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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 1, 2021Wyandot County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 1, 2021, 6:37 PM EDT for Wyandot County, Ohio. It was in force for 38 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: Jul 1, 2021, 6:37 PM EDT (22:37 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2021, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

County Wyandot County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 1, 7:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Wsw Harpster, OH	TREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF CR115 AND CR71.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 154 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 133 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 627 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

577 
WFUS51 KCLE 012237
TORCLE
OHC175-012315-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0002.210701T2237Z-210701T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
637 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Wyandot County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 715 PM EDT.
    
* At 637 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Upper Sandusky, moving southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  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...
  Upper Sandusky, Forest, Morral, Marseilles, Wharton, Harpster and
  Kirby.

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 4086 8351 4095 8331 4077 8311 4070 8311
      4070 8330 4069 8331 4069 8344 4071 8346
      4084 8352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 329DEG 21KT 4082 8335 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Campbell

3 follow-up statements

720 
WWUS51 KCLE 012248
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
648 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

OHC175-012315-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210701T2315Z/
Wyandot OH-
648 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
WYANDOT COUNTY...
    
At 648 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Upper Sandusky, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

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...
Upper Sandusky, Morral, Marseilles, Harpster and Kirby. 

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 4082 8344 4088 8327 4077 8311 4070 8311
      4070 8330 4069 8331 4069 8340 4078 8343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 329DEG 21KT 4076 8331 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Campbell

086 
WWUS51 KCLE 012303
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
703 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

OHC175-012315-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210701T2315Z/
Wyandot OH-
703 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WYANDOT COUNTY...
    
At 703 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Morral, or 9 miles northwest of Marion, moving
southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.

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...
Morral and Harpster. 

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 4074 8332 4075 8327 4074 8320 4070 8318
      4070 8330 4069 8331 4069 8333 4072 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 329DEG 21KT 4068 8325 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

Clark

899 
WWUS51 KCLE 012309
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
709 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

OHC175-012318-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210701T2315Z/
Wyandot OH-
709 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WYANDOT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 715 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4074 8332 4075 8327 4074 8320 4070 8318
      4070 8330 4069 8331 4069 8333 4072 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 329DEG 21KT 4071 8327 

$$

Clark

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 8:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Stark	4 hr
Jul 1, 3:44 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain	45 hr
Jul 1, 3:44 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		45 hr
Jul 1, 6:13 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashland, Medina	3 hr
Jul 1, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Sandusky	35 min
Jul 1, 6:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Wyandot	44 min
Jul 1, 6:58 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Marion	21 min
Jul 1, 7:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Marion	19 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.