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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 5, 20187 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2018, 10:36 PM EDT for 7 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 54 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: Jul 5, 2018, 10:36 PM EDT (02:36 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2018, 11:30 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashland County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Wayne County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 245 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: 1303 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1296 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.0

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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 Jul 5, 9:36 PM EDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 9:36 PM EDT, 1 hour before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 5:12 PM EDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
512 PM EDT Thu Jul 5 2018

OHZ003-007-009>012-089-062115-
Lucas-Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
512 PM EDT Thu Jul 5 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast
Ohio and northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms late this afternoon will be capable of producing
locally heavy rainfall and may result in flooding. A few of the
strongest storms may produce strong, damaging winds.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ006-008-013-014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-PAZ001>003-062115-
Wood-Sandusky-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-
Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-
Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
512 PM EDT Thu Jul 5 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast
Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms late this afternoon will be capable of producing
locally heavy rainfall and may result in flooding. A few of the
strongest storms may produce strong, damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-062115-
Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo NY-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
Lake Erie open waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
Lake Erie open waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
512 PM EDT Thu Jul 5 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms late this afternoon will be capable of producing
heavy rainfall, frequent lightning and strong, damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 5:53 PM EDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
553 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2018

OHZ022-032-033-052315-
Portage-Stark-Mahoning-
553 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2018

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN
PORTAGE...MAHONING AND EASTERN STARK COUNTIES...

At 552 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 7 miles south of Ravenna to near
Hartville to near Louisville to 6 miles southeast of Canton to
Waynesburg. Movement was east at 20 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Canton, Youngstown, Salem, Columbiana, Boardman, Alliance,
Louisville, Campbell, Canfield, Sebring, Minerva, Hartville,
Waynesburg, East Sparta, Austintown, Struthers, Randolph, Atwater,
Edinburg and Poland.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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 4077 8135 4083 8132 4097 8139 4113 8123
      4113 8052 4090 8052 4090 8082 4093 8083
      4093 8089 4090 8090 4090 8108 4073 8109
      4072 8123 4065 8124 4065 8135
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 282DEG 16KT 4106 8119 4096 8129 4082 8123 4076
8126 4066 8127

Mullen

Local storm report, Jul 5, 6:32 PM EDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
632 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2018

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

0613 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E EDINBURG            41.10N 81.09W
07/05/2018                   PORTAGE            OH   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON PART OF TALLMADGE ROAD.

0343 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N LINNDALE            41.46N 81.77W
07/05/2018                   CUYAHOGA           OH   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWN ON CAR.

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WNW WARREN            41.25N 80.87W
07/05/2018                   TRUMBULL           OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. ESTIMATED WIND GUST 60 TO 65 MPH.

&&

MITCHELL

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 9:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 9:48 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 9:49 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 10:36 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 8:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		93 min
Jul 5, 9:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Lorain	42 min
Jul 5, 10:25 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina	3 hr
Jul 6, 7:26 AM EDT	Lakeshore Flood Warning	CLE	Lucas, Ottawa	5 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Ohio, 2018 Every special weather statement in 2018

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.