Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Cleveland, OH
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.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 6:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Cortland, OH | SPOTTER REPORTS SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
| Oct 21, 6:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ne Cortland, OH | SPOTTER REPORT OF MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE JOHNSTON AREA. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
| Oct 21, 6:20 PM EDT | TORNADO | 5 Ne Cortland, OH | NWS 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.
- 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.
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.
| 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, 4:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Summit | 35 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, 6:22 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.