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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 115, NWS Cleveland, OH

October 8, 2021Sandusky County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 8, 2021, 9:54 PM EDT for Sandusky County, Ohio. It was in force for 36 min. 2 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
Oct 8, 2021, 9:54 PM EDT (01:54 UTC)
Expired
Oct 8, 2021, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Sandusky County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:56 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 8, 10:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Wsw Fremont, OHSEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ACROSS FREMONT.
Oct 8, 10:00 PM EDTHAIL 11 Sw Fremont, OHMULTIPLE QUARTER-SIZE HAIL REPORTS IN THE CITY OF FREMONT.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 150 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2021-10-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1108 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2021-10-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 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
1108 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

836 
WUUS51 KCLE 090154
SVRCLE
OHC143-090230-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0115.211009T0154Z-211009T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
954 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Sandusky County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 954 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fremont,
  moving northeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Fremont, Ballville, Vickery and Stony Prairie. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4146 8313 4146 8312 4138 8292 4128 8316
      4133 8320
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 223DEG 14KT 4135 8313 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

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2 follow-up statements
139 
WWUS51 KCLE 090208
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1008 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021

OHC143-090230-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-211009T0230Z/
Sandusky OH-
1008 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL SANDUSKY COUNTY...

At 1008 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fremont,
moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated with public reports.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Fremont, Vickery and Stony Prairie. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4146 8313 4146 8312 4138 8292 4133 8307
      4136 8317
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 223DEG 14KT 4139 8308 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

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166 
WWUS51 KCLE 090220
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1020 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021

OHC143-090230-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-211009T0230Z/
Sandusky OH-
1020 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL SANDUSKY COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1030 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4146 8313 4146 8312 4138 8292 4133 8307
      4136 8317
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 223DEG 14KT 4142 8304 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 8, 8:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE60 min
Oct 8, 8:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEOttawa52 min
Oct 8, 9:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESandusky49 min
Oct 8, 9:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE92 min
Oct 8, 10:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEOttawa28 min
Oct 9, 1:56 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula, Mahoning, Trumbull8 hr
Oct 9, 2:16 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEGeauga, Lake4 hr
Oct 9, 4:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEPortage, Stark, Summit5 hr
Oct 9, 4:19 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Portage, Trumbull4 hr
Oct 9, 8:44 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Portage, Trumbull3 hr
Oct 9, 10:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull35 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.