Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 10, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Oct 2, 2018, 3:43 PM EDT for Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 47 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
- Oct 2, 2018, 3:43 PM EDT (19:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2018, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Crawford County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2:55 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 141 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 779 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 821 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted.
438
WFUS51 KCLE 021943
TORCLE
PAC039-022030-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0010.181002T1943Z-181002T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
343 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2018
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 343 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Riceville, or 17 miles east of Meadville, moving
east 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Titusville around 400 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hydetown and Townville.
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.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Cleveland.
&&
LAT...LON 4162 7982 4159 7985 4161 7998 4179 7997
4177 7961 4162 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 281DEG 28KT 4171 7981
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
Griffin1 follow-up statement
031
WWUS51 KCLE 022027
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
427 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2018
PAC039-022037-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-181002T2030Z/
Crawford PA-
427 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 430 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for northwestern
Pennsylvania.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Cleveland.
LAT...LON 4162 7982 4159 7985 4161 7998 4179 7997
4177 7961 4162 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 281DEG 28KT 4165 7937
$$
GriffinThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Crawford | 43 min |
| Oct 2, 2:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Crawford | 32 min |
| Oct 2, 2:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Crawford | 52 min |
| Oct 2, 3:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Crawford | 44 min |
| Oct 2, 3:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Crawford | 111 min |
| Oct 2, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Crawford | 15 min |
| Oct 2, 3:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Crawford | 39 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.