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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 20, 2022Holmes County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Aug 20, 2022, 8:28 PM EDT for Holmes County, Ohio. It was in force for 24 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
Aug 20, 2022, 8:28 PM EDT (00:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 20, 2022, 8:52 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Holmes County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 140 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 00:00Z on 2022-08-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 786 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 00:00Z on 2022-08-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 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
786 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1575 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

569 
WFUS51 KCLE 210028
TORCLE
OHC075-210115-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0013.220821T0028Z-220821T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
828 PM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern Holmes County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 915 PM EDT.
    
* At 827 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Berlin, or near Millersburg, moving northeast at
  15 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...
  Farmerstown around 840 PM EDT.
  Walnut Creek around 845 PM EDT.
  Sugarcreek around 855 PM EDT.
  Winesburg around 900 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Baltic
and Charm.

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 4045 8188 4052 8194 4067 8170 4067 8165
      4064 8165 4063 8167 4062 8166 4044 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 243DEG 15KT 4050 8182 

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

$$

Lombardy
2 follow-up statements
327 
WWUS51 KCLE 210040
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
840 PM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022

OHC075-210115-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220821T0115Z/
Holmes OH-
840 PM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
HOLMES COUNTY...
    
At 840 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Walnut Creek, or 8 miles east of Millersburg, moving
northeast at 15 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...
  Walnut Creek around 845 PM EDT.
  Sugarcreek around 855 PM EDT.
  Winesburg around 900 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Baltic
and Charm.

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 4045 8183 4054 8188 4067 8170 4067 8165
      4064 8165 4063 8167 4062 8166 4044 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 243DEG 15KT 4052 8176 

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

$$

Lombardy
027 
WWUS51 KCLE 210052
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
852 PM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022

OHC075-210102-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220821T0115Z/
Holmes OH-
852 PM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN HOLMES COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4045 8183 4054 8188 4067 8170 4067 8165
      4064 8165 4063 8167 4062 8166 4044 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 243DEG 15KT 4054 8170 

$$

Lombardy

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 8:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes32 min
Aug 21, 6:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWood44 min
Aug 21, 6:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELucas39 min
Aug 21, 8:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESandusky59 min
Aug 21, 11:01 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga3 hr
Aug 21, 3:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHancock, Seneca, Wood3 hr
Aug 21, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE52 min
Aug 21, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEKnox55 min
Aug 21, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELucas48 min
Aug 21, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESeneca, Wyandot45 min
Aug 21, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE65 min
Aug 21, 4:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECrawford, Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot4 hr
Aug 21, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE91 min
Aug 21, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELorain39 min
Aug 21, 5:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLELorain3 hr
Aug 21, 5:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELorain7 hr
Aug 21, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELorain44 min
Aug 21, 6:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELorain5 hr
Aug 21, 6:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLELorain3 hr
Aug 21, 6:23 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshtabula, Lake37 min
Aug 21, 6:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELorain3 hr
Aug 21, 7:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELorain5 hr

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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.