Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2024

Tornado Warning 13, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 7, 2024Hancock County, Wood County, Ohio

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

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 7, 4:55 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2024-05-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 41 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 00:00Z on 2024-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 334 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

Kahn
3 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

$$

Kahn
612 
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

$$

Kahn
673 
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 

$$

Kahn

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 12:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEStark27 min
May 8, 3:43 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE36 hr

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Ohio, 2024Every tornado warning in 2024Tornadoes in 2024

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.