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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 20, 2023Medina County, Wayne County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 20, 2023, 8:12 PM EDT for Medina County, Wayne County, Ohio. It was in force for 33 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: Jul 20, 2023, 8:12 PM EDT (00:12 UTC)
Expired: Jul 20, 2023, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Medina County, OH, Wayne County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 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 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 155 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1429 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1189 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.8
Supercell composite: 6.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

478 
WFUS51 KCLE 210012
TORCLE
OHC103-169-210045-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0012.230721T0012Z-230721T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
812 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Medina County in northeastern Ohio...
  Northeastern Wayne County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 845 PM EDT.
    
* At 812 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Creston, or 8 miles south of Medina, moving
  southeast at 30 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Wadsworth, Rittman, Doylestown, Creston, Seville and Marshallville.

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 4096 8198 4107 8183 4102 8169 4099 8169
      4098 8165 4084 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 298DEG 26KT 4101 8184 

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

$$

Sullivan

2 follow-up statements

633 
WWUS51 KCLE 210022
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
822 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023

OHC103-210032-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-230721T0045Z/
Medina OH-
822 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MEDINA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4099 8188 4099 8169 4098 8165 4084 8165
      4091 8185
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 311DEG 27KT 4094 8177 

$$

OHC169-210045-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-230721T0045Z/
Wayne OH-
822 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY...
    
At 822 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Rittman, or 12 miles northeast of Wooster, moving
southeast at 30 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.

Locations impacted include...
Rittman, Doylestown and Marshallville. 

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 4099 8188 4099 8169 4098 8165 4084 8165
      4091 8185
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 311DEG 27KT 4094 8177 

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

$$

Sullivan

546 
WWUS51 KCLE 210043
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
843 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023

OHC169-210053-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-230721T0045Z/
Wayne OH-
843 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
845 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Wayne County until 900 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 4099 8188 4099 8169 4098 8165 4084 8165
      4091 8185
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 298DEG 26KT 4087 8160 

$$

Sullivan

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 20, 8:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull	75 min
Jul 20, 8:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Richland, Wayne	56 min
Jul 20, 8:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga, Medina, Summit	3 hr
Jul 20, 8:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Knox, Marion, Morrow	49 min
Jul 20, 8:37 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Stark, Wayne	38 min
Jul 20, 8:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Mahoning, Trumbull	116 min
Jul 21, 3:36 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain	6 hr
Jul 21, 3:36 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		6 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.