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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 195, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 18, 2019Mahoning County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 18, 2019, 6:56 PM EDT for Mahoning County, Ohio. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 18, 2019, 6:56 PM EDT (22:56 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2019, 7:32 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Mahoning County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 18, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 88 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 2019-08-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 566 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2019-08-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 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
566 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1315 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.7

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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 Aug 18, 4:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 4:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
442 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2019

.SYNOPSIS...
A stationary front will remain west to east across the region
over the next several days. A series of weak troughs will move
along the front bringing on and off chances for storms through
the middle of this week. The front will move southeast through
the area Wednesday night. A cooler and drier weather pattern
will follow for the end of the week as high pressure builds
across the region.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
Convection beginning to impact the area this afternoon, a few
hours ahead of schedule as noted in the previous discussion. The
environment remains a bit marginal, with the better storms west
near a corridor of good mid level lapse rates and effective bulk
shear values of 30-35 kts. More storms continue to fire off an
outflow boundary across northeast Ohio. Shear will be increasing
a bit into this evening, although it remains to be seen if this
convection will work over the moderate instability across the
area this afternoon. Even more uncertainty lies with upstream
convection potentially developing and moving into the area after
00Z, as the bulk of the hi-res guidance suggests. Have hedged
with lingering chance pops through the evening into the
overnight. Any precip will quickly diminish after midnight.

The synoptic cold front will settle south into the area on
Monday. Depending on the amount of destabilization south of the
boundary, more showers and a few storms may develop as the day
progresses. Right now, have slight chance pops moving to chance
pops during the afternoon across portions of the area. The front
will remain anchored across the northern part of the area
Monday night, with pops generally diminishing through the night
with the loss of daytime heating.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
The synoptic boundary will linger over the northern part of the
area Tuesday into Wednesday. This may promote diurnally induced
convection Tuesday and again Wednesday, with better, more
organized convection limited to any upstream MCS activity that
may sneak into the area. Have held with chance pops for now. A
stronger shortwave will move through the area Wednesday into
Wednesday night, which will push the front south through the
area, bringing a demise to local precipitation chances Wednesday
night. Above normal temps and humid conditions will persist
until the front moves through.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A quiet, cooler pattern emerges by Thursday as high pressure
drifts east across the Great Lakes region. Seasonably cooler
temperatures in the mid to upper 70s Thursday and Friday will
recover into the low/mid 80s by the end of the weekend. Dry
conditions will prevail until at least Sunday, as some moisture
return into the area may bring scattered shower/thunderstorm
activity on Sunday.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z Sunday THROUGH Friday/...
Low confidence TAF with respect to TSRA potential this evening.
Aside from TSRA near KTOL at the onset of the period, best
chances for TSRA will be between 00Z and 05Z from west to east
across the area this evening. Given low confidence in model
solutions, have only mentioned TSRA in PROB30/TEMPO until
development becomes clearer. Outside of TSRA, mainly VFR
conditions expected, although some lowering ceilings to MVFR
possible at the end of the period as a cold front sinks south
into the area. Some gusts to 20 kts are possible this afternoon
out of the southwest. Winds will remain south to southwest,
becoming more west/northwest as the cold front moves through at
the end of the period.

OUTLOOK...Intervals of non-VFR possible primarily with
thunderstorms possible Monday and again on Wednesday.

&&

.MARINE...
A relatively quiet period on the lake this week, as a frontal
boundary will meander near the lake through Wednesday. This will
keep winds variable over the lake through Wednesday until a cold
front pushes south of the lake. This will bring northerly winds
to the lake until the end of the week as high pressure drifts
across the region. Winds will swing around to the south as the
high pushes into New England this weekend.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...Greenawalt
NEAR TERM...Greenawalt
SHORT TERM...Greenawalt
LONG TERM...Greenawalt
AVIATION...Greenawalt
MARINE...Greenawalt
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 4:48 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
448 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2019

LEZ142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-
PAZ001>003-192100-
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-
448 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2019

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 599 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

LEZ061-192100-
Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo NY-
448 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 18, 6:35 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
635 PM EDT SUN AUG 18 2019

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

0607 PM     HAIL             2 W MOGADORE            41.06N 81.44W
08/18/2019  M1.00 INCH       SUMMIT             OH   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

&&

DK
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 3:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHancock67 min
Aug 18, 4:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESandusky, Seneca41 min
Aug 18, 4:37 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca38 min
Aug 18, 4:49 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE40 min
Aug 18, 5:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELorain48 min
Aug 18, 5:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECuyahoga57 min
Aug 18, 5:55 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit50 min
Aug 18, 6:08 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE52 min
Aug 18, 6:21 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Portage, Summit39 min
Aug 18, 6:38 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE67 min
Aug 18, 6:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake55 min
Aug 18, 7:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula63 min
Aug 18, 7:33 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE57 min
Aug 18, 9:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWood45 min
Aug 18, 9:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood51 min
Aug 18, 10:17 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESandusky, Seneca43 min
Aug 18, 10:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie, Huron42 min
Aug 18, 10:54 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE51 min
Aug 18, 1:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELucas56 min
Aug 18, 1:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas43 min
Aug 18, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE65 min
Aug 18, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWood27 min
Aug 18, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Wood28 min
Aug 18, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga81 min
Aug 18, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Holmes, Medina, Wayne46 min
Aug 18, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina31 min
Aug 18, 5:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark, Summit, Wayne42 min
Aug 18, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull41 min
Aug 18, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Portage23 min
Aug 18, 5:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula, Trumbull4 hr
Aug 18, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESummit22 min
Aug 18, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Summit57 min
Aug 18, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEStark45 min
Aug 18, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull67 min
Aug 18, 7:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMahoning, Trumbull4 hr
Aug 18, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford70 min
Aug 18, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Erie40 min
Aug 18, 5:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECrawford4 hr

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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.