min
Nov 5, 4:43 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningCLE92 min
Nov 5, 4:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESandusky22 min
Nov 5, 4:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Crawford, Morrow, Richland54 min
Nov 5, 4:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron, Lorain, Sandusky, Seneca54 min
Nov 5, 4:52 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLEErie3 hr
Nov 5, 5:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Wayne46 min
Nov 5, 5:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina43 min
Nov 5, 5:34 PM ESTTornado WarningCLEAshland, Wayne26 min
Nov 5, 5:45 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningCLE90 min
Nov 5, 5:48 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain3 hr
Nov 5, 5:51 PM ESTTornado WarningCLECuyahoga14 min
Nov 5, 6:02 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Stark, Summit43 min
Nov 5, 6:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga18 min
Nov 5, 6:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga23 min
Nov 5, 6:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull39 min
Nov 5, 6:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning28 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.