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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 14, 2019Mahoning County, Portage County, Stark County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 14, 2019, 8:28 PM EDT for Mahoning County, Portage County, Stark County, Ohio. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report 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: Mar 14, 2019, 8:28 PM EDT (00:28 UTC)
Expired: Mar 14, 2019, 8:54 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Mahoning County, OH, Portage County, OH, Stark County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 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
Mar 14, 8:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nnw Louisville, OH	SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR PILOT KNOB AVE. AND HAHN ST.

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
Mar 14, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 95 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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2180 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 0 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

887 
WFUS51 KCLE 150028
TORCLE
OHC099-133-151-150115-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0002.190315T0028Z-190315T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
828 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Portage County in northeastern Ohio...
  Western Mahoning County in northeastern Ohio...
  Northeastern Stark County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 915 PM EDT.
    
* At 828 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Louisville, or 9 miles northeast of Canton, moving
  northeast at 60 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.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Sebring around 840 PM EDT.
  Canfield around 855 PM EDT.
  Lordstown around 900 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include East
Canton, North Jackson, Atwater, Limaville, Beloit, Berlin Center,
Ellsworth, Maple Ridge, Maximo and Greenford.

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 4076 8128 4091 8142 4114 8091 4113 8079
      4091 8078 4090 8082 4093 8083 4093 8089
      4090 8090 4090 8108 4082 8109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 237DEG 52KT 4090 8124 

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

$$

King

2 follow-up statements

044 
WWUS51 KCLE 150040
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
840 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

OHC151-150049-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190315T0115Z/
Stark OH-
840 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN STARK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4099 8109 4105 8110 4114 8092 4113 8079
      4091 8078 4090 8082 4093 8083 4093 8089
      4090 8090 4091 8108
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 237DEG 52KT 4099 8105 

$$

OHC099-133-150115-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190315T0115Z/
Portage OH-Mahoning OH-
840 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PORTAGE AND WESTERN MAHONING COUNTIES...
    
At 839 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Sebring, or 11 miles northwest of Salem, moving
northeast at 60 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.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Canfield around 855 PM EDT.
  Lordstown around 900 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Beloit, Berlin Center, Ellsworth, Maple Ridge, Greenford, North
Jackson, Deerfield, Craig Beach and Austintown.

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 4099 8109 4105 8110 4114 8092 4113 8079
      4091 8078 4090 8082 4093 8083 4093 8089
      4090 8090 4091 8108
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 237DEG 52KT 4099 8105 

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

$$

King

565 
WWUS51 KCLE 150054
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
854 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

OHC099-133-150104-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190315T0115Z/
Portage OH-Mahoning OH-
854 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PORTAGE AND WESTERN MAHONING
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4099 8109 4105 8110 4114 8092 4113 8079
      4091 8078 4090 8082 4093 8083 4093 8089
      4090 8090 4091 8108
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 237DEG 52KT 4110 8083 

$$

LaPlante

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 14, 8:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Stark	43 min
Mar 14, 8:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Trumbull	24 min
Mar 14, 10:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Mahoning, Stark	41 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.