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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 6, 2024Cuyahoga County, Summit County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Aug 6, 2024, 4:09 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 36 min. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Aug 6, 2024, 4:09 PM EDT (20:09 UTC)
Expired: Aug 6, 2024, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Summit County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 6, 4:13 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Broadview Heights, OH	Several tree limbs down.
Aug 6, 4:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wnw Broadview Heights, OH	40-50 foot tall tree uprooted with several other large branches down nearby.
Aug 6, 4:20 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 S Brecksville, OH	An EF1 tornado with estimated peak winds of 104 mph impacted the Richfield and Boston area. Damage path length was 3.3 miles and maximum width was 150 yards. This local storm report denotes the start point of the tornado.
Aug 6, 4:22 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Se Parma, OH	Tree limbs down and metal bleacher wall substantially bent.
Aug 6, 4:23 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Wsw Bedford, OH	10 to 15 homes were damaged by downed trees east of the Bedford Reservation. Time of the event was estimated by radar.
Aug 6, 4:23 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nnw Peninsula, OH	A swath of several snapped healthy trees along the Buckeye Trail north of Blue Hen Falls. Possible tornado damage as location matches with TDS on radar.
Aug 6, 4:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 S Solon, OH	Two trees down on Arthur Rd.
Aug 6, 4:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Sw Solon, OH	Multiple reports and photos received via social media of numerous downed trees just south of Arthur Road, including along Longview Drive and in the Hunt Club neighborhood in Solon.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 6, 11:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 158 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1038 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 821 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 2.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

937 
WFUS51 KCLE 062009
TORCLE
OHC035-153-062045-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0028.240806T2009Z-240806T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
409 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio...
  Northern Summit County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 409 PM EDT, a tornado producing storm was located over Parma, or
  7 miles south of Cleveland, moving southeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

  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 storm will be near...
  Macedonia around 415 PM EDT.
  Hudson and Twinsburg around 420 PM EDT.
  Streetsboro around 430 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Glenwillow, Independence, Valley View, Brooklyn Heights, Seven Hills,
Newburgh Heights, Cuyahoga Heights, Walton Hills, Broadview Heights,
and Garfield Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 4136 8139 4118 8139 4132 8178 4146 8166
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 294DEG 36KT 4136 8170 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Kahn

2 follow-up statements

233 
WWUS51 KCLE 062034
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
434 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

OHC035-153-062045-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-240806T2045Z/
Cuyahoga OH-Summit OH-
434 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CUYAHOGA AND NORTHEASTERN SUMMIT COUNTIES...

At 434 PM EDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located over
Streetsboro, or 10 miles northwest of Ravenna, moving southeast 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Cuyahoga and northeastern Summit Counties, including the
following locations... Bedford Heights, Glenwillow, Northfield,
Reminderville, Bedford, Walton Hills, and Aurora.

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 4129 8139 4129 8150 4138 8155 4141 8152
      4136 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 294DEG 36KT 4126 8139 

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

$$

Kahn

920 
WWUS51 KCLE 062040
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
440 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

OHC035-153-062049-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-240806T2045Z/
Cuyahoga OH-Summit OH-
440 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CUYAHOGA AND NORTHEASTERN
SUMMIT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4129 8139 4129 8150 4138 8155 4141 8152
      4136 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 294DEG 36KT 4125 8135 

$$

Kahn

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 6, 3:47 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain, Lucas and 1 more	48 hr
Aug 6, 3:48 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		48 hr
Aug 6, 4:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Seneca	44 min
Aug 6, 10:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Trumbull	29 min
Aug 6, 10:40 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Trumbull	20 min
Aug 6, 11:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Trumbull	14 min
Aug 6, 11:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Wood	51 min
Aug 6, 11:12 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Trumbull	3 hr
Aug 6, 12:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashtabula	31 min
Aug 6, 12:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Trumbull	49 min
Aug 6, 12:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Trumbull	66 min
Aug 6, 1:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning	50 min
Aug 6, 2:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lucas, Wood	62 min
Aug 6, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		115 min
Aug 6, 3:04 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Hancock, Wood	41 min
Aug 6, 3:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Hancock, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood	3 hr
Aug 6, 3:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	Hancock, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood	54 min
Aug 6, 3:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron	65 min
Aug 6, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	Cuyahoga, Lorain	62 min
Aug 6, 3:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Lorain	47 min
Aug 6, 3:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Lorain, Medina	54 min
Aug 6, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake	80 min
Aug 6, 3:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Hancock, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot	61 min
Aug 6, 4:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Summit	54 min
Aug 6, 4:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Erie, Huron, Sandusky, Seneca	3 hr
Aug 6, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Richland, Wayne, Wyandot	81 min
Aug 6, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	Portage, Trumbull	88 min
Aug 6, 4:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Crawford, Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot	3 hr
Aug 6, 4:18 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake	42 min
Aug 6, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	CLE	Geauga, Lake	52 min
Aug 6, 4:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Huron, Lorain, Medina	47 min
Aug 6, 4:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Geauga, Portage	43 min
Aug 6, 4:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga	40 min
Aug 6, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		63 min
Aug 6, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Holmes, Stark	42 min
Aug 6, 4:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Portage, Summit, Trumbull	3 hr
Aug 6, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Summit	16 min
Aug 6, 5:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	Mahoning	54 min
Aug 6, 5:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashtabula, Trumbull	3 hr
Aug 6, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	Ashtabula	77 min
Aug 6, 5:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Trumbull	16 min
Aug 6, 5:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Mahoning	36 min
Aug 6, 5:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Mahoning	15 min
Aug 6, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Wyandot	30 min
Aug 6, 5:41 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Trumbull	2 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.