Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 11, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 20, 2023, 6:00 PM EDT for Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 30 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2023, 6:00 PM EDT (22:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2023, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Erie County, PA
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 6:05 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 W Union City, PA | |
| Jul 20, 6:05 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 W Union City, PA | |
| Jul 20, 6:15 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Elgin, PA | Hail damaged some vehicles and also tore off window screens. |
| Jul 20, 6:15 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Elgin, PA | Hail damaged some vehicles and also tore off window screens. |
| Jul 20, 6:30 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | Corry, PA | North side of Corry, PA. |
| Jul 20, 6:30 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | Corry, PA | North side of Corry, PA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 141 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1391 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
226
WFUS51 KCLE 202200
TORCLE
PAC049-202230-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0011.230720T2200Z-230720T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
600 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Erie County in northwestern Pennsylvania...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 600 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Union City, or 17 miles southeast of Erie, moving
east at 20 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...
Corry, Union City, Wattsburg and Elgin.
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 4186 7993 4195 7994 4196 7997 4203 7996
4204 7976 4200 7975 4200 7962 4199 7961
4186 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 276DEG 16KT 4192 7988
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
Sullivan2 follow-up statements
512
WWUS51 KCLE 202215
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
615 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023
PAC049-202230-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-230720T2230Z/
Erie PA-
615 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTY...
At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located between Corry and Union City, or 23 miles southeast of
Erie, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Corry and Elgin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4186 7977 4188 7981 4193 7985 4198 7987
4200 7975 4200 7962 4199 7961 4186 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 269DEG 28KT 4190 7973
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
Sullivan859
WWUS51 KCLE 202232
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
632 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023
PAC049-202241-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-230720T2230Z/
Erie PA-
632 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
northwestern Pennsylvania.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Erie County until 700 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 4186 7977 4188 7981 4193 7985 4198 7987
4200 7975 4200 7962 4199 7961 4186 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 276DEG 16KT 4189 7963
$$
GreenawaltThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Erie | 74 min |
| Jul 20, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 39 min |
| Jul 20, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 56 min |
| Jul 20, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 5:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Erie | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Erie | 24 min |
| Jul 20, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 31 min |
| Jul 20, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 76 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.