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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 21, 2021Cuyahoga County, Lorain County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2021, 5:38 AM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Lorain County, Ohio. It was in force for 67 min. 6 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
Jun 21, 2021, 5:38 AM EDT (09:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 6:45 AM EDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Lorain County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:41 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
Jun 21, 5:56 AM EDTTSTM WND GST 443 E South Amherst, OH38 KNOT WIND GUST AT ASOS STATION KLPR LORAIN ELYRIA.
Jun 21, 6:04 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGWestlake, OHREPORT AND PHOTOS OF TREES DOWN IN WESTLAKE RELAYED BY WEWS.
Jun 21, 6:10 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ese Fairview Park, OHTREE SNAPPED ON PURITAS AVE.
Jun 21, 6:12 AM EDTTSTM WND GST 492 Nw Brook Park, OH43 KNOT WIND GUST AT ASOS STATION KCLE CLEVELAND.
Jun 21, 6:18 AM EDTTSTM WND GST 513 N Cleveland, OH44 KNOT WIND GUST AT ASOS STATION KBKL CLEVELAND.
Jun 21, 6:34 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGOakwood Village, OHTREE DOWN ONTO HOUSE ON 7000 BLOCK OF OAKHILL ROAD. A POWER POLE WAS ALSO DOWNED TO THE WEST OF THIS LOCATION ON BROADWAY AVENUE.

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
Jun 21, 1:00 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 184 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1681 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 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
1681 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1290 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
3.0

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The text

As transmitted.

531 
WUUS51 KCLE 210938
SVRCLE
OHC035-093-211045-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0009.210621T0938Z-210621T1045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
538 AM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio...
  Lorain County in north central Ohio...

* Until 645 AM EDT.

* At 538 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Western Vermilion to near Milan, moving east at
  55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Cleveland, Lorain, Elyria, Vermilion, Western Vermilion, Parma,
  Lakewood, Euclid, Cleveland Heights, Strongsville, Brunswick,
  Westlake, North Royalton, North Ridgeville, Solon, Avon Lake,
  Warrensville Heights, Amherst, Grafton and Highland Hills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4169 8150 4157 8149 4156 8139 4136 8139
      4135 8159 4128 8157 4127 8197 4121 8234
      4147 8235 4147 8229 4156 8203 4153 8188
      4154 8175
TIME...MOT...LOC 0938Z 266DEG 49KT 4149 8238 4131 8249 

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

Sefcovic
3 follow-up statements
907 
WWUS51 KCLE 211014
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
614 AM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

OHC035-093-211045-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210621T1045Z/
Cuyahoga OH-Lorain OH-
614 AM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT
FOR CUYAHOGA AND NORTHEASTERN LORAIN COUNTIES...

At 613 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Lakewood to near Strongsville, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Cleveland, Elyria, Parma, Lakewood, Euclid, Cleveland Heights,
Strongsville, Brunswick, Westlake, North Royalton, North Ridgeville,
Solon, Avon Lake, Warrensville Heights, Grafton, Highland Hills,
North Olmsted, Garfield Heights, Shaker Heights and Maple Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4169 8150 4157 8149 4156 8139 4136 8139
      4135 8159 4133 8159 4128 8157 4127 8196
      4128 8214 4153 8197 4154 8175 4166 8153
TIME...MOT...LOC 1013Z 265DEG 46KT 4150 8179 4132 8190 

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

Clark
573 
WWUS51 KCLE 211033
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
633 AM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

OHC093-211043-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210621T1045Z/
Lorain OH-
633 AM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LORAIN 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 800 AM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4169 8150 4157 8149 4156 8139 4136 8139
      4135 8159 4133 8159 4128 8157 4127 8184
      4155 8170 4166 8153
TIME...MOT...LOC 1033Z 264DEG 51KT 4152 8146 4134 8157 

$$

OHC035-211045-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210621T1045Z/
Cuyahoga OH-
633 AM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT
FOR CUYAHOGA COUNTY...

At 633 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Cleveland Heights to near Macedonia, moving east
at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Cleveland, Parma, Euclid, Cleveland Heights, Strongsville, Brunswick,
North Royalton, Solon, Warrensville Heights, Highland Hills, Garfield
Heights, Shaker Heights, Maple Heights, South Euclid, Parma Heights,
Broadview Heights, Mayfield Heights, East Cleveland, Middleburg
Heights and Lyndhurst.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4169 8150 4157 8149 4156 8139 4136 8139
      4135 8159 4133 8159 4128 8157 4127 8184
      4155 8170 4166 8153
TIME...MOT...LOC 1033Z 264DEG 51KT 4152 8146 4134 8157 

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

Clark
471 
WWUS51 KCLE 211046
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
646 AM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

OHC035-211055-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210621T1045Z/
Cuyahoga OH-
646 AM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CUYAHOGA COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 AM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4169 8150 4157 8149 4156 8139 4136 8139
      4135 8159 4133 8159 4128 8157 4127 8184
      4155 8170 4166 8153
TIME...MOT...LOC 1045Z 266DEG 49KT 4153 8132 4135 8143 

$$

Clark

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 8:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELucas16 min
Jun 20, 9:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE70 min
Jun 20, 9:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELucas41 min
Jun 20, 10:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood46 min
Jun 20, 10:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE46 min
Jun 20, 10:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE96 min
Jun 20, 11:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE87 min
Jun 20, 11:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE113 min
Jun 21, 12:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELucas42 min
Jun 21, 12:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEOttawa50 min
Jun 21, 1:37 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE113 min
Jun 21, 2:19 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE116 min
Jun 21, 3:52 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood68 min
Jun 21, 4:03 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE86 min
Jun 21, 4:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHancock, Wood43 min
Jun 21, 4:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie, Hancock, Huron, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot63 min
Jun 21, 5:05 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE115 min
Jun 21, 5:17 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron, Sandusky, Seneca43 min
Jun 21, 6:14 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Jun 21, 6:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Lake49 min
Jun 21, 6:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshland, Medina, Portage, Summit, Wayne31 min
Jun 21, 6:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Portage, Summit47 min
Jun 21, 6:51 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull54 min
Jun 21, 7:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEStark43 min
Jun 21, 7:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMahoning44 min
Jun 21, 9:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEStark23 min
Jun 21, 10:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMahoning48 min
Jun 21, 11:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECuyahoga43 min
Jun 21, 11:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshland, Richland39 min
Jun 21, 12:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEGeauga, Lake47 min
Jun 21, 12:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Holmes, Richland, Wayne43 min
Jun 21, 12:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit47 min
Jun 21, 12:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Trumbull57 min
Jun 21, 12:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake34 min
Jun 21, 1:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Stark, Trumbull54 min
Jun 21, 1:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula60 min
Jun 21, 1:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula5 hr
Jun 21, 1:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEStark29 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.