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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 14, 2019Geauga County, Portage County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 14, 2019, 5:42 PM EDT for Geauga County, Portage County, Ohio. It was in force for 18 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
Apr 14, 2019, 5:42 PM EDT (21:42 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2019, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Geauga County, OH, Portage County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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
Apr 14, 4:11 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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 2019-04-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2019-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 337 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1764 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
337 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
432 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

745 
WUUS51 KCLE 142142
SVRCLE
OHC055-133-142200-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0021.190414T2142Z-190414T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
542 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Portage County in northeastern Ohio...
  Southeastern Geauga County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 541 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mantua, or 9
  miles north of Ravenna, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Middlefield, Burton, Mantua, Parkman, Huntsburg and Hiram. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northeastern
Ohio.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted, act quickly and move to a
place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a basement or small
interior room.

&&

LAT...LON 4136 8100 4127 8124 4136 8129 4160 8101
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 231DEG 22KT 4130 8121 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Greenawalt

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 7:10 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningCLEErie, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky13 hr
Apr 14, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Marion, Wyandot27 min
Apr 14, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Knox, Morrow, Richland50 min
Apr 14, 4:15 PM EDTTornado WarningCLECrawford, Marion, Morrow, Wyandot32 min
Apr 14, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHancock35 min
Apr 14, 4:39 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHuron, Richland22 min
Apr 14, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Stark, Summit, Wayne42 min
Apr 14, 4:59 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCLEAshland, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Richland28 min
Apr 14, 5:01 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEStark, Summit, Wayne29 min
Apr 14, 5:26 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEPortage, Stark, Summit34 min
Apr 14, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark31 min
Apr 14, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina20 min
Apr 14, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake26 min
Apr 14, 5:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Portage, Trumbull50 min
Apr 14, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE63 min
Apr 14, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Stark48 min
Apr 14, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMorrow45 min
Apr 14, 6:19 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull41 min
Apr 14, 6:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Knox, Morrow, Richland43 min
Apr 14, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula78 min
Apr 14, 6:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Trumbull28 min
Apr 14, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE56 min
Apr 14, 7:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEStark, Summit4 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.