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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 2025, 9:22 PM EDT for Geauga County, Portage County, Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 23 min. 5 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
- Jun 18, 2025, 9:22 PM EDT (01:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2025, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Geauga County, OH, Portage County, OH, Summit County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 9:22 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Report received via social media of multiple large limbs downed near Woodridge High School. |
| Jun 18, 9:33 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Aurora, OH | Several trees down across road. |
| Jun 18, 9:51 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Middlefield, OH | Large tree snapped in Middlefield. |
| Jun 18, 9:53 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw West Farmington, OH | Tree downed across Hobart Road. |
| Jun 18, 9:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Middlefield, OH | Tree down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 1783 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.4
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS51 KCLE 190122
TORCLE
OHC055-133-153-190145-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0013.250619T0122Z-250619T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
922 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Portage County in northeastern Ohio...
Southeastern Geauga County in northeastern Ohio...
Northern Summit County in northeastern Ohio...
* Until 945 PM EDT.
* At 922 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cuyahoga Falls, or 8 miles north of Akron, 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Kent, Hudson, Twinsburg, Tallmadge, Streetsboro, and Macedonia
around 925 PM EDT.
Ravenna and Mantua around 930 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Parkman, Brady Lake, Peninsula, Richfield, Munroe Falls, Stow,
Aurora, Silver Lake, Hiram, and Sugar Bush Knolls.
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 4148 8100 4125 8100 4106 8155 4124 8166
4150 8101
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 241DEG 38KT 4119 8148
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Kahn2 follow-up statements
995
WWUS51 KCLE 190131
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
931 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025
OHC153-190140-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250619T0145Z/
Summit OH-
931 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.
LAT...LON 4148 8100 4125 8100 4112 8139 4135 8139
4150 8101
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 241DEG 38KT 4124 8137
$$
OHC055-133-190145-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250619T0145Z/
Portage OH-Geauga OH-
931 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
PORTAGE AND SOUTHEASTERN GEAUGA COUNTIES...
At 930 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Streetsboro, or 8 miles northwest of Ravenna, 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Ravenna, Streetsboro, and Mantua around 935 PM EDT.
Garrettsville around 940 PM EDT.
Middlefield around 950 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Parkman, Aurora, Brady Lake, Hiram, Sugar Bush Knolls, and Windham.
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 4148 8100 4125 8100 4112 8139 4135 8139
4150 8101
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 241DEG 38KT 4124 8137
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Kahn890
WWUS51 KCLE 190143
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
943 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025
OHC055-133-190153-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250619T0145Z/
Portage OH-Geauga OH-
943 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN PORTAGE AND SOUTHEASTERN GEAUGA
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM EDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
expired. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.
LAT...LON 4148 8100 4125 8100 4112 8139 4135 8139
4150 8101
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 241DEG 38KT 4129 8126
$$
KahnThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina | 72 min |
| Jun 18, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Wayne | 65 min |
| Jun 18, 8:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron, Lorain | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage, Stark, Summit, Wayne | 81 min |
| Jun 18, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 9:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga, Lake | 41 min |
| Jun 18, 9:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Summit | 108 min |
| Jun 18, 9:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Jun 18, 9:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 61 min |
| Jun 18, 9:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Trumbull | 73 min |
| Jun 18, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 69 min |
| Jun 19, 12:46 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 46 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:59 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain | 18 hr |
| Jun 19, 4:12 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Summit | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 1:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Summit | 116 min |
| Jun 19, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Trumbull | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 3:26 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga | 7 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.