343  
WWUS51 KCLE 172250  
SVSCLE  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
650 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024  
 
OHC133-155-172330-  
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-240417T2330Z/  
PORTAGE OH-TRUMBULL OH-  
650 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR  
NORTHEASTERN PORTAGE AND CENTRAL TRUMBULL COUNTIES...  
 
AT 650 PM EDT, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS  
LOCATED NEAR GARRETTSVILLE, OR 10 MILES WEST OF WARREN, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.  
 
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY  
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES  
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES,  
BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION  
IS POSSIBLE.  
 
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...  
BRISTOLVILLE AROUND 700 PM EDT.  
CORTLAND AROUND 710 PM EDT.  
KINSMAN AROUND 720 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
WINDHAM, MECCA, CHAMPION HEIGHTS, ORANGEVILLE, VIENNA, HOWLAND  
CENTER, YANKEE LAKE, JOHNSTON, TURNPIKE INTERCHANGE, AND BOLINDALE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TO REPEAT, A LARGE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY  
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE, 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 4120 8086 4117 8108 4129 8113 4148 8052  
4125 8052  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 236DEG 37KT 4126 8103  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 

 
 
CAMPBELL  
 
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