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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 5, 2026Mahoning County, Portage County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Jul 5, 2026, 1:20 PM EDT for Mahoning County, Portage County, Ohio. 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 5, 2026, 1:20 PM EDT (17:20 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2026, 1:41 PM EDT
In force: 21 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Mahoning County, OH, Portage County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:19 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, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 103 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: 425 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 802 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

157 
WFUS51 KCLE 051720
TORCLE
OHC099-133-051800-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0017.260705T1720Z-260705T1800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
120 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Portage County in northeastern Ohio...
  Northwestern Mahoning County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 120 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles southwest of Newton Falls, or 11 miles
  southeast of Ravenna, moving east at 15 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
  southeastern Portage and northwestern Mahoning Counties, including
  the following locations... North Jackson and Craig Beach.

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 4106 8109 4112 8107 4111 8081 4105 8083
      4101 8088
TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 278DEG 14KT 4108 8105 

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

$$

Kahn

2 follow-up statements

056 
WWUS51 KCLE 051731
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
131 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

OHC133-051741-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260705T1800Z/
Portage OH-
131 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PORTAGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4104 8100 4112 8097 4111 8081 4105 8083
      4101 8088
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 278DEG 14KT 4107 8099 

$$

OHC099-051800-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260705T1800Z/
Mahoning OH-
131 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MAHONING COUNTY...

At 131 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles south of Newton Falls, or 13 miles northwest of
Salem, moving east at 15 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...
Craig Beach and North Jackson.

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 4104 8100 4112 8097 4111 8081 4105 8083
      4101 8088
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 278DEG 14KT 4107 8099 

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

$$

Kahn

717 
WWUS51 KCLE 051741
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
141 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

OHC099-051751-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260705T1800Z/
Mahoning OH-
141 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MAHONING COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However, gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4104 8100 4112 8097 4111 8081 4105 8083
      4101 8088
TIME...MOT...LOC 1740Z 278DEG 14KT 4106 8093 

$$

Kahn

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 9:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Lucas	5 hr
Jul 5, 10:35 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		61 min
Jul 5, 11:03 AM EDT	Flood Watch	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Holmes, Huron and 15 more	11 hr
Jul 5, 11:03 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Erie, Huron, Lorain	4 hr
Jul 5, 11:33 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga	4 hr
Jul 5, 12:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Geauga, Portage, Summit	5 hr
Jul 5, 12:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull	46 min
Jul 5, 1:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage	46 min
Jul 5, 1:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Mahoning, Trumbull	3 hr
Jul 5, 1:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning	59 min
Jul 5, 2:08 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Trumbull	3 hr
Jul 5, 2:08 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Mahoning	37 min
Jul 5, 6:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga	3 hr
Jul 5, 7:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga	3 hr
Jul 5, 7:20 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Richland	3 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.