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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 109, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 2, 2019Hancock County, Seneca County, Wood County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2019, 5:18 PM EDT for Hancock County, Seneca County, Wood County, Ohio. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report 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: Jul 2, 2019, 5:18 PM EDT (21:18 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2019, 6:01 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hancock County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Wood County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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
Jul 2, 5:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 58	4 W Tiffin, OH	NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED AT THIS LOCATION.

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 32 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 177 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: 84 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1213 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

248 
WUUS51 KCLE 022118
SVRCLE
OHC063-147-173-022215-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0109.190702T2118Z-190702T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
518 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Seneca County in northwestern Ohio...
  Southern Wood County in northwestern Ohio...
  Northeastern Hancock County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 517 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Arcadia, or
  near Fostoria, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to 
           trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Tiffin, Fostoria, North Baltimore, Bloomville, Arcadia, Van Buren,
  New Riegel, Bloomdale, Bettsville, Cygnet, Jerry City, West
  Millgrove, Bairdstown, Bascom and Kansas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4126 8381 4125 8325 4100 8294 4099 8306
      4099 8349
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 266DEG 22KT 4110 8347 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Griffin

3 follow-up statements

642 
WWUS51 KCLE 022137
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
537 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

OHC063-147-173-022215-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0109.000000T0000Z-190702T2215Z/
Seneca OH-Wood OH-Hancock OH-
537 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN SENECA...SOUTHEASTERN WOOD AND NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK
COUNTIES...

At 537 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over New Riegel, or
near Fostoria, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to 
         trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Tiffin, Fostoria, Bloomville, Arcadia, New Riegel, Bloomdale,
Bettsville, Cygnet, Jerry City, West Millgrove, Bascom and Kansas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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 4125 8325 4100 8294 4099 8306 4099 8339
      4126 8369
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 275DEG 20KT 4109 8334 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Griffin

767 
WWUS51 KCLE 022156
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
556 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

OHC063-173-022205-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0109.000000T0000Z-190702T2215Z/
Wood OH-Hancock OH-
556 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WOOD AND
NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4118 8316 4100 8294 4101 8333 4109 8342
      4119 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 281DEG 34KT 4111 8327 

$$

OHC147-022215-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0109.000000T0000Z-190702T2215Z/
Seneca OH-
556 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SENECA COUNTY...

At 555 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tiffin, moving
east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to 
         trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Tiffin, Fostoria, Bloomville, New Riegel and Bascom. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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 4118 8316 4100 8294 4101 8333 4109 8342
      4119 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 281DEG 34KT 4111 8327 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Griffin

960 
WWUS51 KCLE 022201
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
601 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

OHC147-022211-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0109.000000T0000Z-190702T2215Z/
Seneca OH-
601 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SENECA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Cleveland.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Seneca County for another severe storm moving into the area.

LAT...LON 4118 8316 4100 8294 4101 8333 4109 8342
      4119 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 266DEG 22KT 4111 8322 

$$

Griffin

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 2, 3:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 3:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
352 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

.SYNOPSIS...
A stationary front will linger near Lake Erie through Thursday
as high pressure remains centered over the upper Ohio valley.
The high will move to the Mid Atlantic coast by Friday, as a
cold front moves southeast through the Great Lakes and into the
Ohio valley by Saturday.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
Scattered convection will continue across the area this
afternoon into the evening hours. Coverage should peak early this
evening before a brief lull around 00Z. Hi-res guidance
continues to indicated additional convection developing upstream
or over the area after 00Z, moving south across the area through
the early overnight hours. Severe thunderstorms potential should
be confined to this afternoon/evening with peak
heating/maximized instability.

Composite outflow/synoptic boundary will be somewhere across
the area on Wednesday. Expecting a similar setup to today, as
daytime destabilization promotes scattered convection developing
as the day progresses. SPC has focused the Day 2 outlook to the
southern half of the area, with a marginal risk for damaging
winds, fairly similar to today. Coverage should diurnally wane
after sunset through Tuesday night. Highs tomorrow may be a few
degrees cooler than today, but still hot and humid. Lows will be
in the upper 60s to low 70s tonight and tomorrow night.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
No major changes to the forecast for the end of the week, with
high pressure over the eastern US, bringing hot and humid
conditions and continued scattered shower/thunderstorm chances.
These will be driven mainly by daytime heating, with peak
coverage during the afternoon/evening hours. Highs will be in
the mid/upper 80s with lows around 70.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A cold front will push southeast across the area early Saturday,
with shower/thunderstorms possible through the day. High
pressure will build southeast across the Great Lakes region
Saturday night through the first half of next week, keeping
conditions generally dry and slightly cooler to end the
weekend, with general warming trend through midweek as the high
shifts east of the region. There may be some instability driven
showers/storms by Tuesday with moisture return into the area.
Highs Saturday will be in the mid 80s. Highs will be in the low
80s Sunday, but will return to the mid 80s by Tuesday.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z Tuesday THROUGH Sunday/...
A warm, unstable airmass with high pressure south of the region
and a weak stationary front north of the area with bring
scattered showers and storms to the region. Hard to pinpoint
exact timing and location of storms, aside from ongoing
convection moving into KTOL at the onset of the period. Have
tried to highlight periods of higher confidence in storms with
TEMPO/PROB30 mentions, generally this afternoon through Midnight
across the area. Generally SCT/BKN VFR cu outside of the storms,
with brief MVFR/IFR reductions possible with any storms.
Generally west winds will become lighter overnight, with
light/variable winds expected through the end of the period.

OUTLOOK...Non-VFR possible with isolated to scattered
thunderstorms that develop through Saturday.

&&

.MARINE...
Generally quiet conditions expected on the lake through the
holiday weekend. Southwest winds will diminish into this
evening, and will be light and variable through Wednesday as a
stationary front lingers near the lake. The front will lift
north of the lake Thursday, with southerly winds returning to
the lake by Friday. A cold front will finally cross the lake by
Saturday, with generally northerly winds through the weekend.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...None.
PA...None.
MARINE...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS...Greenawalt
NEAR TERM...Greenawalt
SHORT TERM...Greenawalt/Saunders
LONG TERM...Greenawalt/Saunders
AVIATION...Greenawalt
MARINE...Greenawalt/Saunders

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 4:14 AM EDT, 13 hours 4 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
414 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-
089-PAZ001>003-030815-
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-Lucas-Wood-
Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-
Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-
Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
414 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

There is the possibility that a few thunderstorms could reach severe
criteria today. The main threat will be strong damaging wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 2, 4:26 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
426 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2019

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

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE NORWALK            41.26N 82.58W
07/02/2019                   HURON              OH   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS LIMBS DOWN AND TREES UPROOTED ON SR
            61.

&&

RC

Local storm report, Jul 2, 4:33 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
433 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2019

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

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N BERLIN HEIGHTS      41.34N 82.49W
07/02/2019                   ERIE               OH   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE EDISON METROPARKS.

&&

RC

Local storm report, Jul 2, 4:35 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
435 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2019

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

0310 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 9 E HARBOR VIEW         41.69N 83.27W
07/02/2019  M45 MPH          LEZ142             OH   C-MAN STATION

&&

Local storm report, Jul 2, 4:36 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
436 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2019

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

0412 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW MILAN              41.30N 82.61W
07/02/2019                   ERIE               OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS SR 13.

&&

RC

Local storm report, Jul 2, 4:55 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
455 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2019

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

0446 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SSE KIPTON            41.24N 82.29W
07/02/2019  M63 MPH          LORAIN             OH   MESONET

            MESONET STATION CW9769 KIPTON.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 2, 5:13 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
513 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2019

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

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WAKEMAN                 41.25N 82.40W
07/02/2019                   HURON              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 2:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Lucas, Wood	34 min
Jul 2, 2:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood	31 min
Jul 2, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		82 min
Jul 2, 2:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky	62 min
Jul 2, 3:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca	55 min
Jul 2, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		72 min
Jul 2, 4:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina	65 min
Jul 2, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford, Hancock, Wyandot	53 min
Jul 2, 4:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot	60 min
Jul 2, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Richland, Wayne	46 min
Jul 2, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Medina, Portage, Richland and 3 more	61 min
Jul 2, 5:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Knox, Morrow, Richland	56 min
Jul 2, 6:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Seneca, Wood, Wyandot	45 min
Jul 2, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Richland, Stark, Wayne	37 min
Jul 2, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Sandusky, Seneca	48 min
Jul 2, 6:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Knox	47 min
Jul 2, 6:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull	38 min
Jul 2, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford, Seneca, Wyandot	43 min
Jul 2, 7:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Mahoning	66 min
Jul 2, 7:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Marion, Wyandot	61 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.