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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 7, 2021Cuyahoga County, Medina County, Summit County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2021, 6:22 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Medina County, Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 31 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: Jul 7, 2021, 6:22 PM EDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2021, 6:53 PM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Medina County, OH, Summit County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 7, 6:24 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 S North Royalton, OH	MULTIPLE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN NEAR THE CORNER OF BOSTON ROAD AND RIDGE ROAD ON THE MEDINA-CUYAHOGA COUNTY LINE.
Jul 7, 6:24 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Ene Medina, OH	TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF NICHOLS AND WILBUR ROAD.

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
Jul 7, 1:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 163 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: 505 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1230 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

154 
WUUS51 KCLE 072222
SVRCLE
OHC035-103-153-072330-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0045.210707T2222Z-210707T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
622 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio...
  Northeastern Medina County in northeastern Ohio...
  Northern Summit County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 622 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Brunswick, or
  7 miles north of Medina, moving east at 20 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to 
           trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Akron, Medina, Parma, Cuyahoga Falls, Strongsville, Brunswick,
  North Royalton, Solon, Hudson, Twinsburg, Streetsboro, Macedonia,
  Stow, Maple Heights, Broadview Heights, Aurora, Brecksville,
  Bedford, Seven Hills and Bedford Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4117 8139 4113 8189 4127 8193 4128 8188
      4132 8188 4143 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 257DEG 19KT 4124 8182 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Sefcovic

2 follow-up statements

485 
WWUS51 KCLE 072241
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
641 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

OHC103-072251-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210707T2330Z/
Medina OH-
641 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MEDINA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4115 8169 4136 8168 4143 8139 4117 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 240DEG 26KT 4131 8163 4120 8163 

$$

OHC035-153-072330-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210707T2330Z/
Cuyahoga OH-Summit OH-
641 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CUYAHOGA AND NORTHERN SUMMIT COUNTIES...

At 641 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near North Royalton to 6 miles northwest of Cuyahoga
Falls, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, Solon, Hudson, Twinsburg, Streetsboro,
Macedonia, Stow, Broadview Heights, Aurora, Brecksville, Bedford,
Seven Hills, Bedford Heights, Independence, Chagrin Falls,
Northfield, Richfield, Reminderville and Moreland Hills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Cleveland.

&&

LAT...LON 4115 8169 4136 8168 4143 8139 4117 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 240DEG 26KT 4131 8163 4120 8163 

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

Sefcovic

998 
WWUS51 KCLE 072253
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
653 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

OHC035-153-072302-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210707T2330Z/
Cuyahoga OH-Summit OH-
653 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CUYAHOGA AND
NORTHERN SUMMIT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 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 4115 8169 4136 8168 4143 8139 4117 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 257DEG 19KT 4132 8156 4121 8156 

$$

Sefcovic

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 7, 12:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashland	52 min
Jul 7, 1:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Wayne	45 min
Jul 7, 1:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Knox	39 min
Jul 7, 1:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Holmes, Wayne	53 min
Jul 7, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashland	48 min
Jul 7, 1:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Holmes, Stark, Summit, Wayne	41 min
Jul 7, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Huron	44 min
Jul 7, 2:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Lorain, Medina, Wayne	54 min
Jul 7, 2:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Wood	38 min
Jul 7, 2:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Hancock, Wyandot	36 min
Jul 7, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot	23 min
Jul 7, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Wood	26 min
Jul 7, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		71 min
Jul 7, 3:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Sandusky, Seneca	19 min
Jul 7, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Medina	38 min
Jul 7, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Lucas	27 min
Jul 7, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Lorain	61 min
Jul 7, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashland	44 min
Jul 7, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		116 min
Jul 7, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford, Marion, Wyandot	41 min
Jul 7, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		100 min
Jul 7, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake	44 min
Jul 7, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Mahoning	31 min
Jul 7, 4:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashland, Richland	56 min
Jul 7, 4:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Huron, Richland	37 min
Jul 7, 4:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Huron, Lorain, Richland	46 min
Jul 7, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashtabula, Lake	48 min
Jul 7, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		100 min
Jul 7, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		114 min
Jul 7, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Lorain	47 min
Jul 7, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Stark, Wayne	47 min
Jul 7, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Lucas	45 min
Jul 7, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Stark	48 min
Jul 7, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		71 min
Jul 7, 7:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Portage, Trumbull	52 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.