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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 29, 2024Crawford County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 2024, 1:09 PM EDT for Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 19 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 29, 2024, 1:09 PM EDT (17:09 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2024, 1:28 PM EDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Crawford County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:11 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, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 149 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 2024-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 14 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 2024-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 372 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-154 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1262 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
372 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
390 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

267 
WFUS51 KCLE 291709
TORCLE
PAC039-291745-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0024.240629T1709Z-240629T1745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
109 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania...

* Until 145 PM EDT.

* At 109 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles north of Pymatuning North, or 11 miles south of
  Conneaut, moving east at 50 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...
  Cambridge Springs around 130 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Venango, Conneautville, Woodcock, Saegertown, Blooming Valley, and
Springboro.

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 4167 8003 4171 8052 4185 8052 4185 8000
TIME...MOT...LOC 1709Z 269DEG 42KT 4178 8049 

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

$$

Sullivan
2 follow-up statements
399 
WWUS51 KCLE 291718
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
118 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

PAC039-291745-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-240629T1745Z/
Crawford PA-
118 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...

At 118 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Albion, or 14 miles southeast of Conneaut, 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...
  Cambridge Springs around 135 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Venango, Conneautville, Woodcock, Saegertown, Springboro, and
Blooming Valley.

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 4168 8003 4174 8044 4185 8044 4185 8000
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 266DEG 33KT 4180 8036 

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

$$

Sullivan
974 
WWUS51 KCLE 291728
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
128 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

PAC039-291737-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-240629T1745Z/
Crawford PA-
128 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been 
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe 
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northwestern
Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4168 8003 4174 8044 4185 8044 4185 8000
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 269DEG 42KT 4180 8020 

$$

Sullivan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 10:07 PM EDTFlood WatchCLECrawford, Erie19 hr
Jun 29, 7:39 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEErie3 hr
Jun 29, 1:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Erie70 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.