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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Cleveland, OH

November 5, 2017Ashland County, Wayne County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Nov 5, 2017, 5:34 PM EST for Ashland County, Wayne County, Ohio. It was in force for 26 min. 5 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, 5:34 PM EST (22:34 UTC)
Expired
Nov 5, 2017, 6:00 PM EST
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Ashland County, OH, Wayne County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 5:35 PM ESTTORNADO1 N Hayesville, OHDAMAGE TO A HOME
Nov 5, 5:41 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG3 Sw Wooster, OHSEVERAL TREES DOWNED SOUTHWEST OF TOWN.
Nov 5, 5:50 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGApple Creek, OHSHED BLOWN AWAY IN APPLE CREEK.
Nov 5, 5:52 PM ESTTORNADO1 S Wooster, OH
Nov 5, 5:52 PM ESTTORNADO2 S Wooster, OHROOF DAMAGE TO A STRUCTURE AND TREES DOWN AT THE OSU OARDC. CORRECTED LOCATION.

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

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 2017-11-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 58 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 2017-11-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 233 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
58 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
491 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
233 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
251 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

677 
WFUS51 KCLE 052234
TORCLE
OHC005-169-052300-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0013.171105T2234Z-171105T2300Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Ashland County in north central Ohio...
  Western Wayne County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 600 PM EST
    
* At 534 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Hayesville, or near Ashland, moving east at 40
  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...
  Wooster and Orrville around 600 PM EST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Mohicanville, Congress, Rowsburg, Reedsburg, Smithville, Jeromesville
and Apple Creek.

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 4070 8230 4088 8235 4099 8187 4099 8179
      4074 8179
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 258DEG 37KT 4081 8223 

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

$$

King
1 follow-up statement
001 
WWUS51 KCLE 052244
SVSCLE

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

OHC005-052254-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-171105T2300Z/
Ashland OH-
544 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ASHLAND 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
and northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4093 8213 4099 8187 4099 8179 4074 8179
      4071 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 258DEG 37KT 4083 8210 

$$

OHC169-052300-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-171105T2300Z/
Wayne OH-
544 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR WESTERN
WAYNE COUNTY...
    
At 544 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles west of Wooster, moving east at 45 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...
  Wooster around 555 PM EST. 
  Orrville around 600 PM EST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Congress, Reedsburg, Smithville and Apple Creek.

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 4093 8213 4099 8187 4099 8179 4074 8179
      4071 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 258DEG 37KT 4083 8210 

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

$$

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, 4:58 PM ESTTornado WarningCLEHuron, Seneca32 min
Nov 5, 5:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Wayne46 min
Nov 5, 5:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina43 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.