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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 26, 2021Portage County, Stark County, Summit County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 1:14 PM EDT for Portage County, Stark County, Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 49 min. 9 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 26, 2021, 1:14 PM EDT (17:14 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2021, 2:03 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Portage County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 26, 1:24 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGAkron, OHCORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM AKRON. CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT. 1 TREE UPROOTED ALONG SOUTHEAST AVE.
May 26, 1:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGAkron, OHCORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM AKRON. TREE DOWN ON LANSING DRIVE BY BAKER AVENUE. LARGE TREE DOWN ON A CAR.
May 26, 1:25 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 522 Wnw Lakemore, OHCORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 2 WNW LAKEMORE. ASOS STATION KAKR AKRON FULTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
May 26, 1:34 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 S Brimfield, OHPICTURE OF TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 43 NEAR SAXE ROAD WITH OTHER TREES DOWN IN THE AREA.
May 26, 1:34 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGBrimfield, OHNUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN I-76 AND RT 224.
May 26, 1:41 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGAkron, OH1 TREE UPROOTED.
May 26, 1:41 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGTalmadge, OHCORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT. 1 TREE UPROOTED ALONG SOUTHEAST AVE.
May 26, 1:42 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGAkron, OHTREE DOWN ON LANSING DRIVE BY BAKER AVENUE. LARGE TREE DOWN ON A CAR.
May 26, 1:42 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 522 Wnw Lakemore, OHASOS STATION KAKR AKRON FULTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 26, 12:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 126 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 2021-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 71 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 2021-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 146 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
71 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-98 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1654 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

786 
WUUS51 KCLE 261714
SVRCLE
OHC133-151-153-261815-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0001.210526T1714Z-210526T1815Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
114 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Portage County in northeastern Ohio...
  Northeastern Stark County in northeastern Ohio...
  Southern Summit County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 215 PM EDT.

* At 114 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Barberton, or
  7 miles southwest of Akron, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Akron, Ravenna, Cuyahoga Falls, Kent, Barberton, Green, Alliance,
  Tallmadge, Mogadore, Hartville, Stow, New Franklin, Norton,
  Brimfield, Fairlawn, Randolph, Munroe Falls, Lakemore, Atwater and
  Edinburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4091 8147 4095 8165 4099 8165 4099 8169
      4113 8169 4120 8100 4099 8100 4099 8109
      4089 8109
TIME...MOT...LOC 1714Z 268DEG 29KT 4101 8163 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Greenawalt
2 follow-up statements
640 
WWUS51 KCLE 261739
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
139 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

OHC151-153-261747-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210526T1815Z/
Stark OH-Summit OH-
139 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN STARK AND
SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe 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 800 PM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4116 8139 4120 8100 4099 8100 4102 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 263DEG 37KT 4108 8128 

$$

OHC133-261815-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210526T1815Z/
Portage OH-
139 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN PORTAGE COUNTY...

At 137 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ravenna, moving
east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Ravenna, Kent, Tallmadge, Mogadore, Brimfield, Randolph, Atwater,
Edinburg, Deerfield, Brady Lake and Wayland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4116 8139 4120 8100 4099 8100 4102 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 263DEG 37KT 4108 8128 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Greenawalt
459 
WWUS51 KCLE 261803
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
203 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

OHC133-261813-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210526T1815Z/
Portage OH-
203 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN PORTAGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
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 4116 8139 4120 8100 4099 8100 4102 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 268DEG 29KT 4109 8100 

$$

Greenawalt

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 1:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEPortage, Summit40 min
May 26, 1:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLETrumbull33 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.