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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 1, 2017Portage County, Summit County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 1, 2017, 5:54 AM EST for Portage County, Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 36 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: Mar 1, 2017, 5:54 AM EST (10:54 UTC)
Expired: Mar 1, 2017, 6:30 AM EST
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Portage County, OH, Summit County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:58 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 1, 5:58 AM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	A BUILDING LOST A SECTION OF ROOFING AND A TREE WAS BLOWN OVER.
Mar 1, 6:10 AM EST	TSTM WND DMG	1 S Kent, OH	SIDING TORN OFF AN APARTMENT BUILDING. PHOTO SENT IN VIA FACEBOOK.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 1, 3:24 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 139 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 714 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 386 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 392 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

229 
WFUS51 KCLE 011054
TORCLE
OHC133-153-011130-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0003.170301T1054Z-170301T1130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
554 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Portage County in northeastern Ohio...
  Northern Summit County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 630 AM EST

* At 554 AM EST, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
  tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located over
  Hudson, or 10 miles north of Akron, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  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. 

* These dangerous storms will be near...
  Tallmadge and Streetsboro around 600 AM EST. 
  Kent around 605 AM EST. 
  Ravenna around 615 AM EST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Brimfield, Brady Lake, Peninsula, Munroe Falls, Stow, Silver Lake,
Sugar Bush Knolls, Boston Heights, Randolph and Montrose-Ghent.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4117 8164 4131 8149 4121 8105 4101 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 1054Z 288DEG 40KT 4123 8149 

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

$$

Mottice

3 follow-up statements

573 
WWUS51 KCLE 011103
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
603 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

OHC133-153-011130-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170301T1130Z/
Portage OH-Summit OH-
603 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM EST FOR SOUTHERN
PORTAGE AND EAST CENTRAL SUMMIT COUNTIES...

At 603 AM EST, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located near
Streetsboro, or 8 miles west of Ravenna, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado. 

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. 

These dangerous storms will be near...
  Ravenna around 615 AM EST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Brimfield, Brady Lake, Munroe Falls, Stow, Silver Lake, Sugar Bush
Knolls and Randolph.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4112 8152 4128 8134 4121 8105 4101 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 1103Z 288DEG 40KT 4120 8139 

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

$$

Mottice

773 
WWUS51 KCLE 011117
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
617 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

OHC153-011126-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170301T1130Z/
Summit OH-
617 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

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

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 AM EST for
northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4115 8135 4125 8123 4121 8105 4106 8119
TIME...MOT...LOC 1116Z 288DEG 40KT 4115 8120 

$$

OHC133-011130-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170301T1130Z/
Portage OH-
617 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM EST FOR CENTRAL
PORTAGE COUNTY...

At 616 AM EST, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located over
Ravenna, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado. 

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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Portage County, including the following locations: Brady
Lake.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4115 8135 4125 8123 4121 8105 4106 8119
TIME...MOT...LOC 1116Z 288DEG 40KT 4115 8120 

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

$$

Mottice

052 
WWUS51 KCLE 011124
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
624 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

OHC133-011133-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170301T1130Z/
Portage OH-
624 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL PORTAGE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 630
AM EST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 AM EST for
northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4115 8135 4125 8123 4121 8105 4106 8119
TIME...MOT...LOC 1123Z 288DEG 40KT 4113 8111 

$$

Mottice

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 1, 12:29 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	CLE		91 min
Mar 1, 12:37 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford, Hancock, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Wyandot	38 min
Mar 1, 12:55 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Hancock, Holmes, Huron, Knox and 9 more	65 min
Mar 1, 1:15 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and 4 more	60 min
Mar 1, 1:31 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	CLE		89 min
Mar 1, 2:10 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Portage, Trumbull	80 min
Mar 1, 2:51 AM EST	Wind Advisory	CLE	Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more	25 hr
Mar 1, 3:18 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood	42 min
Mar 1, 3:31 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	CLE		89 min
Mar 1, 3:59 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Erie, Hancock, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca and 2 more	61 min
Mar 1, 4:01 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull	59 min
Mar 1, 4:31 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Lorain	44 min
Mar 1, 4:36 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	CLE		84 min
Mar 1, 4:38 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Richland	52 min
Mar 1, 5:04 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	CLE		86 min
Mar 1, 5:09 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Portage, Summit	66 min
Mar 1, 5:13 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Knox, Morrow, Richland	47 min
Mar 1, 5:24 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lorain, Medina, Portage, Summit	51 min
Mar 1, 5:36 AM EST	Tornado Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Summit	24 min
Mar 1, 5:45 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	75 min
Mar 1, 5:46 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	CLE		59 min
Mar 1, 5:49 AM EST	Tornado Warning	CLE	Medina, Summit	26 min
Mar 1, 6:05 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull	59 min
Mar 1, 4:03 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashtabula, Geauga	57 min
Mar 1, 4:17 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Trumbull	58 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.