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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 5, 2024Marion County, Morrow County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2024, 8:50 PM EDT for Marion County, Morrow County, Ohio. It was in force for 25 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
Jun 5, 2024, 8:50 PM EDT (00:50 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2024, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Marion County, OH, Morrow County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:51 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 129 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2024-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 835 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2024-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 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
835 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
939 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
4.3

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The text

As transmitted.

437 
WFUS51 KCLE 060050
TORCLE
OHC101-117-060130-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0020.240606T0050Z-240606T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
850 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Marion County in north central Ohio...
  Southwestern Morrow County in north central Ohio...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 850 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Richwood, or 12 miles southwest of Marion, 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.


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 4043 8303 4044 8308 4044 8325 4050 8325
      4051 8332 4052 8332 4059 8294 4042 8294
      4042 8302
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 265DEG 21KT 4044 8325 

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

$$

Jaszka
2 follow-up statements
056 
WWUS51 KCLE 060100
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
900 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024

OHC101-117-060130-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-240606T0130Z/
Marion OH-Morrow OH-
900 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND SOUTHWESTERN MORROW COUNTIES...

At 859 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Prospect, or 10 miles northwest of Delaware, 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.

Locations impacted include...
Prospect and Waldo.

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 4050 8326 4052 8326 4055 8294 4042 8294
      4042 8302 4043 8303 4044 8308 4044 8325
      4050 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 266DEG 21KT 4042 8319 

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

$$

Jaszka
215 
WWUS51 KCLE 060115
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
915 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024

OHC101-117-060123-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-240606T0130Z/
Marion OH-Morrow OH-
915 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND SOUTHWESTERN
MORROW COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The rotating storm which prompted the warning has weakened and no 
longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the 
warning has been cancelled. However, we will continue to monitor 
rotation within this storm very closely.

LAT...LON 4050 8326 4052 8326 4055 8294 4042 8294
      4042 8302 4043 8303 4044 8308 4044 8325
      4050 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 265DEG 21KT 4043 8308 

$$

Jaszka

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 8:29 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCLEKnox46 min
Jun 5, 8:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMarion, Morrow6 hr
Jun 5, 9:11 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEKnox64 min
Jun 5, 9:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEKnox71 min
Jun 5, 10:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEKnox, Morrow5 hr
Jun 5, 10:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEKnox, Richland3 hr
Jun 5, 11:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHolmes3 hr
Jun 6, 1:35 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEKnox, Morrow3 hr
Jun 6, 3:53 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE48 hr
Jun 6, 4:08 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain47 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.