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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Cleveland, OH

September 22, 2021Ashtabula County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Sep 22, 2021, 4:17 PM EDT for Ashtabula County, Ohio. It was in force for 28 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
Sep 22, 2021, 4:17 PM EDT (20:17 UTC)
Expired
Sep 22, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Ashtabula County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 22, 2:23 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 157 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 2021-09-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 155 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 2021-09-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 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
155 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-120 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
634 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

817 
WFUS51 KCLE 222017
TORCLE
OHC007-222045-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0005.210922T2017Z-210922T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
417 PM EDT Wed Sep 22 2021

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Ashtabula County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 445 PM EDT.
    
* At 417 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Orwell, or 15 miles east of Chardon, moving
  northeast at 25 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
  southern Ashtabula County, including the following locations...
  Rock Creek, Roaming Shores, Austinburg and Hartsgrove.

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 4179 8072 4167 8062 4154 8088 4155 8100
      4168 8101 4172 8100 4184 8091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 213DEG 23KT 4159 8091 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

Kahn
2 follow-up statements
450 
WWUS51 KCLE 222030
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
430 PM EDT Wed Sep 22 2021

OHC007-222045-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210922T2045Z/
Ashtabula OH-
430 PM EDT Wed Sep 22 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ASHTABULA COUNTY...
    
At 430 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles north of Orwell, or 14 miles south of
Geneva-On-The-Lake, moving northeast at 25 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...
Geneva, Austinburg, Roaming Shores and Rock Creek. 

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 4179 8072 4167 8063 4154 8088 4168 8101
      4172 8100 4184 8091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 213DEG 23KT 4166 8085 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

Kahn
835 
WWUS51 KCLE 222041
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
441 PM EDT Wed Sep 22 2021

OHC007-222051-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210922T2045Z/
Ashtabula OH-
441 PM EDT Wed Sep 22 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ASHTABULA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 445 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northeastern
Ohio.

LAT...LON 4179 8072 4167 8063 4154 8088 4168 8101
      4172 8100 4184 8091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 213DEG 23KT 4172 8080 

$$

Kahn

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 22, 2:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Stark, Summit66 min
Sep 22, 2:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Summit3 hr
Sep 22, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Stark, Trumbull61 min
Sep 22, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Portage, Trumbull65 min
Sep 22, 3:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull47 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.