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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 3, 20224 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2022, 7:24 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 27 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
May 3, 2022, 7:24 PM EDT (23:24 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2022, 7:51 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH, Summit County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 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
May 3, 2:29 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 187 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 2022-05-03Temperature 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 2022-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 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
1925 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

588 
WUUS51 KCLE 032324
SVRCLE
OHC035-093-103-153-040030-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0013.220503T2324Z-220504T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
724 PM EDT Tue May 3 2022

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio...
  Medina County in northeastern Ohio...
  Northern Summit County in northeastern Ohio...
  Lorain County in north central Ohio...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 724 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 12 miles north of Lorain to near North Ridgeville to
  near New London, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to 
           trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Cleveland, Akron, Lorain, Elyria, Medina, Willowick, Vermilion,
  Parma, Lakewood, Cuyahoga Falls, Euclid, Cleveland Heights,
  Strongsville, Brunswick, Westlake, North Royalton, North
  Ridgeville, Kent, Solon and Avon Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for north central
and northeastern Ohio.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for north central
and northeastern Ohio.

&&

LAT...LON 4165 8146 4164 8149 4157 8149 4157 8143
      4144 8139 4112 8139 4105 8217 4107 8233
      4125 8235 4134 8232 4147 8235 4147 8229
      4151 8221 4156 8203 4153 8188 4154 8175
      4171 8148
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 225DEG 40KT 4161 8225 4141 8204 4110 8231 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Jaszka
2 follow-up statements
936 
WWUS51 KCLE 032342
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
742 PM EDT Tue May 3 2022

OHC035-093-103-153-040030-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220504T0030Z/
Cuyahoga OH-Medina OH-Summit OH-Lorain OH-
742 PM EDT Tue May 3 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR CUYAHOGA...CENTRAL MEDINA...NORTHERN SUMMIT AND CENTRAL LORAIN
COUNTIES...

At 742 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lakewood to near Strongsville to near Wellington,
moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Cleveland, Akron, Medina, Willowick, Parma, Lakewood, Cuyahoga Falls,
Euclid, Cleveland Heights, Strongsville, Brunswick, Westlake, North
Royalton, North Ridgeville, Kent, Solon, Hudson, Twinsburg,
Streetsboro and Warrensville Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for north central
and northeastern Ohio.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4165 8146 4164 8149 4157 8149 4157 8143
      4144 8139 4114 8139 4106 8227 4120 8222
      4134 8204 4154 8193 4153 8188 4154 8175
      4166 8153 4171 8148
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 242DEG 22KT 4155 8184 4136 8183 4111 8226 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Jaszka
145 
WWUS51 KCLE 032351
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
751 PM EDT Tue May 3 2022

OHC035-093-103-153-040001-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220504T0030Z/
Cuyahoga OH-Medina OH-Summit OH-Lorain OH-
751 PM EDT Tue May 3 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CUYAHOGA...CENTRAL MEDINA...
NORTHERN SUMMIT AND CENTRAL LORAIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However heavy rain is
still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for north central
and northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4165 8146 4164 8149 4157 8149 4157 8143
      4144 8139 4114 8139 4106 8227 4120 8222
      4134 8204 4154 8193 4153 8188 4154 8175
      4166 8153 4171 8148
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 225DEG 40KT 4160 8177 4141 8176 4116 8219 

$$

Jaszka

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMorrow36 min
May 3, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLERichland30 min
May 3, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLEHancock63 min
May 3, 5:22 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHancock38 min
May 3, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshland, Crawford, Richland50 min
May 3, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLECrawford, Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot57 min
May 3, 5:52 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHancock, Sandusky, Seneca38 min
May 3, 6:19 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEErie, Huron, Sandusky, Seneca25 min
May 3, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLECrawford, Erie, Huron, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca38 min
May 3, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESandusky45 min
May 3, 6:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Ottawa, Sandusky37 min
May 3, 6:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLEAshland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina41 min
May 3, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE73 min
May 3, 7:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEErie, Huron, Sandusky, Seneca3 hr
May 3, 7:10 PM EDTTornado WarningCLELorain19 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.