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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at May 7, 2024, 8:33 PM EDT for Hancock County, Wood County, Ohio. It was in force for 42 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
- May 7, 2024, 8:33 PM EDT (00:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2024, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Hancock County, OH, Wood County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 4:55 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -232 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 866 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 334 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 370 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
730
WFUS51 KCLE 080033
TORCLE
OHC063-173-080115-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0013.240508T0033Z-240508T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
833 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Wood County in northwestern Ohio...
Northwestern Hancock County in northwestern Ohio...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 833 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Continental, or 9 miles northwest of Ottawa,
moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
McComb around 855 PM EDT.
North Baltimore and Van Buren around 900 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Bloomdale, Jerry City, Cygnet, Hoytville, and Bairdstown.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4126 8388 4128 8354 4116 8348 4102 8361
4105 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 262DEG 41KT 4113 8415
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Kahn3 follow-up statements
751
WWUS51 KCLE 080051
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
851 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
OHC063-173-080115-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240508T0115Z/
Wood OH-Hancock OH-
851 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WOOD AND NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTIES...
At 850 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Leipsic, or 10 miles northeast of Ottawa, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
McComb around 900 PM EDT.
North Baltimore around 905 PM EDT.
Van Buren around 910 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Bloomdale, Jerry City, Cygnet, Hoytville, and Bairdstown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4126 8388 4128 8354 4116 8348 4109 8359
4109 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 258DEG 37KT 4115 8394
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Kahn612
WWUS51 KCLE 080103
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
903 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
OHC063-173-080115-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240508T0115Z/
Wood OH-Hancock OH-
903 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WOOD AND NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTIES...
At 903 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Deshler, or 13 miles northwest of Findlay, moving
east at 35 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 dangerous storm will be near...
North Baltimore and McComb around 910 PM EDT.
Van Buren around 915 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Bloomdale, Jerry City, Cygnet, Hoytville, and Bairdstown.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4125 8388 4128 8354 4116 8348 4109 8359
4109 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 261DEG 28KT 4116 8385
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Kahn673
WWUS51 KCLE 080114
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
914 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
OHC063-173-080124-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240508T0115Z/
Wood OH-Hancock OH-
914 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WOOD AND NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for northwestern
Ohio.
LAT...LON 4125 8388 4128 8354 4116 8348 4109 8359
4109 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 262DEG 41KT 4118 8370
$$
KahnThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 12:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Stark | 27 min |
| May 8, 3:43 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 36 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.