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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 11, 2021Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania; Ashtabula County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2021, 6:09 PM EDT for Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania; Ashtabula County, Ohio. It was in force for 75 min. 5 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
Aug 11, 2021, 6:09 PM EDT (22:09 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 7:24 PM EDT
In force
75 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

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

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 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
Aug 11, 6:32 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGConneaut Lake, PANUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS CONNEAUT LAKE.
Aug 11, 6:35 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Wsw Meadville, PANUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS VERNON TOWNSHIP.
Aug 11, 6:39 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 S Edinboro, PASEVERAL 8 INCH DIAMETER TREES SNAPPED OFF AND ESTIMATED 50-60 MPH WIND GUST.
Aug 11, 6:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Conneaut Lakeshore, PADELAYED REPORT AND TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. PROBABLE DOWNBURST DAMAGED A BOAT AND TWO DOCKS, BLEW OUT A HOUSE WINDOW, AND DOWNED BRANCHES ONTO A PORCH, DAMAGING IT.
Aug 11, 6:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGCochranton, PANUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF COCHRANTON.

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
Aug 11, 4:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 148 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 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 267 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 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 131 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
267 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-243 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1321 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

118 
WUUS51 KCLE 112209
SVRCLE
OHC007-PAC039-049-112345-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0087.210811T2209Z-210811T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
609 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

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

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 608 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles west of Girard to near Bristolville, moving
  east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Erie, Meadville, Conneaut, Corry, Edinboro, Titusville, North East,
  Union City, Girard, Cambridge Springs, Waterford, Albion,
  Linesville, Wattsburg, Adamsville, Pymatuning Central, Riceville,
  Harmonsburg, Guys Mills and Pymatuning North.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread 
wind damage across the southern shore of Lake Erie from Cuyahoga 
County through Ashtabula County. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy 
structure and stay away from windows! 

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

&&

LAT...LON 4228 7976 4201 7976 4199 7961 4162 7961
      4162 7982 4161 7983 4151 7998 4149 8000
      4149 8009 4148 8013 4149 8052 4150 8054
      4201 8054
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 269DEG 47KT 4201 8044 4132 8087 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

Campbell
2 follow-up statements
960 
WWUS51 KCLE 112304
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
704 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

OHC007-112314-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-210811T2345Z/
Ashtabula OH-
704 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northwestern Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4220 7976 4201 7976 4199 7961 4162 7961
      4162 7982 4149 8000 4148 8018 4179 8010
      4225 7985 4227 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 264DEG 46KT 4205 7971 4160 7985 4124 8016 

$$

PAC039-049-112345-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-210811T2345Z/
Erie PA-Crawford PA-
704 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN ERIE AND EASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

At 704 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Findley Lake to 6 miles east of Guys Mills to 6
miles northwest of Grove City, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Meadville, Corry, Titusville, North East, Union City, Cambridge
Springs, Waterford, Wattsburg, Riceville, Lincolnville, Canadohta
Lake, Guys Mills, Cochranton, Hydetown, Mill Village, Blooming
Valley, Townville, Spartansburg, Elgin and Woodcock.

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 4220 7976 4201 7976 4199 7961 4162 7961
      4162 7982 4149 8000 4148 8018 4179 8010
      4225 7985 4227 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 264DEG 46KT 4205 7971 4160 7985 4124 8016 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Jaszka
881 
WWUS51 KCLE 112324
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
724 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

PAC039-049-112333-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-210811T2345Z/
Erie PA-Crawford PA-
724 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ERIE AND EASTERN
CRAWFORD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northwestern Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4220 7976 4201 7976 4199 7961 4162 7961
      4162 7982 4149 8000 4148 8018 4179 8010
      4225 7985 4227 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 269DEG 47KT 4205 7941 4160 7955 4124 7986 

$$

Jaszka

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 4:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie22 min
Aug 11, 5:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie46 min
Aug 11, 11:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford52 min
Aug 11, 2:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHancock, Lucas, Wood, Wyandot41 min
Aug 11, 2:26 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE80 min
Aug 11, 2:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood65 min
Aug 11, 2:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca55 min
Aug 11, 3:03 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryCLEErie, Hancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca and 1 more12 hr
Aug 11, 3:36 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE54 min
Aug 11, 4:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshtabula, Lake42 min
Aug 11, 4:23 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE67 min
Aug 11, 5:08 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE50 min
Aug 11, 7:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWood52 min
Aug 11, 8:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHancock51 min
Aug 11, 8:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot46 min
Aug 11, 8:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie, Sandusky50 min
Aug 11, 8:41 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE78 min
Aug 11, 8:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Huron, Richland, Seneca62 min
Aug 11, 9:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron, Lorain61 min
Aug 11, 9:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford, Richland45 min
Aug 11, 9:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMedina46 min
Aug 11, 10:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEPortage, Summit62 min
Aug 11, 10:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEStark, Wayne40 min
Aug 11, 10:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMahoning67 min
Aug 11, 10:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Stark64 min
Aug 11, 11:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLETrumbull43 min
Aug 11, 11:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLETrumbull15 min
Aug 11, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Lucas, Wood57 min
Aug 11, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE90 min
Aug 11, 3:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLECrawford, Hancock, Marion, Seneca, Wyandot55 min
Aug 11, 3:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood53 min
Aug 11, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Ottawa52 min
Aug 11, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Aug 11, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLECrawford, Erie, Huron, Richland, Seneca61 min
Aug 11, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMorrow55 min
Aug 11, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Crawford, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland60 min
Aug 11, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLEAshland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina66 min
Aug 11, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Morrow, Richland61 min
Aug 11, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE12 min
Aug 11, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Holmes, Knox, Wayne60 min
Aug 11, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Portage, Summit58 min
Aug 11, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Knox30 min
Aug 11, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLEMahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Wayne69 min
Aug 11, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake, Portage, Trumbull79 min
Aug 11, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE86 min
Aug 11, 5:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Summit3 hr
Aug 11, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLEMahoning, Portage, Trumbull69 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.