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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Cleveland, OH

October 2, 2018Ashtabula County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Oct 2, 2018, 2:30 PM EDT for Ashtabula County, Ohio. It was in force for 45 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, 2:30 PM EDT (18:30 UTC)
Expired
Oct 2, 2018, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Ashtabula County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:33 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 156 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2018-10-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 779 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2018-10-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 120 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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

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The text

As transmitted.

927 
WFUS51 KCLE 021830
TORCLE
OHC007-021915-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0006.181002T1830Z-181002T1915Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Ashtabula County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 315 PM EDT.
    
* At 230 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Geneva, or near Geneva-On-The-Lake, moving
  southeast at 20 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...
  Andover around 315 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Kelloggsville, Plymouth Center, Cherry Valley, Pierpont, Austinburg,
Edgewood and Rock Creek.

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 4155 8052 4172 8101 4178 8101 4187 8096
      4188 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 294DEG 19KT 4178 8090 

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

$$

LaPlante
3 follow-up statements
264 
WWUS51 KCLE 021835
SVSCLE

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

OHC007-021915-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-181002T1915Z/
Ashtabula OH-
235 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
ASHTABULA COUNTY...
    
At 235 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located near Austinbury near I-90, or 7 miles southeast of 
Geneva-On-The-Lake, moving southeast at 20 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...
  Andover around 315 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Kelloggsville, Plymouth Center, Pierpont, Austinburg and Edgewood.

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 4155 8052 4173 8098 4178 8098 4185 8093
      4188 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 294DEG 19KT 4177 8087 

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

$$

LaPlante
395 
WWUS51 KCLE 021847
SVSCLE

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

OHC007-021915-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-181002T1915Z/
Ashtabula OH-
247 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ASHTABULA COUNTY...
    
At 246 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles south of North Kingsville, or 11 miles south of
Ashtabula, moving east 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Andover around 305 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Kelloggsville, Plymouth Center and Pierpont.

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 4155 8052 4171 8081 4176 8083 4183 8080
      4188 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 289DEG 33KT 4176 8074 

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

$$

LaPlante
781 
WWUS51 KCLE 021856
SVSCLE

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

OHC007-021915-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-181002T1915Z/
Ashtabula OH-
256 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ASHTABULA COUNTY...
    
At 256 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles northwest of Pymatuning North, or 14 miles
southeast of Ashtabula, 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Ashtabula County, including the following locations...
Pierpont.

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 4162 8052 4170 8069 4173 8071 4178 8070
      4184 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 283DEG 30KT 4175 8063 

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

$$

LaPlante

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 2, 10:16 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE11 hr
Oct 2, 3:01 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshtabula44 min
Oct 2, 3:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshtabula111 min
Oct 2, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes45 min
Oct 2, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes12 min
Oct 2, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull46 min

Nearby

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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.