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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 29, 20235 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2023, 4:09 AM EDT for 5 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 17 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 29, 2023, 4:09 AM EDT (08:09 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2023, 4:26 AM EDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ashland County, OH, Huron County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH, Richland County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jul 29, 2:52 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 199 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 2023-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2554 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2023-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 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
2554 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
764 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 28, 7:58 PM EDT, 8 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 7:58 PM EDT, 8 hours 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 4:21 PM EDT, 11 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
421 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-089-292030-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-
Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-
Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-
Ashtabula Lakeshore-
421 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast
Ohio and northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Multiple rounds of strong to severe storms are expected through
tonight. Damaging winds will be the main threat along with the
potential for heavy rainfall. Torrential rainfall is expected,
especially this evening through the predawn hours of Saturday
morning. Rainfall rates may reach or exceed one inch per hour at
times.

A Flash Flood Watch remain in effect for most of northern Ohio along
and north of Highway 30.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Lingering showers and thunderstorms will maintain the threat of water
ponding on roadways, underpasses, and parking early Saturday morning.

Otherwise, hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ036>038-047-292030-
Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
421 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio and
northeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Multiple rounds of strong to possibly severe storms are expected this
evening and overnight hours. Damaging wind will be the main threat
along with the potential for heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PAZ001>003-292030-
Northern Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford-
421 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 557 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Multiple rounds of strong to severe storms are expected through
tonight. Damaging winds will be the main threat along with the
potential for heavy rainfall. Torrential rainfall is expected,
especially this evening through the predawn hours of Saturday
morning. Rainfall rates may reach or exceed one inch per hour at
times.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Lingering showers and thunderstorms will maintain the threat of water
ponding on roadways, underpasses, and parking early Saturday morning.

Otherwise, hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>148-162>169-292030-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH-The Islands to Vermilion OH-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM
offshoreline to US-Canadian border-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the-
Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on-the-
Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
421 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms are likely this afternoon into tonight, some of which
may strong to severe.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ149-292030-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
421 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 557 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Multiple rounds of strong to severe storms are expected through
tonight. Damaging winds will be the main threat along with the
potential for heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 10:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHancock46 min
Jul 29, 1:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood77 min
Jul 29, 1:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford32 min
Jul 29, 1:36 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE84 min
Jul 29, 1:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLERichland35 min
Jul 29, 2:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLERichland39 min
Jul 29, 2:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEOttawa53 min
Jul 29, 2:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie40 min
Jul 29, 2:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWayne41 min
Jul 29, 2:53 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE94 min
Jul 29, 3:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood79 min
Jul 29, 3:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHolmes46 min
Jul 29, 3:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELorain27 min
Jul 29, 3:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHancock40 min
Jul 29, 3:51 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE114 min
Jul 29, 3:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHuron31 min
Jul 29, 4:03 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE83 min
Jul 29, 4:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Hancock, Marion, Seneca, Wyandot62 min
Jul 29, 4:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECuyahoga43 min
Jul 29, 4:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron, Lorain, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca62 min
Jul 29, 4:43 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHuron3 hr
Jul 29, 4:43 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHolmes4 hr
Jul 29, 4:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEGeauga, Portage, Summit44 min
Jul 29, 5:04 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Huron, Knox, Morrow, Richland42 min
Jul 29, 5:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshtabula, Trumbull61 min
Jul 29, 5:20 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Summit4 hr
Jul 29, 5:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Holmes, Knox, Lorain, Medina, Wayne47 min
Jul 29, 5:30 AM EDTTornado WarningCLEAshland, Holmes, Richland, Wayne30 min
Jul 29, 5:44 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshland, Richland4 hr
Jul 29, 6:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Stark, Wayne39 min
Jul 29, 6:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEStark, Wayne4 hr
Jul 29, 11:52 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE4 hr
Jul 29, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE42 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.