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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2019, 3:37 PM EDT for Portage County, Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 38 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
- Aug 7, 2019, 3:37 PM EDT (19:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2019, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
Counties Portage County, OH, Summit County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 124 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 686 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 7, 2:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 2:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 535 AM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-080945- 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- 535 AM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A cold front will pass across the lake on Thursday. Thunderstorms will develop along and ahead of the front. There is a slight chance that some storms will approach severe limits with large hail and strong winds the most likely threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-080945- 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- 535 AM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A cold front will pass through the area Thursday. There is a slight chance for severe weather as thunderstorms develop along and ahead of the front. Large hail and damaging winds are the most likely threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 7, 10:49 AM EDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 7, 11:45 AM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1145 AM EDT WED AUG 7 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1137 AM WATER SPOUT 3 NNW LAKE CITY 42.05N 80.37W
08/07/2019 LEZ149 PA PUBLIC
LASTED ABOUT 2 MINUTES.
&&Local storm report, Aug 7, 11:56 AM EDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1156 AM EDT WED AUG 7 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1154 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 WSW WILLOWICK 41.62N 81.49W
08/07/2019 M2.50 INCH CUYAHOGA OH TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL SINCE 10:30AM.
&&Local storm report, Aug 7, 1:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
136 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM TORNADO 1 S NORWALK 41.22N 82.61W
08/06/2019 HURON OH NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF1 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN HURON
COUNTY ON TUESDAY EVENING APPROXIMATELY 1.5
MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN NORWALK. THE TORNADO
STARTED NEAR US20 APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES
WEST OF US250. THE STORM MOVED NORTHEAST
WITH A TRACK LENGTH OF 1.5 MILES BEFORE
ENDING NEAR VETERANS MEMORIAL LAKE PARK. THE
DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO MULTIPLE LARGE TREES.
&&
SWSpecial weather statement, Aug 7, 3:12 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Cleveland OH 312 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019 OHZ047-071945- Knox- 312 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY... At 311 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Danville, or 14 miles east of Mount Vernon, moving east at 25 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Danville. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. LAT...LON 4033 8240 4046 8231 4045 8218 4027 8219 TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 282DEG 22KT 4035 8220 Saunders
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 3:37 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
337 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019
OHZ021>023-033-072015-
Summit-Portage-Mahoning-Trumbull-
337 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN TRUMBULL...
PORTAGE...NORTHWESTERN MAHONING AND SOUTHEASTERN SUMMIT COUNTIES...
At 337 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Ravenna, moving
east at 15 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Akron, Warren, Ravenna, Cuyahoga Falls, Kent, Tallmadge, Streetsboro,
Newton Falls, Mogadore, Lordstown, Garrettsville, Leavittsburg, Stow,
Brimfield, Fairlawn, Randolph, Munroe Falls, Lakemore, Atwater and
Edinburg.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 4099 8149 4112 8161 4127 8118 4138 8077
4098 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 264DEG 12KT 4120 8119
SaundersThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 9:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 57 min | |
| Aug 7, 10:01 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 89 min | |
| Aug 7, 10:53 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 82 min | |
| Aug 7, 11:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Lake | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 102 min | |
| Aug 7, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Knox | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Summit, Trumbull | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Summit | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 5:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Portage, Summit | 91 min |
| Aug 7, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Mahoning | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Stark | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 6:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Stark | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Stark | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Stark | 35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.