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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 12, 2021Crawford County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 5:36 PM EDT for Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report 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 12, 2021, 5:36 PM EDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Crawford County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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 12, 5:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGConneaut Lake, PATREE FELL ONTO A HOUSE SEVERELY DAMAGING THE HOME NEAR SUMMIT TOWNSHIP IN WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY. A MOBILE HOME WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. TIME WAS ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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 12, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 135 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 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1075 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 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 163 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
1075 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-107 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
890 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

583 
WUUS51 KCLE 122136
SVRCLE
PAC039-122215-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0097.210812T2136Z-210812T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
536 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 536 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Cambridge Springs to near Kinsman, moving east
  at 35 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...
  Meadville, Titusville, Cambridge Springs, Linesville, Adamsville,
  Canadohta Lake, Pymatuning Central, Riceville, Harmonsburg,
  Lincolnville, Guys Mills, Atlantic, Pymatuning North, Cochranton,
  Saegertown, Conneaut Lake, Jamestown, Hydetown, Blooming Valley and
  Townville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4162 7962 4162 7982 4149 8000 4148 8013
      4149 8051 4164 8052 4181 8012 4185 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 249DEG 30KT 4175 8013 4146 8052 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Kahn
2 follow-up statements
012 
WWUS51 KCLE 122159
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
559 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

PAC039-122215-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-210812T2215Z/
Crawford PA-
559 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR CRAWFORD COUNTY...

At 559 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Canadohta Lake to near Atlantic, moving east at
35 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...
Meadville, Titusville, Riceville, Harmonsburg, Adamsville,
Lincolnville, Guys Mills, Pymatuning Central, Atlantic, Canadohta
Lake, Cochranton, Saegertown, Conneaut Lake, Jamestown, Hydetown,
Blooming Valley, Townville, Spartansburg, Woodcock and Conneaut
Lakeshore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4162 7962 4162 7982 4149 8000 4148 8013
      4149 8051 4163 8047 4176 8012 4185 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 249DEG 30KT 4182 7989 4153 8028 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Kahn
576 
WWUS51 KCLE 122213
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
613 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

PAC039-122223-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-210812T2215Z/
Crawford PA-
613 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CRAWFORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
615 PM EDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds and heavy rain are still
possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
northwestern Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4162 7962 4162 7982 4149 8000 4148 8013
      4149 8051 4163 8047 4176 8012 4185 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 270DEG 30KT 4185 7977 4156 8017 

$$

Kahn

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 11:01 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLECrawford40 min
Aug 12, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford47 min
Aug 12, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford39 min
Aug 12, 6:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECrawford2 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.