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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 4, 2017Richland County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Aug 4, 2017, 1:19 PM EDT for Richland County, Ohio. It was in force for 26 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: Aug 4, 2017, 1:19 PM EDT (17:19 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2017, 1:45 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

County Richland County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:21 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 180 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: 446 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1111 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

236 
WFUS51 KCLE 041719
TORCLE
OHC139-041745-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0006.170804T1719Z-170804T1745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
119 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Richland County in north central Ohio...

* Until 145 PM EDT
    
* At 118 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Bellville, or 10 miles south of Mansfield, moving
  northeast at 30 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...
  Bellville around 125 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Lucas
and Butler.

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 4063 8262 4064 8264 4070 8262 4084 8241
      4082 8242 4081 8239 4078 8238 4073 8238
      4073 8234 4058 8234 4055 8243 4055 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 236DEG 24KT 4061 8257 

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

$$

LaPlante

2 follow-up statements

662 
WWUS51 KCLE 041729
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
129 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017

OHC139-041745-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170804T1745Z/
Richland OH-
129 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY...
    
At 129 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Bellville, or 7 miles southeast of Mansfield, moving
northeast at 35 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Richland County, including the following locations:
Lucas and Butler.

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 4071 8258 4084 8241 4082 8242 4081 8239
      4078 8238 4073 8238 4073 8234 4060 8234
      4058 8255
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 235DEG 29KT 4067 8245 

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

$$

LaPlante

416 
WWUS51 KCLE 041737
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
137 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017

OHC139-041745-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170804T1745Z/
Richland OH-
137 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY...
    
At 137 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hayesville, or 10 miles east of Mansfield, moving
northeast 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Richland County, including the following locations:
Lucas.

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 4076 8248 4084 8241 4082 8242 4081 8239
      4078 8238 4073 8238 4073 8234 4067 8234
      4067 8244
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 238DEG 34KT 4072 8234 

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

$$

LaPlante

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 8:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		60 min
Aug 3, 11:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Aug 4, 3:52 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		47 hr
Aug 4, 3:55 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain	47 hr
Aug 4, 7:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Richland, Seneca, Wyandot	66 min
Aug 4, 7:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Cuyahoga, Lorain	64 min
Aug 4, 8:19 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		86 min
Aug 4, 9:25 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		95 min
Aug 4, 11:23 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	67 min
Aug 4, 11:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage	23 min
Aug 4, 12:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashtabula	3 hr
Aug 4, 12:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Trumbull	15 min
Aug 4, 12:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashland, Erie, Huron, Knox, Lorain, Medina and 3 more	62 min
Aug 4, 12:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Wayne	27 min
Aug 4, 1:02 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		118 min
Aug 4, 1:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Morrow, Richland	49 min
Aug 4, 1:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Aug 4, 2:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	77 min
Aug 4, 3:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull	64 min
Aug 4, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Aug 4, 4:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Stark	36 min
Aug 4, 6:59 PM EDT	Low Water Advisory	CLE		3 hr

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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.