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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Cleveland, OH

October 21, 2021Trumbull County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Oct 21, 2021, 6:18 PM EDT for Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 20 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
Oct 21, 2021, 6:18 PM EDT (22:18 UTC)
Expired
Oct 21, 2021, 6:38 PM EDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Trumbull County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 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
Oct 21, 6:18 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nnw Cortland, OHSPOTTER REPORTS SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
Oct 21, 6:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Ne Cortland, OHSPOTTER REPORT OF MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE JOHNSTON AREA. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
Oct 21, 6:20 PM EDTTORNADO5 Ne Cortland, OHNWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS AN EF-0 IN JOHNSTON TOWNSHIP IN TRUMBULL COUNTY. THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON PORTER DRIVE CAUSING TREE DAMAGE ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE LIFTING.

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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 120 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 2021-10-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-10-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 105 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

773 
WFUS51 KCLE 212218
TORCLE
OHC155-212300-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0016.211021T2218Z-211021T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
618 PM EDT Thu Oct 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Trumbull County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 700 PM EDT.
    
* At 618 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Cortland, or 11 miles northeast of Warren, moving
  east at 35 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Kinsman around 630 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Mecca
and Johnston.

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 4133 8079 4146 8078 4150 8052 4135 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 257DEG 30KT 4138 8071 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
269 
WWUS51 KCLE 212232 RRA
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
632 PM EDT Thu Oct 21 2021

OHC155-212300-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-211021T2300Z/
Trumbull OH-
632 PM EDT Thu Oct 21 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TRUMBULL COUNTY...
    
At 632 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Kinsman, or 10 miles north of Sharpsville, moving
east at 35 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
northeastern Trumbull County.

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 4134 8066 4148 8063 4150 8052 4135 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 257DEG 30KT 4141 8056 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$
317 
WWUS51 KCLE 212238
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
638 PM EDT Thu Oct 21 2021

OHC155-212248-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-211021T2300Z/
Trumbull OH-
638 PM EDT Thu Oct 21 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TRUMBULL 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 4134 8066 4148 8063 4150 8052 4135 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 257DEG 30KT 4142 8049 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 21, 4:04 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE28 hr
Oct 21, 6:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELucas26 min
Oct 21, 6:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWood25 min
Oct 21, 7:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWood23 min
Oct 21, 1:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMahoning64 min
Oct 21, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEKnox46 min
Oct 21, 4:08 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshland, Medina, Wayne52 min
Oct 21, 4:21 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEMedina24 min
Oct 21, 4:31 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEStark, Summit, Wayne44 min
Oct 21, 4:40 PM EDTTornado WarningCLECuyahoga, Summit35 min
Oct 21, 5:04 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEGeauga, Portage, Summit41 min
Oct 21, 5:07 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEPortage, Summit38 min
Oct 21, 5:10 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEStark, Summit35 min
Oct 21, 5:45 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEMahoning, Stark45 min
Oct 21, 5:51 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Trumbull39 min
Oct 21, 6:22 PM EDTTornado WarningCLETrumbull23 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.