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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 16, 20194 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2019, 3:27 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 33 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
Jun 16, 2019, 3:27 PM EDT (19:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2019, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Portage County, OH, Summit County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 143 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 2019-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2019-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 268 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
623 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
268 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
303 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

466 
WFUS51 KCLE 161927
TORCLE
OHC035-055-133-153-162000-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0015.190616T1927Z-190616T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
327 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2019

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Portage County in northeastern Ohio...
  Southern Geauga County in northeastern Ohio...
  East central Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio...
  Northeastern Summit County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 400 PM EDT.
    
* At 327 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Solon, or 15 miles southeast of Cleveland, moving
  east at 30 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...
  Solon, Twinsburg, Warrensville Heights, Macedonia, South Russell,
  Middlefield, Garrettsville, Burton, Mantua, Maple Heights, Aurora,
  Bedford, Bedford Heights, Parkman, Chagrin Falls, Northfield,
  Reminderville, Orange, Moreland Hills and Walton Hills.

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 4149 8101 4148 8100 4124 8100 4131 8154
      4143 8153 4151 8101
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 266DEG 24KT 4136 8147 

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

$$

Greenawalt
2 follow-up statements
633 
WWUS51 KCLE 161941
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
341 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2019

OHC035-153-161951-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-190616T2000Z/
Cuyahoga OH-Summit OH-
341 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CUYAHOGA AND NORTHEASTERN
SUMMIT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4149 8101 4148 8100 4124 8100 4129 8140
      4142 8139 4142 8137 4144 8137 4145 8139
      4151 8101
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 272DEG 29KT 4134 8132 

$$

OHC055-133-162000-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-190616T2000Z/
Portage OH-Geauga OH-
341 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
PORTAGE AND SOUTHERN GEAUGA COUNTIES...
    
At 341 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near South Russell, or 13 miles north of Ravenna, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

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...
Solon, South Russell, Middlefield, Garrettsville, Burton, Mantua,
Aurora, Parkman, Chagrin Falls, Reminderville, Windham, Hiram and
Bainbridge.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4149 8101 4148 8100 4124 8100 4129 8140
      4142 8139 4142 8137 4144 8137 4145 8139
      4151 8101
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 272DEG 29KT 4134 8132 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Greenawalt
550 
WWUS51 KCLE 162000
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
400 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2019

OHC055-133-162008-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-190616T2000Z/
Portage OH-Geauga OH-
400 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN PORTAGE AND SOUTHERN GEAUGA
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened, and no longer 
appears capable of producing a tornado at this time.

Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4149 8101 4148 8100 4124 8100 4129 8140
      4142 8139 4142 8137 4144 8137 4145 8139
      4151 8101
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 272DEG 31KT 4136 8116 

$$

Lombardy

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 11:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMarion, Morrow, Wyandot6 hr
Jun 16, 12:40 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEMorrow4 hr
Jun 16, 12:50 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshland, Richland4 hr
Jun 16, 1:00 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshland, Richland6 hr
Jun 16, 1:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEMarion8 days
Jun 16, 1:56 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMedina, Portage, Summit, Trumbull, Wayne6 hr
Jun 16, 3:35 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLESummit6 hr
Jun 16, 4:43 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEMorrow15 hr
Jun 16, 5:12 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull46 hr
Jun 16, 6:13 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshland, Richland15 hr
Jun 16, 11:36 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEMarion5 days
Jun 16, 11:36 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull38 hr
Jun 16, 12:21 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEHancock11 hr
Jun 16, 1:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLESummit4 hr
Jun 16, 4:19 PM EDTTornado WarningCLETrumbull43 min
Jun 16, 5:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLECuyahoga10 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.