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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 5, 2019Crawford County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2019, 4:30 PM EDT for Crawford County, Ohio. It was in force for 30 min. 7 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: Jun 5, 2019, 4:30 PM EDT (20:30 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2019, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

County Crawford County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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
Jun 5, 4:57 PM EDT	TORNADO	1 N Galion, OH	TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON NORTH COLUMBUS STREET. TORNADO LIFTED AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN TWO MORE TIMES ON HARDING WAY EAST AND ON 2ND STREET. PATH LENGTH 1.18 MILES. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTBUILDINGS AND TREE TOPS SNAPPED.
Jun 5, 4:58 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 E Galion, OH	TREE DOWN.
Jun 5, 4:58 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ene Galion, OH	LARGE TREE DOWN AT N. EAST STREET AND MURRAY STREET.
Jun 5, 4:58 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Galion, OH	GARAGE BLEW DOWN.
Jun 5, 4:58 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Galion, OH	TREES DOWN.
Jun 5, 5:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Bucyrus, OH	BROKEN 2-3 TREE LIMBS AND WITH POWER LINES AND UTILITY POLE DOWN ON SR 19.
Jun 5, 5:02 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nne Galion, OH	TREE DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 5, 1:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 169 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: 23 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -198 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1070 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 162 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

262 
WFUS51 KCLE 052030
TORCLE
OHC033-052100-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0013.190605T2030Z-190605T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
430 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Crawford County in north central Ohio...

* Until 500 PM EDT.
    
* At 430 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Bucyrus, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, North Robinson, Sulpher Springs and
  Oceola.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4071 8286 4081 8310 4090 8310 4087 8272
      4073 8272 4071 8273
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 287DEG 31KT 4084 8305 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Greenawalt

2 follow-up statements

362 
WWUS51 KCLE 052038
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
438 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019

OHC033-052100-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190605T2100Z/
Crawford OH-
438 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...
    
At 437 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located over Bucyrus, moving east at 35 mph. At 436 PM EDT, 
trained spotters reported a wall cloud near Bucyrus.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, North Robinson and Sulpher Springs. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4071 8286 4078 8301 4088 8301 4087 8272
      4073 8272 4071 8273
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 287DEG 31KT 4082 8297 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

Greenawalt

293 
WWUS51 KCLE 052048
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
448 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019

OHC033-052100-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190605T2100Z/
Crawford OH-
448 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...
    
At 447 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located just east of Bucyrus, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Galion, Crestline and North Robinson. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4077 8294 4084 8292 4087 8272 4073 8272
      4071 8273 4071 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 288DEG 28KT 4079 8287 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

Greenawalt

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 6:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Lucas	47 min
Jun 5, 7:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Lucas, Ottawa	43 min
Jun 5, 2:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	CLE	Wood	36 min
Jun 5, 2:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood	47 min
Jun 5, 2:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock	34 min
Jun 5, 3:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Ottawa, Sandusky	11 min
Jun 5, 3:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Marion	50 min
Jun 5, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky	45 min
Jun 5, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Seneca, Wood	38 min
Jun 5, 3:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Seneca	41 min
Jun 5, 3:53 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Hancock, Wood	37 min
Jun 5, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Wayne	27 min
Jun 5, 4:04 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Ottawa	2 hr
Jun 5, 4:06 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Wood	2 hr
Jun 5, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Knox, Marion, Morrow	64 min
Jun 5, 4:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Geauga, Portage, Summit	4 hr
Jun 5, 4:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashland, Medina	4 hr
Jun 5, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Wyandot	40 min
Jun 5, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot	33 min
Jun 5, 4:31 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Summit	3 hr
Jun 5, 4:36 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Trumbull	5 hr
Jun 5, 4:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Crawford, Seneca	4 hr
Jun 5, 4:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Morrow, Richland	47 min
Jun 5, 5:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashland, Huron, Richland	4 hr
Jun 5, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Wayne	38 min
Jun 5, 5:19 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Ashland, Holmes	26 min
Jun 5, 5:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Knox	48 min
Jun 5, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Knox	36 min
Jun 5, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Holmes, Wayne	46 min
Jun 5, 6:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Holmes	4 hr
Jun 5, 6:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Stark	4 hr
Jun 5, 7:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Wyandot	3 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.