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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 15, 2023Lucas County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 2023, 6:24 PM EDT for Lucas County, Ohio. It was in force for 23 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
Jun 15, 2023, 6:24 PM EDT (22:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2023, 6:47 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.0 in

County Lucas County, OH

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 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 114 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 2023-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2023-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1134 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

627 
WFUS51 KCLE 152224
TORCLE
OHC095-152300-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0001.230615T2224Z-230615T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
624 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2023

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Lucas County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 700 PM EDT.
    
* At 624 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located 3 miles north of Oregon, or 11 miles east of 
  Toledo, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.

  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
  northeastern Lucas County, including the following locations...
  Reno Beach and Bono.

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 8341 4174 8339 4173 8328 4172 8326
      4168 8319 4162 8315 4162 8329 4167 8342
      4172 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 281DEG 27KT 4169 8336 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN

$$

Sullivan
2 follow-up statements
530 
WWUS51 KCLE 152234
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
634 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2023

OHC095-152300-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230615T2300Z/
Lucas OH-
634 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LUCAS COUNTY...
    
At 634 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located over rural eastern Lucas County east of Oregon, or 14 
miles east of Toledo, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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.

Locations impacted include...
Reno Beach and Bono. 

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 4169 8331 4168 8327 4164 8320 4162 8315
      4162 8329 4165 8337
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 311DEG 25KT 4165 8330 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

Sullivan
235 
WWUS51 KCLE 152247
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
647 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2023

OHC095-152256-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230615T2300Z/
Lucas OH-
647 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LUCAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However hail is still 
possible with this thunderstorm.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
eastern Lucas County until 730 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 4169 8331 4168 8327 4164 8320 4162 8315
      4162 8329 4165 8337
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 281DEG 27KT 4163 8317 

$$

Sullivan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE91 min
Jun 15, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELucas42 min
Jun 15, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Ottawa37 min
Jun 15, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLEErie, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky51 min
Jun 15, 6:45 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEOttawa, Sandusky30 min
Jun 15, 7:12 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEErie, Ottawa, Sandusky33 min
Jun 15, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHancock47 min
Jun 15, 7:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE89 min
Jun 15, 7:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLEErie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca51 min
Jun 15, 7:38 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEErie, Huron, Sandusky, Seneca37 min
Jun 15, 7:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Seneca49 min
Jun 15, 7:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESeneca43 min
Jun 15, 7:55 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHuron35 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.