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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 26, 2026, 8:10 PM EDT for Holmes County, Ohio. It was in force for 20 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
- Mar 26, 2026, 8:10 PM EDT (00:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Holmes County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 4:52 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1337 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 563 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
144
WFUS51 KCLE 270010
TORCLE
OHC075-270030-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0002.260327T0010Z-260327T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
810 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Holmes County in northeastern Ohio...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 810 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Holmesville, or near Millersburg, moving southeast
at 55 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...
Millersburg, Berlin, Walnut Creek, and Winesburg around 815 PM
EDT.
Farmerstown around 820 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Baltic, Mount Hope, and Charm.
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 4045 8179 4045 8191 4056 8208 4067 8199
4067 8165 4063 8165 4063 8167 4057 8166
4054 8167 4045 8167 4044 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 293DEG 48KT 4062 8190
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Kahn2 follow-up statements
257
WWUS51 KCLE 270019
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
819 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
OHC075-270030-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260327T0030Z/
Holmes OH-
819 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
HOLMES COUNTY...
At 819 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Berlin, or 7 miles east of Millersburg, moving
southeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Walnut Creek and Farmerstown around 825 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Baltic, Mount Hope, and Charm.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4045 8179 4045 8191 4048 8195 4067 8180
4067 8165 4063 8165 4063 8167 4057 8166
4054 8167 4045 8167 4044 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 293DEG 48KT 4058 8177
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
Kahn170
WWUS51 KCLE 270031 RRB
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
831 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
OHC075-270041-
/O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260327T0030Z/
Holmes OH-
831 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN HOLMES COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for northeastern
Ohio.
LAT...LON 4045 8179 4045 8191 4048 8195 4067 8180
4067 8165 4063 8165 4063 8167 4057 8166
4054 8167 4045 8167 4044 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 293DEG 48KT 4053 8161
$$
KahnThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 8:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Holmes, Wayne | 28 min |
| Mar 26, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Hancock, Huron, Marion, Morrow, Richland and 3 more | 54 min |
| Mar 26, 8:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Wyandot | 34 min |
| Mar 26, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 65 min | |
| Mar 26, 8:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Knox, Morrow, Richland | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 11:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Holmes, Wayne | 69 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:14 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 20 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.