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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 15, 2023Huron County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 2023, 7:55 PM EDT for Huron County, Ohio. It was in force for 35 min. 10 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: Jun 15, 2023, 7:55 PM EDT (23:55 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2023, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

County Huron County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 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
Jun 15, 7:55 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 S Norwalk, OH	Metal Barn partially destroyed on Ridge Road.
Jun 15, 7:55 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 S Norwalk, OH	Metal Barn partially destroyed on Ridge Road.
Jun 15, 7:59 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 Nne North Fairfield, OH	An NWS Cleveland Storm Survey confirms an EF-1 tornado with a maximum wind speed of 110 mph occurred in Huron County on June 15 2023. This tornado started 2 miles north of North Fairfield and extended 9.92 miles to 1 mile west-southwest of Greenwich. The torna
Jun 15, 7:59 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 Nne North Fairfield, OH	An NWS Cleveland Storm Survey confirms an EF-1 tornado with a maximum wind speed of 110 mph occurred in Huron County on June 15 2023. This tornado started 2 miles north of North Fairfield and extended 9.92 miles to 1 mile west-southwest of Greenwich. The torna
Jun 15, 8:03 PM EDT	TORNADO	3 Wnw North Fairfield, OH	A brief EF0 tornado began on State Route 61 snapping a pine tree, power lines, and causing additional tree damage as it tracked southeast.
Jun 15, 8:04 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Se North Fairfield, OH	Corrects previous non-tstm wnd dmg report from 3 SE North Fairfield. House damaged on Edward Road.
Jun 15, 8:04 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Se North Fairfield, OH	House damaged on Edward Road.
Jun 15, 8:04 PM EDT	NON-TSTM WND DMG	3 Se North Fairfield, OH	House damaged on Edward Road.
Jun 15, 8:18 PM EDT	TORNADO	3 Nw Greenwich, OH	An NWS Cleveland Storm Survey confirms an EF-1 tornado with a maximum wind speed of 105 mph occurred in Huron County on June 15 2023. This tornado started 3 miles northwest of Greenwich and extended 4.05 miles to 3 miles north-northeast of Greenwich. The torna
Jun 15, 8:18 PM EDT	TORNADO	3 Nw Greenwich, OH	An NWS Cleveland Storm Survey confirms an EF-1 tornado with a maximum wind speed of 105 mph occurred in Huron County on June 15 2023. This tornado started 3 miles northwest of Greenwich and extended 4.05 miles to 3 miles north-northeast of Greenwich. The torna

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
Jun 15, 7:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 194 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: 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.

347 
WFUS51 KCLE 152355
TORCLE
OHC077-160030-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0005.230615T2355Z-230616T0030Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Huron County in north central Ohio...

* Until 830 PM EDT.
    
* At 755 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located 3 miles southwest of Norwalk, 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...
  Norwalk, Willard, New London, Plymouth, Greenwich and North
  Fairfield.

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 4100 8269 4112 8278 4123 8277 4123 8262
      4111 8242 4107 8242 4106 8244 4099 8244
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 302DEG 28KT 4117 8267 

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

$$

Sullivan

1 follow-up statement

151 
WWUS51 KCLE 160025
SVSCLE

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

OHC077-160034-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-230616T0030Z/
Huron OH-
825 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HURON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
830 PM EDT...
    
Radar continues to indicate strong rotation near Greenwich and New 
London, and a Tornado Warning remains in effect for southeastern 
Huron County until 845 PM EDT.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for Huron County 
until 900 PM.

Please see those bulletins for more information. 

LAT...LON 4100 8269 4112 8278 4123 8277 4123 8262
      4111 8242 4107 8242 4106 8244 4099 8244
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 302DEG 28KT 4106 8244 

$$

Sullivan

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 15, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		91 min
Jun 15, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Lucas	42 min
Jun 15, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lucas, Ottawa	37 min
Jun 15, 6:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Lucas	23 min
Jun 15, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	Erie, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky	51 min
Jun 15, 6:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Ottawa, Sandusky	30 min
Jun 15, 7:12 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky	33 min
Jun 15, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Hancock	47 min
Jun 15, 7:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		89 min
Jun 15, 7:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca	51 min
Jun 15, 7:38 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron, Sandusky, Seneca	37 min
Jun 15, 7:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Seneca	49 min
Jun 15, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Seneca	43 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.