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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 13, 2021Ashtabula County, Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2021, 3:31 PM EDT for Ashtabula County, Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 59 min. 3 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 13, 2021, 3:31 PM EDT (19:31 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 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
Jul 13, 3:33 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	9 Ssw Linesville, PA	TREE AND WIRES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 13, 3:41 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Linesville, PA	TREE DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 13, 3:46 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Wnw Conneaut Lakeshor, PA	TREE DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 145 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: 107 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 980 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

413 
WUUS51 KCLE 131931
SVRCLE
OHC007-PAC039-049-132030-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0051.210713T1931Z-210713T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
331 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Ashtabula County in northeastern Ohio...
  Southwestern Erie County in northwestern Pennsylvania...
  Western Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 330 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Andover, or
  18 miles southeast of Ashtabula, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Conneaut, Edinboro, Girard, North Kingsville, Albion, Andover,
  Linesville, Adamsville, Pymatuning Central, Harmonsburg, Pymatuning
  North, Atlantic, Lake City, Kingsville, Pierpont, Cherry Valley,
  Conneautville, Conneaut Lake, Cranesville and Jamestown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4188 8011 4148 8031 4149 8044 4149 8052
      4150 8052 4150 8055 4165 8076 4198 8066
      4208 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 220DEG 25KT 4165 8061 

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

Sefcovic

2 follow-up statements

680 
WWUS51 KCLE 131955
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
355 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

OHC007-132003-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210713T2030Z/
Ashtabula OH-
355 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ASHTABULA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 4188 8011 4148 8031 4149 8052 4197 8052
      4202 8053 4208 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 220DEG 25KT 4178 8049 4161 8034 4151 8027 

$$

PAC039-049-132030-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210713T2030Z/
Erie PA-Crawford PA-
355 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ERIE AND WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

At 353 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles north of Pymatuning North to near Harmonsburg 
to near Atlantic, moving northeast at 30 mph. Law enforcement in 
Crawford County report trees and wires down in southwest Crawford 
County.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Edinboro, Girard, Albion, Linesville, Harmonsburg, Adamsville,
Pymatuning North, Pymatuning Central, Atlantic, Lake City,
Conneautville, Conneaut Lake, Cranesville, Jamestown, Springboro,
Platea, Conneaut Lakeshore, Hartstown and Avonia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4188 8011 4148 8031 4149 8052 4197 8052
      4202 8053 4208 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 220DEG 25KT 4178 8049 4161 8034 4151 8027 

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

Sefcovic

268 
WWUS51 KCLE 132017
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
417 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

PAC039-049-132030-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210713T2030Z/
Erie PA-Crawford PA-
417 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ERIE AND NORTH CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

At 417 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Girard to near Edinboro to near Meadville, moving
northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Edinboro, Girard, Albion, Lake City, Cranesville, Platea and Avonia. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4188 8011 4170 8020 4176 8028 4202 8053
      4208 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 222DEG 26KT 4198 8030 4182 8015 4171 8008 

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

Sefcovic

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 2:26 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Lorain	24 hr
Jul 13, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CLE	Trumbull	33 hr
Jul 13, 2:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Portage, Stark, Summit	3 hr
Jul 13, 2:32 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Portage, Stark	2 hr
Jul 13, 3:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Geauga	2 hr
Jul 13, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Richland	30 min
Jul 13, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		65 min
Jul 13, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford	27 min
Jul 13, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Sandusky	35 min
Jul 13, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Erie	35 min
Jul 13, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		68 min
Jul 13, 7:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Medina	24 min
Jul 13, 7:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Medina	38 min
Jul 13, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford	49 min
Jul 13, 3:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Erie	54 min
Jul 13, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Erie	36 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.