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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 10, 2024Crawford County, Pennsylvania

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.

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, 5.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2024-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 663 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 2024-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 163 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
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

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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

$$

Campbell
2 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

$$

Campbell
888 
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 10:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie42 min
Jul 10, 11:04 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie26 min
Jul 10, 2:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Erie28 min
Jul 10, 3:41 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementCLEErie16 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.