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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 21, 2022Ashtabula County, Lake County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Aug 21, 2022, 6:23 PM EDT for Ashtabula County, Lake County, Ohio. It was in force for 37 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 21, 2022, 6:23 PM EDT (22:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 21, 2022, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Lake County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 227 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2022-08-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 29 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2022-08-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 67 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
29 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
811 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

673 
WFUS51 KCLE 212223
TORCLE
OHC007-085-212300-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0014.220821T2223Z-220821T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
623 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Lake County in northeastern Ohio...
  West central Ashtabula County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 700 PM EDT.
    
* At 623 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Madison, or 8 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.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Geneva around 640 PM EDT.

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 8108 4179 8109 4183 8088 4172 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 245DEG 20KT 4174 8101 

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

$$
2 follow-up statements
950 
WWUS51 KCLE 212236
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
636 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

OHC085-212245-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-220821T2300Z/
Lake OH-
636 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LAKE 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 8100 4181 8100 4183 8088 4172 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 244DEG 6KT 4174 8100 

$$

OHC007-212300-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-220821T2300Z/
Ashtabula OH-
636 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL ASHTABULA COUNTY...
    
At 635 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Madison, or 8 miles south of Geneva-On-The-Lake,
moving northeast at 5 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.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Geneva around 715 PM EDT.

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 8100 4181 8100 4183 8088 4172 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 244DEG 6KT 4174 8100 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$
139 
WWUS51 KCLE 212255
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
655 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

OHC007-212305-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-220821T2300Z/
Ashtabula OH-
655 PM EDT Sun Aug 21 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ASHTABULA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 700 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.

LAT...LON 4172 8100 4181 8100 4183 8088 4172 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 245DEG 20KT 4166 8122 

$$

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 20, 8:28 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHolmes24 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, 6:29 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.