Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Cleveland, OH
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.
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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.
- 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
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
$$
262 follow-up statements
974
WWUS51 KCLE 022130
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
530 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023
OHC095-123-022145-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-230702T2145Z/
Ottawa OH-Lucas OH-
530 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR OTTAWA
AND NORTHEASTERN LUCAS COUNTIES...
At 530 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles east of Oregon, or 14 miles east of Toledo,
moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Reno Beach, Williston and Bono.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4169 8335 4172 8332 4161 8312 4160 8333
4160 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 250DEG 15KT 4167 8329
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
26767
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
$$
26The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Crawford, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca and 1 more | 63 min |
| Jul 2, 2:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Medina, Richland, Wayne | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Wyandot | 38 min |
| Jul 2, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Marion | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Crawford | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Knox | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ashland, Richland | 51 min |
| Jul 2, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lucas | 25 min |
| Jul 2, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Knox, Morrow | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 95 min | |
| Jul 2, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ashland, Wayne | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ottawa | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Holmes, Knox | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa | 57 min |
| Jul 2, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 93 min | |
| Jul 2, 6:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Knox | 90 min |
| Jul 2, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Marion, Morrow | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 94 min | |
| Jul 2, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Stark | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Knox | 34 min |
| Jul 2, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lorain | 64 min |
| Jul 2, 7:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Knox | 3 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.