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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Cleveland, OH

September 4, 2022Mahoning County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Sep 4, 2022, 6:02 PM EDT for Mahoning County, Ohio. It was in force for 26 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 4, 2022, 6:02 PM EDT (22:02 UTC)
Expired
Sep 4, 2022, 6:28 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Mahoning County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 2022-09-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 220 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 2022-09-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
220 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
727 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

098 
WFUS51 KCLE 042202
TORCLE
OHC099-042245-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0015.220904T2202Z-220904T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
602 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Mahoning County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 645 PM EDT.
    
* At 602 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Boardman, or near Youngstown, moving northeast at
  10 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...
  Campbell around 625 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Poland, Lowellville, New Middletown and Struthers.

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 4097 8064 4103 8068 4109 8053 4104 8052
      4096 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 243DEG 7KT 4101 8062 

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

$$
2 follow-up statements
190 
WWUS51 KCLE 042216
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
616 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022

OHC099-042245-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-220904T2245Z/
Mahoning OH-
616 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MAHONING COUNTY...
    
At 614 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Campbell, or near Youngstown, moving northeast at 
10 mph. Rotation on the radar is weak but a landspout type 
circulation may occur near the leading edge of the thunderstorms.

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
east central Mahoning County, including the following locations...
Lowellville, Struthers and Poland.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4101 8060 4104 8061 4109 8053 4104 8052
      4100 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 242DEG 7KT 4102 8059 

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

$$
654 
WWUS51 KCLE 042228
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
628 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022

OHC099-042237-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-220904T2245Z/
Mahoning OH-
628 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MAHONING COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However torential rain is 
occuring. Do not drive on flooded roadways.

LAT...LON 4101 8060 4104 8061 4109 8053 4104 8052
      4100 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 243DEG 7KT 4103 8056 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 4, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESummit35 min
Sep 4, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMahoning61 min
Sep 4, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEPortage42 min
Sep 4, 4:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Medina, Summit3 hr
Sep 4, 5:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMahoning3 hr
Sep 4, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMahoning45 min
Sep 4, 5:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEMahoning5 hr
Sep 4, 6:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEPortage, Trumbull3 hr
Sep 4, 6:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEPortage, Summit65 min
Sep 4, 6:48 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatCLEMahoning5 hr
Sep 4, 6:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMedina48 min
Sep 4, 7:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLETrumbull3 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.