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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 28, 2019Cuyahoga County, Lorain County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2019, 6:57 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Lorain County, Ohio. It was in force for 34 min. 2 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: May 28, 2019, 6:57 PM EDT (22:57 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2019, 7:31 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Lorain County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 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
May 28, 7:07 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 72	1 N Avon, OH
May 28, 7:09 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 73	2 Ese Avon, OH

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 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 10 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 28, 1:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 175 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: 450 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 910 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 498 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 483 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

524 
WUUS51 KCLE 282257
SVRCLE
OHC035-093-282345-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0058.190528T2257Z-190528T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
657 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio...
  Northeastern Lorain County in north central Ohio...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 657 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Avon Lake, or
  7 miles northeast of Elyria, moving east at 50 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...
  Cleveland, Lorain, Elyria, Parma, Lakewood, Euclid, Cleveland
  Heights, Strongsville, Brunswick, Westlake, North Royalton, North
  Ridgeville, Solon, Avon Lake, Warrensville Heights, Highland Hills,
  North Olmsted, Garfield Heights, Shaker Heights and Maple Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4157 8148 4156 8139 4145 8139 4142 8137
      4142 8139 4136 8139 4135 8159 4128 8157
      4127 8188 4139 8215 4149 8213 4152 8202
      4148 8189 4150 8180 4149 8175 4163 8149
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 276DEG 43KT 4147 8203 

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

Sefcovic

1 follow-up statement

073 
WWUS51 KCLE 282331
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
731 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

OHC035-093-282340-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-190528T2345Z/
Cuyahoga OH-Lorain OH-
731 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CUYAHOGA AND NORTHEASTERN
LORAIN COUNTIES 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.  However heavy rain is 
still occurring with this thunderstorm and flash flood warnings 
remain in effect for Cuyahoga and Lorain Counties.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
north central and northeastern Ohio.

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

LAT...LON 4157 8148 4156 8139 4145 8139 4142 8137
      4142 8139 4136 8139 4135 8159 4128 8157
      4127 8188 4139 8215 4149 8213 4152 8202
      4148 8189 4150 8180 4149 8175 4163 8149
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 276DEG 43KT 4143 8150 

$$

Sefcovic

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 May 28, 3:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 3:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
318 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

.SYNOPSIS...
Low pressure over the region will drift northeast tonight
driving a weak cold front south into the area this evening. The
front will stall in the area tonight and Wednesday as waves of
low pressure move east along the boundary. The front will
finally drop south of the area behind low pressure Thursday.
High pressure will build in for Friday.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
Low pressure just north of Lake Erie will move east this evening
and in its wake, a cold front will move south into the area. The
front is currently in sern lwr MI into central Indiana. There
is however, convergence set up across the inland counties from
near the FDY area ene, enhanced across nern OH and nwrn PA by
the lake breeze. Thunderstorms have developed along this
convergence zone. Currently surface based CAPES are around
3500j/kg. Thermodynamics support large hail and strong downburst
winds. Shear support steady state, rotating storms especially
east half of the area. Expect strong to severe thunderstorms to
continue to spread east across the area into early evening.
Overnight convection should tend to drift sse and weaken through
the late evening. After midnight the HRRR shows convection
moving back toward the area from the west along the stalled out
boundary. The HRRR takes most of this north more across the lake
and possibly affecting some of the northwestern counties.
Towards morning another wave will be moving east through
northern Indiana toward northwestern OH. Wednesday this stalled
front will be across the area and models show another weak
impulse moving east along the front during the day. Would expect
redevelopment with the more favored area across the southern
and eastern counties. Will need to keep chance pops going
through Wednesday night. Towards morning Thursday however will
increase pops back to likely in the west as another low
approaches from the west. Highs Wednesday from north 70 north
to near 80 far south.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
Thursday will likely be another active weather day over the
forecast area. A shortwave trough over the central CONUS will
propagate east into the Great Lakes region and get absorbed into
a larger trough over the eastern CONUS. At the surface a low
will enter Ohio and move east across the forecast area. With
good forcing expected over the region along with decent
instability and moisture and some good jet dynamics, showers and
thunderstorms are likely on Thursday and some severe storms may
be possible. Have continued with the high likely PoPs, but have
not gone to categorical as there are coverage concerns at this
time. There are some timing issues still at this time, but
Thursday will be yet another day to watch in what is an active
weather week. High pressure will emerge over the eastern Great
Lakes on Friday behind Thursday's low. Light northerly flow,
some slight cold air advection, and sinking air entering the
region will keep temperatures near to perhaps a couple degrees
below normal.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Will continue with a fairly generic forecast for the weekend.
Northwest flow sets up over the region with the best energy
aloft on Saturday and again on Monday afternoon. Have the
highest PoPs during those time periods, but nothing more than
scattered showers and thunderstorms. While northwest flow will
persist over the region, not too much appears to be in place to
alter temperatures to far above or below normal.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z Tuesday THROUGH Sunday/...
Showers and thunderstorms will continue to track across
northern Ohio and nwrn PA into the evening along and ahead of a
weak cold front dropping into the area from the north. Some
storms may be severe with strong gusty winds and hail through
early evening. Expect CIGS to be low VFR, mostly under 5kft,
through the afternoon and evening with IFR/LIFR expected within
thunderstorms. The favorable area of thunderstorm development
will tend to drift south into the evening with a likely break
mid/late evening. Guidance suggests more showers and storms
approach from the west after 06z-08z with additional development
to be expected into the morning Wednesday. CIGS overnight
however should drop to MVFR with the front across the region and
very moist air in place. No big change for Wednesday and a mix
of VFR down to IFR in weather.

OUTLOOK...Non-VFR possible for periods of time through
Thursday.

&&

.MARINE...
A cold front will push south of the lake tonight and flow will
shift winds around to the north and then northeast. The front
then lingers over the area on Wednesday and may try to move back
north to the southern lakeshore, but flow will likely remain
light out of the northeast. The front remains over the area on
Thursday and low pressure will move northeast towards the lake
on Thursday night. Winds will flip around to the southwest and
then west with this system moving through the region. High
pressure emerges over the area on Friday and light northerly
flow and dry weather on the lake will allow for Friday to be the
best marine weather day of the period. A weak front enters the
basin for Saturday and winds may shift around to the northwest
by Saturday night. At this time, not expecting any marine
headlines on the lake.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...TK
NEAR TERM...TK
SHORT TERM...Sefcovic
LONG TERM...Sefcovic
AVIATION...TK
MARINE...Mitchell/Sefcovic

Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 1:59 PM EDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
159 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

LEZ142>149-OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-
291800-
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-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-
159 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 273 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and 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...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms on Wednesday. The
main threats will be large hail and damaging thunderstorm winds.
There is also a marginal risk for Thursday away from the lake.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

LEZ061-162>169-291800-
Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo 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-
159 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 28, 6:32 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
632 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2019

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

0610 PM     HAIL             6 SE CRAIG BEACH        41.06N 80.89W
05/28/2019  E1.25 INCH       MAHONING           OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RC

Local storm report, May 28, 6:41 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
641 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2019

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

0544 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW WILMOT             40.61N 81.71W
05/28/2019                   HOLMES             OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 5
            SW WILMOT. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON SR 515.

&&

RC

Local storm report, May 28, 6:48 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
648 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2019

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

0635 PM     FLOOD            POLAND                  41.02N 80.61W
05/28/2019                   MAHONING           OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12-18 INCHES OF WATER ON ST RT 170.

&&

DK

Local storm report, May 28, 6:51 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
651 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2019

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

0635 PM     FLOOD            1 WSW STRUTHERS         41.05N 80.62W
05/28/2019                   MAHONING           OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 INCHES OF WATER ON BRANDON AVE.

&&

DK

Local storm report, May 28, 6:55 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
655 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2019

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

0635 PM     FLOOD            2 W BOARDMAN            41.03N 80.71W
05/28/2019                   MAHONING           OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12+ INCHES OF WATER ON ST RT 625 AND COLLEEN
            AVE.

&&

DK

Local storm report, May 28, 6:57 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
657 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2019

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

0648 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE CANFIELD           41.02N 80.76W
05/28/2019                   MAHONING           OH   PUBLIC

            TREE LIMBS DOWN ON CAR.

&&

RC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 11:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Marion, Morrow, Wyandot	58 min
May 28, 12:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Knox	23 min
May 28, 2:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Summit	40 min
May 28, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Portage	26 min
May 28, 3:35 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Marion	37 hr
May 28, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull	49 min
May 28, 4:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Summit	4 hr
May 28, 4:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Portage, Stark, Summit	41 min
May 28, 4:33 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Summit	4 hr
May 28, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage	38 min
May 28, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock	57 min
May 28, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Stark	39 min
May 28, 5:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Holmes, Stark, Wayne	46 min
May 28, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		93 min
May 28, 6:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage	44 min
May 28, 6:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Portage	37 min
May 28, 6:47 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage	4 hr
May 28, 6:47 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		58 min
May 28, 7:14 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Lorain	4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.