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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 25, 2022Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 25, 2022, 12:44 AM EDT for Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 31 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: Jul 25, 2022, 12:44 AM EDT (04:44 UTC)
Expired: Jul 25, 2022, 1:15 AM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:44 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 nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 152 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: 1086 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1232 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 4.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

390 
WFUS51 KCLE 250444
TORCLE
PAC039-049-250515-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0010.220725T0444Z-220725T0515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1244 AM EDT Mon Jul 25 2022

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Erie County in northwestern Pennsylvania...
  Northeastern Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania...

* Until 115 AM EDT.
    
* At 1243 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Corry, or 25 miles west of Warren, moving
  east at 45 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
  southeastern Erie and northeastern Crawford Counties, including the
  following locations... Spartansburg and Elgin.

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 4171 7961 4170 7990 4190 7994 4194 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0443Z 262DEG 40KT 4184 7964 

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

$$

Saunders

3 follow-up statements

936 
WWUS51 KCLE 250453
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1253 AM EDT Mon Jul 25 2022

PAC039-049-250515-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-220725T0515Z/
Erie PA-Crawford PA-
1253 AM EDT Mon Jul 25 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ERIE AND NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...
    
At 1253 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Corry, or 25 miles west of Warren, moving east at 40
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...
Riceville, Canadohta Lake, Lincolnville and Spartansburg. 

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 4172 7961 4172 7990 4185 7993 4186 7991
      4190 7970 4190 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 262DEG 35KT 4183 7963 

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

$$

Saunders

890 
WWUS51 KCLE 250503
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
103 AM EDT Mon Jul 25 2022

PAC049-250513-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-220725T0515Z/
Erie PA-
103 AM EDT Mon Jul 25 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ERIE 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 4172 7990 4185 7976 4185 7961 4172 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 266DEG 29KT 4181 7972 

$$

PAC039-250515-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-220725T0515Z/
Crawford PA-
103 AM EDT Mon Jul 25 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...
    
At 103 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Riceville, or 24 miles northeast of Meadville,
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.

Locations impacted include...
Riceville and Spartansburg. 

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 4172 7990 4185 7976 4185 7961 4172 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 266DEG 29KT 4181 7972 

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

$$

Saunders

859 
WWUS51 KCLE 250511
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
111 AM EDT Mon Jul 25 2022

PAC039-250521-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-220725T0515Z/
Crawford PA-
111 AM EDT Mon Jul 25 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 115 AM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4172 7990 4185 7976 4185 7961 4172 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 262DEG 40KT 4182 7965 

$$

Saunders

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 24, 10:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Erie	49 min
Jul 24, 11:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie	43 min
Jul 25, 12:12 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Erie	48 min
Jul 25, 12:18 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Crawford, Erie	3 hr
Jul 25, 12:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford	35 min
Jul 25, 12:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford	69 min
Jul 25, 1:20 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Crawford	10 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.