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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 6, 2024Lucas County, Wood County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2024, 2:43 PM EDT for Lucas County, Wood County, Ohio. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 6, 2024, 2:43 PM EDT (18:43 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2024, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lucas County, OH, Wood County, OH

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 6, 8:04 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 6, 2:00 PM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 2:00 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 11:59 AM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1159 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

LEZ144>148-164>168-071600-
The Islands to Vermilion OH-Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
Avon Point to Willowick OH-Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-Geneva-
on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the-
Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on-the-
Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border-
1159 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 605 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay
any information about observed severe weather to the NWS.

LEZ142-143-162-163-071600-
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM
offshoreline to US-Canadian border-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
1159 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...TORNADO WATCH 604 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay
any information about observed severe weather to the NWS.

LEZ061-149-169-071600-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
1159 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ009>012-089-071600-
Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
1159 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 605 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio and
northeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.
   Beach Hazards Statement.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay
any information about observed severe weather to the NWS.

OHZ006-008-018-071600-
Wood-Sandusky-Seneca-
1159 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...TORNADO WATCH 604 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay
any information about observed severe weather to the NWS.

OHZ003-007-071600-
Lucas-Ottawa-
1159 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...TORNADO WATCH 604 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.
   Beach Hazards Statement.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay
any information about observed severe weather to the NWS.

OHZ013-014-017-019>023-027>033-036>038-047-PAZ003-071600-
Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-
Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-
Holmes-Knox-
1159 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 605 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast
Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay
any information about observed severe weather to the NWS.

PAZ002-071600-
Southern Erie-
1159 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PAZ001-071600-
Northern Erie-
1159 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 11:01 AM EDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 11:09 AM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1109 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

OHZ003-006-061600-
Wood OH-Lucas OH-
1109 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN WOOD AND
SOUTHWESTERN LUCAS COUNTIES THROUGH NOON EDT...

At 1108 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Wauseon, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Toledo, Swanton, Perrysburg, Waterville, Whitehouse, Weston, Maumee,
Haskins, Grand Rapids, Tontogany, and Neapolis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM EDT for northwestern
Ohio.

&&

LAT...LON 4162 8388 4160 8362 4131 8372 4136 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 1508Z 286DEG 26KT 4153 8411

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Iverson
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 12:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 6, 1:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
119 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1256 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 E Andover             41.61N 80.55W
08/06/2024                   Ashtabula          OH   911 Call Center

            Tree on utility wires. Time estimated from
            radar.

&&
Local storm report, Aug 6, 1:45 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
145 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0135 PM     Hail             5 NE Jamestown          41.54N 80.38W
08/06/2024  E0.75 Inch       Crawford           PA   Public

            Dime size hail (0.75 in.).

&&
Local storm report, Aug 6, 2:33 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 3:47 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain, Lucas and 1 more48 hr
Aug 6, 3:48 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE48 hr
Aug 6, 4:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESeneca44 min
Aug 6, 10:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLETrumbull29 min
Aug 6, 10:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull20 min
Aug 6, 11:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLETrumbull14 min
Aug 6, 11:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWood51 min
Aug 6, 11:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLETrumbull3 hr
Aug 6, 12:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshtabula31 min
Aug 6, 12:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull49 min
Aug 6, 12:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Trumbull66 min
Aug 6, 1:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning50 min
Aug 6, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE115 min
Aug 6, 3:04 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHancock, Wood41 min
Aug 6, 3:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHancock, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood3 hr
Aug 6, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLEHancock, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood54 min
Aug 6, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Huron65 min
Aug 6, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLECuyahoga, Lorain62 min
Aug 6, 3:43 PM EDTTornado WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain47 min
Aug 6, 3:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Lorain, Medina54 min
Aug 6, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake80 min
Aug 6, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Hancock, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot61 min
Aug 6, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESummit54 min
Aug 6, 4:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEErie, Huron, Sandusky, Seneca3 hr
Aug 6, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Crawford, Richland, Wayne, Wyandot81 min
Aug 6, 4:09 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCLECuyahoga, Summit36 min
Aug 6, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLEPortage, Trumbull88 min
Aug 6, 4:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECrawford, Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot3 hr
Aug 6, 4:18 PM EDTTornado WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake42 min
Aug 6, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatCLEGeauga, Lake52 min
Aug 6, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Huron, Lorain, Medina47 min
Aug 6, 4:32 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEGeauga, Portage43 min
Aug 6, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga40 min
Aug 6, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE63 min
Aug 6, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Stark42 min
Aug 6, 4:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Portage, Summit, Trumbull3 hr
Aug 6, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESummit16 min
Aug 6, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLEMahoning54 min
Aug 6, 5:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula, Trumbull3 hr
Aug 6, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLEAshtabula77 min
Aug 6, 5:14 PM EDTTornado WarningCLETrumbull16 min
Aug 6, 5:24 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEMahoning36 min
Aug 6, 5:32 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEMahoning15 min
Aug 6, 5:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Marion, Morrow, Wyandot30 min
Aug 6, 5:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEMahoning, Trumbull2 hr
Aug 6, 10:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford29 min
Aug 6, 11:37 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECrawford3 hr
Aug 6, 1:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford39 min
Aug 6, 6:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECrawford3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.