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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 130, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 11, 2019Mahoning County, Portage County, Trumbull County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2019, 1:55 PM EDT for Mahoning County, Portage County, Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 65 min. 5 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: Jul 11, 2019, 1:55 PM EDT (17:55 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2019, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Mahoning County, OH, Portage County, OH, Trumbull County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 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 11, 2:18 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	7 Sse Craig Beach, OH	LARGE TREES UPROOTED IN BERLIN CENTER, OH.
Jul 11, 2:19 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Ese Ravenna, OH	TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD.
Jul 11, 2:36 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	7 Sw Canfield, OH	SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES DOWN ON POWER LINE ALONGSIDE ROUTE 165.
Jul 11, 2:45 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Sse Craig Beach, OH	TREE DOWN ON ROAD.
Jul 11, 2:54 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Sse Craig Beach, OH	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.

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 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 23 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 94 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: 430 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 707 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

402 
WUUS51 KCLE 111755
SVRCLE
OHC099-133-155-111900-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0130.190711T1755Z-190711T1900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
155 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Trumbull County in northeastern Ohio...
  Southeastern Portage County in northeastern Ohio...
  Central Mahoning County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At 155 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Newton Falls,
  or 10 miles east of Ravenna, moving southeast at 25 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Salem, Niles, Canfield, Newton Falls, Lordstown, Hilltop,
  Austintown, McDonald, Atwater, Edinburg, Ellsworth, Craig Beach,
  Deerfield, North Jackson, Wayland, South Canal, Berlin Center,
  Greenford and Mineral Ridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4093 8083 4093 8090 4103 8121 4120 8112
      4120 8072 4090 8073 4090 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 293DEG 21KT 4112 8105 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

King

3 follow-up statements

395 
WWUS51 KCLE 111824
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
224 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

OHC133-111833-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0130.000000T0000Z-190711T1900Z/
Portage OH-
224 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PORTAGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4093 8083 4093 8090 4099 8100 4120 8100
      4120 8072 4090 8073 4090 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 290DEG 18KT 4103 8088 

$$

OHC099-155-111900-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0130.000000T0000Z-190711T1900Z/
Trumbull OH-Mahoning OH-
224 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN TRUMBULL AND CENTRAL MAHONING COUNTIES...

At 223 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Canfield, or 8
miles north of Salem, moving east at 20 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Salem, Niles, Canfield, Newton Falls, Lordstown, Hilltop, Austintown,
McDonald, Ellsworth, Craig Beach, North Jackson, South Canal, Berlin
Center, Greenford and Mineral Ridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4093 8083 4093 8090 4099 8100 4120 8100
      4120 8072 4090 8073 4090 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 290DEG 18KT 4103 8088 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

King

823 
WWUS51 KCLE 111845
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
245 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

OHC155-111855-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0130.000000T0000Z-190711T1900Z/
Trumbull OH-
245 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN TRUMBULL COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4093 8083 4093 8090 4098 8095 4102 8087
      4104 8073 4090 8073 4090 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 288DEG 16KT 4096 8080 

$$

OHC099-111900-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0130.000000T0000Z-190711T1900Z/
Mahoning OH-
245 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MAHONING COUNTY...

At 245 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Canfield, or
near Salem, moving east at 20 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Salem, Canfield and Greenford. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4093 8083 4093 8090 4098 8095 4102 8087
      4104 8073 4090 8073 4090 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 288DEG 16KT 4096 8080 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

King

772 
WWUS51 KCLE 111859
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
259 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

OHC099-111908-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0130.000000T0000Z-190711T1900Z/
Mahoning OH-
259 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MAHONING COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4093 8083 4093 8090 4098 8095 4102 8087
      4104 8073 4090 8073 4090 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 293DEG 21KT 4093 8072 

$$

King

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 11, 9:43 AM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 9:43 AM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
943 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

.SYNOPSIS...
A cold front will move east across the area today. High pressure
will build east into the Ohio Valley through Saturday. A cold
front will slide south across the area Saturday afternoon and
become nearly stationary Saturday night. The front will then
move south Sunday as a cold front again. High pressure will
build east across the lower Great Lakes Sunday night followed by
a strong warm front Monday night. A ridge of high pressure will
build north across the local area Tuesday.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
No big changes to the forecast for today. Morning round of
thunderstorms have moved east. Cold front is located near Toledo
with new development expected by midday along the lake
breeze and cold front. Previous Discussion follows.

An upper level trough will move east across the area today with
a surface low pressure system over northern Ontario, Canada.
Well ahead of the front, temperatures will top out in the upper
80s to near 90 degrees again today. Along with the heat will
come higher dewpoint readings in the upper 60s to lower 70s. The
greatest instability will occur over the eastern third of the
forecast area this afternoon due to the later timing of the cold
front approaching from the west. The extreme east is under a
slight risk for severe thunderstorms with the main threats being
mostly thunderstorm wind damage. Western portions of the area
may escape this round of precipitation and be on the dry side
today as front moves through that area this morning. After
frontal passage, the precipitation threat will come to an end as
high pressure begins to build east. The high will bring fair
weather and slightly cooler temperatures to the area tonight and
again on Friday.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
High pressure will build east across the region Friday night through
most of the day Saturday, providing dry conditions across the
region. A weak cold front will drop south into the area late
Saturday afternoon through Saturday night, bringing a low chance of
showers and thunderstorms. The front pushes south of the area by
Sunday morning, and will remain just south of the area through
Sunday night, with perhaps a slight chance of a shower or storm
across the far southern part of the forecast area Sunday.
Temperatures will be seasonable in the mid to upper 80s Saturday,
and a few degrees cooler on Sunday.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
.SYNOPSIS...
A cold front will move east across the area today. High pressure
will build east into the Ohio Valley through Saturday. A cold
front will slide south across the area Saturday afternoon and
become nearly stationary Saturday night. The front will then
move south Sunday as a cold front again. High pressure will
build east across the lower Great Lakes Sunday night followed by
a strong warm front Monday night. A ridge of high pressure will
build north across the local area Tuesday.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z Thursday THROUGH Monday/...
A cold front will move through the area today and this will be
the focus for the development of more showers and thunderstorms
primarily over the eastern half of the area this afternoon.
Otherwise, expecting a wind shift to a west-northwest direction
today from west to east. There is the possibility that some of
the storms in the extreme east could become severe with strong
thunderstorm winds.

OUTLOOK...Non-VFR possible in scattered thunderstorms Saturday
into Sunday.

&&

.MARINE...
A cold front will work south to the lake by this afternoon and will
cross the lake tonight. Winds will become northerly behind the front
in the 10-15 knot range, and for now will likely remain below small
craft advisory conditions. Winds will subside through the night and
become more northwesterly by Friday. High pressure will build across
the lake Friday and Friday night before another cold front moves
south towards the lake Saturday and across the lake Saturday
evening. Southwest winds will increase ahead of the front Saturday
before becoming northerly Saturday night into Sunday. Light winds
will persist into the early part of next week with high pressure
overhead.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...Lombardy
NEAR TERM...Lombardy/Oudeman
SHORT TERM...Greenawalt
LONG TERM...Greenawalt
AVIATION...Lombardy
MARINE...Greenawalt

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 9:39 AM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
939 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>013-017>021-027>031-036-037-047-
089-121345-
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-Hancock-Seneca-
Huron-Medina-Summit-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Marion-
Morrow-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
939 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.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.

OHZ014-022-023-032-033-038-PAZ001>003-121345-
Ashtabula Inland-Portage-Trumbull-Stark-Mahoning-Holmes-
Northern Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford-
939 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms today. The main threat
will be damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. These storms also have the
potential for locally heavy rainfall.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 11, 1:31 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
131 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2019

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

0124 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE SUGAR BUSH KNOLLS 41.19N 81.34W
07/11/2019                   PORTAGE            OH   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREE AND UTILITY LINES DOWN.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 11, 1:34 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
134 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2019

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

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNW RAVENNA           41.21N 81.26W
07/11/2019                   PORTAGE            OH   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREE DOWN ON VEHICLE.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 11, 1:36 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
136 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2019

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

0133 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SE STREETSBORO        41.22N 81.32W
07/11/2019  M2.17 INCH       PORTAGE            OH   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED ON STATE ROUTE 14.

&&

RC

Local storm report, Jul 11, 1:39 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
139 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2019

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

0135 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WSW MANTUA            41.26N 81.28W
07/11/2019                   PORTAGE            OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREE LIMBS DOWN.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 10, 8:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Seneca	38 min
Jul 11, 5:42 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		93 min
Jul 11, 12:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Geauga, Portage	51 min
Jul 11, 1:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Portage	46 min
Jul 11, 1:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Portage	4 hr
Jul 11, 1:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Stark, Summit	59 min
Jul 11, 2:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashtabula	4 hr
Jul 11, 2:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Holmes, Wayne	40 min
Jul 11, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Stark	38 min
Jul 11, 3:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	43 min
Jul 11, 3:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Stark	2 hr

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.