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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2024, 1:39 PM EDT for Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 21 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
- Jul 10, 2024, 1:39 PM EDT (17:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 21 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), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 663 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1163 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted.
152
WFUS51 KCLE 101739
TORCLE
PAC039-101800-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0025.240710T1739Z-240710T1800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
139 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania...
* Until 200 PM EDT.
* At 138 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Titusville, or 17 miles north of Oil City, moving
northeast at 45 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
northeastern Crawford County, including the following locations...
Hydetown and Spartansburg.
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 4161 7962 4162 7978 4169 7987 4186 7968
4185 7961 4162 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 224DEG 38KT 4168 7972
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Campbell2 follow-up statements
158
WWUS51 KCLE 101747
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
147 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024
PAC039-101800-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-240710T1800Z/
Crawford PA-
147 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...
At 147 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Grand Valley, or 23 miles north of Oil City, moving
northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Spartansburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4165 7961 4176 7978 4186 7968 4185 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 221DEG 45KT 4176 7963
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Campbell888 WWUS51 KCLE 101756 SVSCLE Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Cleveland OH 156 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024 PAC039-101806- /O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-240710T1800Z/ Crawford PA- 156 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. LAT...LON 4165 7961 4176 7978 4186 7968 4185 7961 TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 224DEG 38KT 4181 7957 $$ Campbell
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 10:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Erie | 42 min |
| Jul 10, 11:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 26 min |
| Jul 10, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 3:41 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CLE | Erie | 16 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.