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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 17, 2024Marion County, Morrow County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Apr 17, 2024, 3:55 PM EDT for Marion County, Morrow County, Ohio. It was in force for 35 min. 4 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: Apr 17, 2024, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
Expired: Apr 17, 2024, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 35 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), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Apr 17, 4:01 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ene Marion, OH	Power lines down near the intersection of University Drive and 309. Time estimated via radar.
Apr 17, 4:01 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Sw Marion, OH	Tree and utility poles down.
Apr 17, 4:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 65	2 E Marion, OH	Estimated 60-70 mph wind gust and pea size hail.
Apr 17, 4:06 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 64	4 Ne Marion, OH	ASOS station KMNN Marion.

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
Apr 17, 12:18 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 133 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: 54 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 496 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 412 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 414 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

331 
WFUS51 KCLE 171955
TORCLE
OHC101-117-172030-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0009.240417T1955Z-240417T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
355 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

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

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 355 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near La Rue, or 8 miles west of Marion, 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...
  Marion around 400 PM EDT.
  Cardington around 420 PM EDT.
  Mount Gilead around 425 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Iberia, Edison, State Route 229 at US Route 23, Green Camp, New
Bloomington, and Caledonia.

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 4041 8292 4042 8294 4042 8302 4043 8303
      4044 8325 4051 8325 4051 8337 4064 8338
      4071 8281 4040 8285
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 269DEG 34KT 4055 8328 

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

$$

Jaszka

2 follow-up statements

276 
WWUS51 KCLE 172010
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
410 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

OHC101-117-172030-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-240417T2030Z/
Marion OH-Morrow OH-
410 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
MARION AND NORTHWESTERN MORROW COUNTIES...

At 409 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Marion, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

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...
  Cardington around 420 PM EDT.
  Mount Gilead around 425 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Iberia, Edison, Green Camp, and Caledonia.

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 4052 8323 4066 8319 4071 8281 4047 8284
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 269DEG 34KT 4055 8310 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Kahn

255 
WWUS51 KCLE 172020
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
420 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

OHC101-117-172030-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-240417T2030Z/
Marion OH-Morrow OH-
420 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
MARION AND NORTHWESTERN MORROW COUNTIES...

At 420 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mount Gilead, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

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...
  Mount Gilead around 425 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Iberia, Edison, and Caledonia.

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 8306 4068 8304 4071 8281 4047 8284
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 258DEG 33KT 4061 8293 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Kahn

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 17, 2:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Lucas, Wood	47 min
Apr 17, 2:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lucas, Ottawa, Wood	29 min
Apr 17, 3:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Marion, Wyandot	52 min
Apr 17, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		16 min
Apr 17, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Marion	47 min
Apr 17, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Medina, Wayne	51 min
Apr 17, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Richland	36 min
Apr 17, 4:17 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Crawford, Marion, Morrow	26 min
Apr 17, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Holmes, Knox, Marion, Morrow and 1 more	58 min
Apr 17, 4:36 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Morrow, Richland	39 min
Apr 17, 5:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Stark, Summit, Wayne	39 min
Apr 17, 5:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Knox	34 min
Apr 17, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Cuyahoga	41 min
Apr 17, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	Holmes, Stark, Wayne	35 min
Apr 17, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	CLE	Holmes, Stark, Wayne	30 min
Apr 17, 6:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Summit	48 min
Apr 17, 6:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Summit	40 min
Apr 17, 6:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Portage, Trumbull	48 min
Apr 17, 6:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Geauga, Trumbull	55 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.