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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 2, 2023Lucas County, Ottawa County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 2, 2023, 5:14 PM EDT for Lucas County, Ottawa County, Ohio. It was in force for 31 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 2, 2023, 5:14 PM EDT (21:14 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2023, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Lucas County, OH, Ottawa County, OH

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 120 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 2023-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 490 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2023-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
490 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
601 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

702 
WFUS51 KCLE 022114
TORCLE
OHC095-123-022145-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0008.230702T2114Z-230702T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
514 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

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

* Until 545 PM EDT.
    
* At 514 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Oregon, or 10 miles east of Toledo, moving east at
  20 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.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  Ottawa and northeastern Lucas Counties, including the following
  locations... Reno Beach, Bono and Williston.

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 4160 8340 4168 8341 4172 8332 4161 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 250DEG 15KT 4165 8338 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements
974 
WWUS51 KCLE 022130
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
530 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

OHC095-123-022145-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-230702T2145Z/
Ottawa OH-Lucas OH-
530 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR OTTAWA
AND NORTHEASTERN LUCAS COUNTIES...
    
At 530 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles east of Oregon, or 14 miles east of Toledo,
moving east at 15 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...
Reno Beach, Williston 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 8335 4172 8332 4161 8312 4160 8333
      4160 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 250DEG 15KT 4167 8329 

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

$$

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767 
WWUS51 KCLE 022145
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
545 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

OHC095-123-022154-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-230702T2145Z/
Ottawa OH-Lucas OH-
545 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR OTTAWA AND NORTHEASTERN LUCAS COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4169 8335 4172 8332 4161 8312 4160 8333
      4160 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 250DEG 15KT 4169 8322 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 1:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca and 1 more63 min
Jul 2, 2:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshland, Holmes, Knox, Medina, Richland, Wayne48 min
Jul 2, 3:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWyandot38 min
Jul 2, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMarion47 min
Jul 2, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford40 min
Jul 2, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEKnox47 min
Jul 2, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshland, Richland51 min
Jul 2, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELucas25 min
Jul 2, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox, Morrow50 min
Jul 2, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE95 min
Jul 2, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshland, Wayne43 min
Jul 2, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEOttawa43 min
Jul 2, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHolmes, Knox50 min
Jul 2, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa57 min
Jul 2, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE93 min
Jul 2, 6:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEKnox90 min
Jul 2, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMarion, Morrow44 min
Jul 2, 7:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE94 min
Jul 2, 7:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEStark41 min
Jul 2, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEKnox34 min
Jul 2, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELorain64 min
Jul 2, 7:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEKnox3 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.