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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 20, 2023Stark County, Wayne County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 20, 2023, 8:37 PM EDT for Stark County, Wayne County, Ohio. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report 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, 8:37 PM EDT (00:37 UTC)
Expired: Jul 20, 2023, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Stark County, OH, Wayne County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:37 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, 8:55 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Massillon, OH	-Delayed Report- Large tree snapped.

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

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 139 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.

529 
WFUS51 KCLE 210037
TORCLE
OHC151-169-210115-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0013.230721T0037Z-230721T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Stark County in northeastern Ohio...
  East central Wayne County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 915 PM EDT.
    
* At 837 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Orrville, or 13 miles east of Wooster, moving
  southeast at 25 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Massillon, Orrville, Brewster, Navarre, Dalton, North Lawrence and
  Perry Heights.

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 4085 8184 4089 8165 4083 8149 4071 8145
      4071 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 307DEG 20KT 4087 8169 

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

$$

Sullivan

3 follow-up statements

619 
WWUS51 KCLE 210050
SVSCLE

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

OHC151-169-210115-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230721T0115Z/
Stark OH-Wayne OH-
850 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN STARK AND EAST CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTIES...
    
At 850 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Dalton, or 13 miles west of Canton, moving southeast
at 30 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.

Locations impacted include...
Massillon, Brewster, Navarre and Dalton. 

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 4080 8178 4084 8165 4082 8151 4071 8145
      4071 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 324DEG 28KT 4078 8163 

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

$$

Sullivan

406 
WWUS51 KCLE 210057 RRA
SVSCLE

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

OHC169-210107-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230721T0115Z/
Wayne OH-
857 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WAYNE 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 4076 8165 4080 8157 4077 8149 4071 8145
      4071 8163
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 307DEG 20KT 4076 8159 

$$

OHC151-210115-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230721T0115Z/
Stark OH-
857 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN STARK COUNTY...
    
At 857 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Brewster, or 11 miles west of Canton, moving
southeast at 25 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.

Locations impacted include...
Massillon, Brewster and Navarre. 

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 4076 8165 4080 8157 4077 8149 4071 8145
      4071 8163
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 307DEG 20KT 4076 8159 

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

$$

Kahn

723 
WWUS51 KCLE 210107
SVSCLE

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

OHC151-210117-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230721T0115Z/
Stark OH-
907 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN STARK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
915 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 4076 8165 4080 8157 4077 8149 4071 8145
      4071 8163
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 270DEG 20KT 4073 8154 

$$

Kahn

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, 8:12 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Medina, Wayne	33 min
Jul 20, 8:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Knox, Marion, Morrow	49 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.