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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Sep 3, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT for Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 13 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
- Sep 3, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2026, 5:13 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 2237 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 974 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
976
WFUS51 KCLE 032100
TORCLE
PAC039-049-032145-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0024.260903T2100Z-260903T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
500 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Erie County in northwestern Pennsylvania...
Northeastern Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 459 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lincolnville, or 17 miles northeast of Meadville,
moving southeast at 25 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...
Lincolnville and Riceville around 505 PM EDT.
Titusville around 520 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Spartansburg, Hydetown, and Townville.
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 4162 7980 4175 8000 4190 7987 4180 7961
4162 7962
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 303DEG 22KT 4179 7986
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Saunders2 follow-up statements
023
WWUS51 KCLE 032105 RRA
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
505 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
PAC049-032115-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-260903T2145Z/
Erie PA-
505 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
northwestern Pennsylvania.
LAT...LON 4162 7978 4176 7993 4182 7989 4184 7976
4178 7961 4162 7962
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 302DEG 20KT 4178 7984
$$
PAC039-032145-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-260903T2145Z/
Crawford PA-
505 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...
At 505 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lincolnville, or 18 miles northeast of Meadville,
moving southeast at 25 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...
Riceville around 510 PM EDT.
Titusville around 520 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hydetown.
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 4162 7978 4176 7993 4182 7989 4184 7976
4178 7961 4162 7962
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 302DEG 20KT 4178 7984
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Saunders863
WWUS51 KCLE 032113
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
513 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
PAC039-032122-
/O.CAN.KCLE.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-260903T2145Z/
Crawford PA-
513 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
northwestern Pennsylvania.
LAT...LON 4162 7978 4176 7993 4182 7989 4184 7976
4178 7961 4162 7962
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 303DEG 22KT 4175 7979
$$
SaundersThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Erie | 46 min |
| Sep 2, 9:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 78 min |
| Sep 2, 10:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Erie | 79 min |
| Sep 2, 10:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 30 min |
| Sep 2, 11:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Erie | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 11:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie | 54 min |
| Sep 3, 12:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Crawford | 28 min |
| Sep 3, 12:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Crawford | 51 min |
| Sep 3, 1:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford | 41 min |
| Sep 3, 1:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Crawford | 39 min |
| Sep 3, 1:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 4 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 44 min |
| Sep 3, 2:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Crawford | 27 min |
| Sep 3, 3:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | Erie | 8 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Crawford | 45 min |
| Sep 3, 5:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 39 min |
| Sep 3, 12:01 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 10 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford | 51 min |
| Sep 3, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford | 50 min |
| Sep 3, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford | 20 min |
| Sep 3, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 38 min |
| Sep 3, 4:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Crawford | 5 hr |
| Sep 3, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford | 30 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.