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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Oct 21, 2021, 4:40 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 21, 2021, 4:40 PM EDT (20:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2021, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Summit County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 161 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1175 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
373
WFUS51 KCLE 212040
TORCLE
OHC035-153-212115-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0010.211021T2040Z-211021T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
440 PM EDT Thu Oct 21 2021
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio...
Northwestern Summit County in northeastern Ohio...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 440 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Brunswick, or 9 miles northeast of Medina, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Cuyahoga and northwestern Summit Counties, including
the following locations... Peninsula, Richfield, Brecksville,
Boston Heights, Walton Hills, Broadview Heights and Valley View.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4137 8158 4123 8150 4121 8169 4128 8169
4128 8170
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 254DEG 24KT 4122 8173
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Maines1 follow-up statement
683
WWUS51 KCLE 212057
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
457 PM EDT Thu Oct 21 2021
OHC035-212106-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-211021T2115Z/
Cuyahoga OH-
457 PM EDT Thu Oct 21 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CUYAHOGA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4128 8165 4128 8157 4130 8157 4131 8155
4130 8154 4123 8150 4121 8166
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 254DEG 24KT 4125 8159
$$
OHC153-212115-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-211021T2115Z/
Summit OH-
457 PM EDT Thu Oct 21 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SUMMIT COUNTY...
At 456 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Macedonia, or 12 miles north of Akron, moving east
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Brecksville, Richfield, Boston Heights and Peninsula.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4128 8165 4128 8157 4130 8157 4131 8155
4130 8154 4123 8150 4121 8166
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 254DEG 24KT 4125 8159
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
ClarkThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 4:04 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 28 hr | |
| Oct 21, 6:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lucas | 26 min |
| Oct 21, 6:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Wood | 25 min |
| Oct 21, 7:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Wood | 23 min |
| Oct 21, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Mahoning | 64 min |
| Oct 21, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Knox | 46 min |
| Oct 21, 4:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Ashland, Medina, Wayne | 52 min |
| Oct 21, 4:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Medina | 24 min |
| Oct 21, 4:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Stark, Summit, Wayne | 44 min |
| Oct 21, 5:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Geauga, Portage, Summit | 41 min |
| Oct 21, 5:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Portage, Summit | 38 min |
| Oct 21, 5:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Stark, Summit | 35 min |
| Oct 21, 5:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Stark | 45 min |
| Oct 21, 5:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull | 39 min |
| Oct 21, 6:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 20 min |
| Oct 21, 6:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.