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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 9, 2024Seneca County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2024, 6:21 PM EDT for Seneca County, Ohio. It was in force for 10 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
Apr 9, 2024, 6:21 PM EDT (22:21 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2024, 6:31 PM EDT
In force
10 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Seneca County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:22 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 179 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 2024-04-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2024-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 184 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1818 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
184 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
262 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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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 Apr 9, 6:16 PM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 6:16 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 3:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
349 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

OHZ006>014-017>023-027>031-089-PAZ001>003-102000-
Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-
Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-
Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
349 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible ahead of an approaching cold
front this evening. There is a Marginal Risk (risk level 1/5) for a
few storms to become strong to severe between 5 PM and 10 PM with
strong winds and hail the main threat if any storms turn severe.

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

Moderate to heavy rainfall is possible Wednesday night into Thursday
night which could lead to rises on area rivers and flooding of low-
lying or poor drainage areas.

A few severe thunderstorms are possible Thursday afternoon evening
bringing the risk of large hail, damaging winds, and isolated
tornadoes, especially across central and eastern Ohio.

Wind gusts of over 45 MPH are possible on Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ003-032-033-036>038-047-102000-
Lucas-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
349 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

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

Moderate to heavy rainfall is possible Wednesday night into Thursday
night which could lead to rises on area rivers and flooding of low-
lying or poor drainage areas.

A few severe thunderstorms are possible Thursday afternoon evening
bringing the risk of large hail, damaging winds, and isolated
tornadoes, especially across central and eastern Ohio.

Wind gusts of over 45 MPH are possible on Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-102000-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH-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-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
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-
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-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
349 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 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.

Westerly gales are possible Friday into Friday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 5:34 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
534 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

OHZ018-027-092215-
Seneca OH-Wyandot OH-
534 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SENECA AND NORTHWESTERN WYANDOT
COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 534 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Forest, or 9 miles west of Upper Sandusky, moving northeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Tiffin, Upper Sandusky, Forest, Bloomville, Sycamore, New Riegel,
Carey, Republic, Wharton, and Kirby.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4090 8351 4091 8348 4095 8348 4095 8346
      4097 8346 4126 8313 4106 8290 4099 8302
      4099 8311 4094 8311 4071 8349 4081 8350
      4082 8352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 228DEG 27KT 4088 8345

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESeneca, Wyandot41 min
Apr 9, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESeneca31 min
Apr 9, 6:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEStark3 hr
Apr 9, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie50 min
Apr 9, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE63 min
Apr 9, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHancock, Sandusky, Seneca47 min
Apr 9, 7:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie, Seneca47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.