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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 2026, 7:28 AM 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
- Jun 18, 2026, 7:28 AM EDT (11:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2026, 7:49 AM 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 Cleveland radar (KCLE), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1446 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
896
WFUS51 KCLE 181128
TORCLE
PAC039-181215-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0016.260618T1128Z-260618T1215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
728 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania...
* Until 815 AM EDT.
* At 728 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Linesville, or 14 miles northwest of Meadville,
moving east 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...
Harmonsburg around 735 AM EDT.
Meadville and Cambridge Springs around 740 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Woodcock, Saegertown, Springboro, Conneautville, Venango, Blooming
Valley, and Conneaut Lakeshore.
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 8052 4182 8052 4185 8029 4185 8004
4162 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 1128Z 263DEG 40KT 4175 8040
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
042 follow-up statements
228
WWUS51 KCLE 181136
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
736 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
PAC039-181215-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260618T1215Z/
Crawford PA-
736 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...
At 736 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles north of Harmonsburg, or 10 miles northwest of
Meadville, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Meadville and Cambridge Springs around 740 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Woodcock, Saegertown, Springboro, Conneautville, Venango, Blooming
Valley, and Conneaut Lakeshore.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4164 8038 4184 8037 4185 8029 4185 8004
4162 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 1136Z 263DEG 40KT 4176 8027
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
04175
WWUS51 KCLE 181149
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
749 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
PAC039-181158-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260618T1215Z/
Crawford PA-
749 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
LAT...LON 4164 8038 4184 8037 4185 8029 4185 8004
4162 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 1147Z 263DEG 40KT 4178 8009
$$
04The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 7:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.