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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 11, 2024Mahoning County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at May 11, 2024, 4:32 PM EDT for Mahoning 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
May 11, 2024, 4:32 PM EDT (20:32 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2024, 5:03 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Mahoning County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 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 nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 79 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2024-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2024-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1132 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

565 
WFUS51 KCLE 112032
TORCLE
OHC099-112115-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0016.240511T2032Z-240511T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
432 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Mahoning County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 432 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Leetonia, or near Columbiana, moving east at 25
  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...
  Columbiana around 440 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include New
Middletown and Poland.

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 4095 8079 4103 8075 4102 8052 4090 8052
      4090 8075
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 284DEG 22KT 4094 8073 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Maines
2 follow-up statements
410 
WWUS51 KCLE 112046
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
446 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

OHC099-112115-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-240511T2115Z/
Mahoning OH-
446 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MAHONING COUNTY...

At 446 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Columbiana, moving east at 25 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
southeastern Mahoning County, including the following locations...
New Middletown and Poland.

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 4092 8072 4102 8063 4102 8052 4090 8052
      4090 8067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 280DEG 22KT 4093 8063 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Maines
240 
WWUS51 KCLE 112103
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
503 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

OHC099-112113-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-240511T2115Z/
Mahoning OH-
503 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MAHONING COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Cleveland.

LAT...LON 4092 8072 4102 8063 4102 8052 4090 8052
      4090 8067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 284DEG 22KT 4090 8049 

$$

Maines

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 9:49 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE36 hr
May 11, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESummit44 min
May 11, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEPortage47 min
May 11, 3:25 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEMahoning, Portage35 min
May 11, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshtabula46 min
May 11, 3:59 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEMahoning46 min
May 11, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEPortage39 min
May 11, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEStark40 min
May 11, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEPortage45 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.