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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Cleveland, OH

October 2, 2018Crawford County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Oct 2, 2018, 2:28 PM EDT for Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 32 min. 8 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: Oct 2, 2018, 2:28 PM EDT (18:28 UTC)
Expired: Oct 2, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Crawford County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:29 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
Oct 2, 2:42 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 E Conneautville, PA	AS MANY AS 50 TREES DOWN IN THE AREA. TREES AS LARGE AS 80 FOOT TALL TREES DOWNED. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. TIME RADAR ESTIMATED.
Oct 2, 2:42 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Ese Conneautville, PA	BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF AT RESIDENCE ON CARR RD. EAST OF MORRIS RD. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. TIME RADAR ESTIMATED.
Oct 2, 2:43 PM EDT	TORNADO	1 Ese Conneautville, PA	A NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR CONNEAUTVILLE AND TRACKED EASTWARD NEAR HIGHWAY 198. THE TORNADO HEAVILY DAMAGED A DUPLEX AND NURSING HOME. THE TORNADO KNOCKED DOWN AND SNAPPED NUMEROUS TREES IN THE AREA. THE TORNADO ALSO DAMAGED SEV
Oct 2, 2:45 PM EDT	TORNADO	5 E Conneautville, PA	CONFIRMED TORNADO. NURSING HOME STRUCK BY TORNADO.
Oct 2, 2:53 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nne Meadville, PA	SNAPCHAT VIDEO OF SEVERAL TREES DOWN AT THE FOUNTAIN HOUSE CORNERS AREA AT 198 AND 86.
Oct 2, 3:00 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Woodcock, PA
Oct 2, 3:02 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	2 Ssw Cambridge Springs, PA	ON ROUTE 86 BETWEEN CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS AND WOODCOCK.
Oct 2, 3:05 PM EDT	TORNADO	3 Se Woodcock, PA	A NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR PRICE ROAD IN RURAL CRAWFORD COUNTY JUST NORTH OF BLOOMING VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA. THE TORNADO TRACKED EAST-SOUTHEAST TOWARDS HIGHWAY 77 AND THE RICHMOND TOWNSHIP AREA. THERE WERE NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 148 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

971 
WFUS51 KCLE 021828
TORCLE
PAC039-021900-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0005.181002T1828Z-181002T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
228 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2018

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania...

* Until 300 PM EDT.
    
* At 228 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles north of Linesville, or 14 miles northwest of
  Meadville, 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Cambridge Springs around 250 PM EDT.
  Lincolnville, Canadohta Lake and Riceville around 300 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Townville, Woodcock, Saegertown, Springboro, Venango, Conneautville
and Blooming Valley.

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 4166 7981 4170 8052 4185 8052 4185 7980
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 266DEG 42KT 4176 8039 

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

$$

Griffin

3 follow-up statements

300 
WWUS51 KCLE 021837
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
237 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2018

PAC039-021900-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-181002T1900Z/
Crawford PA-
237 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
CRAWFORD COUNTY...
    
At 236 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles north of Harmonsburg, or 12 miles northwest of
Meadville, moving east at 40 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Cambridge Springs around 300 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Townville, Woodcock, Saegertown, Springboro, Venango, Conneautville
and Blooming Valley.

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 4166 7981 4170 8052 4185 8052 4185 7980
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 266DEG 34KT 4177 8033 

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

$$

Griffin

394 
WWUS51 KCLE 021847 RRA
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
247 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2018

PAC039-021900-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-181002T1900Z/
Crawford PA-
247 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
CRAWFORD COUNTY...
        
At 246 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Cambridge
Springs, or 9 miles north of Meadville, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Spotter confirmed tornado.

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 tornado will be near...
  Cambridge Springs around 255 PM EDT.
  Lincolnville and Canadohta Lake around 300 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Townville, Woodcock, Saegertown, Springboro, Venango, Conneautville
and Blooming Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 4166 7981 4170 8052 4185 8052 4185 7980
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 266DEG 42KT 4178 8016 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Griffin

310 
WWUS51 KCLE 021855
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
255 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2018

PAC039-021904-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-181002T1900Z/
Crawford PA-
255 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
300 PM EDT...
    
The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued 
for Crawford County and is in effect until 345 PM EDT. Please refer 
to that bulletin for the latest severe weather information.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for northeastern
Ohio...and 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 4166 7981 4170 8052 4185 8052 4185 7980
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 266DEG 42KT 4179 8005 

$$

Griffin

The 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, 2:53 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	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 Considerable damage threat	CLE	Crawford	15 min
Oct 2, 3:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Crawford	47 min
Oct 2, 3:51 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.