Snow Advisory 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

Ashland County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Erie County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Portage County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

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WWUS41 KCLE 232031
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
331 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005

OHZ017-027-028-036-037-232145-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051124T0200Z/
HANCOCK-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-MARION-MORROW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...
BUCYRUS...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD
331 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 

$$

OHZ011>014-023-089-PAZ001>003-240445-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0001.051124T0900Z-051125T2200Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-TRUMBULL-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...WARREN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
331 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO
5 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO
5 PM EST FRIDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
AND SQUALLS OCCUR. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES 
WILL OCCUR BY SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A FOOT WILL OCCUR IN THE WARNING AREA WHERE
SQUALLS PERSIST ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AND STORM TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. THUNDER IS POSSIBLE IN
THE MOST INTENSE SNOW BANDS. 

THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS
TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL OCCUR.

THIS WILL BECOME A MAJOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL THAT ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE. MOTORISTS VENTURING
OUT IN THE HEAVY SNOW TAKE THE RISK OF BECOMING STRANDED. DRIFTS
IN EXCESS OF 6 FEET WILL BE LIKELY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE
FOR THE LATEST ON THIS WINTER STORM.

$$

OHZ003-006>010-018-019-029-030-047-240400-
/O.EXT.KCLE.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051124T0400Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE-LORAIN-SENECA-HURON-RICHLAND-
ASHLAND-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND...MOUNT VERNON
331 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS ACCUMULATING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES BEFORE ENDING LATE
THIS EVENING. 

IF YOU ARE TRAVELING...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY
TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR THE LATEST
ON THIS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

OHZ020>022-031>033-038-240400-
/O.CON.KCLE.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051124T0400Z/
MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WOOSTER...
CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG
331 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS ACCUMULATING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES BEFORE ENDING LATE
THIS EVENING.

IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER
SOURCE FOR THE LATEST ON THIS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

LOMBARDY

000 
WWUS41 KCLE 240441
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1026 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005

OHZ003-006>010-018>022-029>033-038-047-240430-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051124T0400Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE-LORAIN-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-
PORTAGE-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...
RAVENNA...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
1026 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY.  

THE SNOW FROM THE ALBERTA CLIPPER HAS MOVED EAST OF THE ADVISORY
AREA AND NO LONGER POSSES A THREAT.

$$

OHZ011>014-023-089-PAZ001>003-241130-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0001.051124T0900Z-051125T2200Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-TRUMBULL-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...WARREN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
1026 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO
5 PM EST FRIDAY...

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY 
THURSDAY. WIDE SPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES 
WILL OCCUR BY MID MORNING THURSDAY ACROSS MOST OF THE WARNING AREA. 

BY NOON SNOW SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA...FROM LAKE COUNTY IN OHIO EAST INTO 
ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA.  ADDITIONAL SNOW 
ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE WILL OCCUR IN THE WARNING AREA WHERE 
SQUALLS PERSIST. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY 
NIGHT AND FRIDAY AND STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER 2 FEET 
ARE POSSIBLE. THUNDER SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOST INTENSE SNOW 
BANDS. 

THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 
40 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BLOWING AND 
DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS. DRIFTS IN EXCESS OF 
6 FEET WILL BE SOME ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. MOTORISTS VENTURING OUT IN 
THE HEAVY SNOW TAKE THE RISK OF BECOMING STRANDED. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE
FOR THE LATEST ON THIS WINTER STORM.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1035 AM EDT WED NOV 23 2005

.SHORT TERM(UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING)...
UPDATED FORECAST FOR A SNOW ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
IN AREAS OVER NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
OHIO. AS SNOW CONTINUED TO SPREAD INTO NORTHERN OHIO FROM THE WEST.

&&

.AVIATION(12Z-12Z)...
FCST RMNS ON TRACK THIS MORNING.  FOR SYNOPTIC DISCRIPTION SEE SHORT
TERM SECTION BELOW.  ATTM MOST OF THE AREA IS VFR WITH LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS CONTG MNLY FAR NE LOWERING VSBYS/CIGS BRIEFLY TO MVFR.  MSTR
ASOCD WITH CLIPPER SYSTEM WL BGN TO MOVE INTO THE WRN TERMINALS
AFTER 14Z. LIGHT SNOW WL DVLPG AND CIGS AND VSBYS WL DROP TO MVFR
14Z-16Z TIME FRAME WITH IFR CONDS DVLPG AFTER 16Z...MNLY DUE TO VSBY
IN SNOW. XPC CIGS TO DROP BLO OVC010 AND VSBYS BLO 1SM IN SNOW AFTER
20Z-22Z.  CDFNT REACHES FDY-TOL VCNTYS AROUND 03Z TURNING WINDS
WLY.  XPC WINDS TO INCR THRU THE 03Z-12Z TIME FRAME GUSTING
EVENTUALLY FM 35 TO 40KTS.  WITH SYSTEM MOVING WEST TO EAST...XPC
SIMLR CONDS ACRS RMNDR OF NRN OH AND NWRN PA PROGRESSING FM WEST TO
EAST.  XPC SYNOPTIC -SN IN KCLE BY 16Z-20Z TIME FRAME AND KYNG BY
18Z-22Z.  WITH FLOW OFF THE LAKE THRU MID AFTN KERI SHOULD SEE LIGHT
SNOW THRU MUCH OF THE PD WITH A PSBL GAP IN PRECIP 20Z-24Z TIME
FRAME WITH SNOW INCRSG AGAIN AFTER 00Z.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY THRU THURSDAY NIGHT)...
CLIPPER STORM WILL DROP SE INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY THURSDAY
MORNING AND DEEPEN CONSIDERABLY AS IT DOES. THE STORM CURRENTLY OVER
WESTERN ONTARIO WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD SNOW INTO THE WESTERN AREAS
LATE MORNING EARLY AFTERNOON REACHING FAR EASTERN AREAS THIS
EVENING. GENEARLY EXPECT 2 TO 3 MAYBE LCLY 4 INCHES FROM THIS STORM
AS IT INITIALLY MOVES INTO THE AREA. SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW
WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT IN NORTHEAST OHIO AND NW PA THEN
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFIING SNOW WILL TAKE PLACE. A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED
FROM LATE TNGT INTO FRIDAY FOR THE SNOWBELT OF NE OH AND NW PA. AS
THE LOW PASSES WINDS THU INTO FRIDAY STAY W TO NW THRU THE PD WITH
8H TEMPS ARND -15C MUCH OF THE TIME SETTING UP A PROLONG EVENT.

&&

.LONG TERM (FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...
DIDNT MAKE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHNGS ATTM. PREV DISC...PATTERN TO
GRADUALLY RELAX OVER THE WEEKEND. SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT STILL
LIKELY FRIDAY AS UPPER TROUGH SWINGS THRU. WAA PATTERN BEGINS TO SET
UP FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY BUT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO FLUSH OUT THE
COLD AIR AND LAKE EFFECT WILL LIKELY HANG ON AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
WILL EXPIRE WATCH FRIDAY NIGHT.SHOULD SEE THE SNOW SHOWERS START TO
TAPER OFF OVER NW OH BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND REMAINDER OF FCST AREA ON
SATURDAY. MODELS NOW QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT THAN YESTERDAY FOR EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS STRONG SHORT WAVE IS NOW PROGGED MUCH FARTHER WEST
ALLOWING HEIGHTS TO RISE WITH NICE RETURN FLOW ALTHOUGH WILL PROB
STILL BE RATHER CHILLY MONDAY. EVENTUALLY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
COME OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BUT IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO TELL
THE EXACT DIRECTION AND STRENGTH. WILL BRING BACK A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY AND SEEMS AS THOUGH IT
SHOULD BE WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WINTER STORM WARING LATE TONIGHT THRU FRIDAY EXTREME NORTHEAST
OHIO...SNOW ADVISORY FROM NORTHWEST NORTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST OHIO. GALE WARNING LAKE ERIE.
PA...WINTER STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT THRU FRIDAY. GALE WARNING
LAKE ERIE.

&&

SHORT TERM...THOMPSON/WCR
LONG TERM...KOSARIK/WCR
AVIATION...TK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
553 AM EST WED NOV 23 2005

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-241100-
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-
ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-
TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
553 AM EST WED NOV 23 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. SNOW WILL
DEVELOP TODAY AHEAD OF A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL MOVE INTO
THE LOWER GREAT LAKES THURSDAY. GENERALLY 2 TO 3 INCHES SNOW WILL
FALL FROM THIS STORM AS IS APPROACHES LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
HOWEVER 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO AND
NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BEGIN TO
DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. ALSO WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TO 15 TO
25 MPH LATE TONIGHT CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO. GENERALLY 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS
LIKELY IN THIS AREA BUT AMOUNTS MAY RANGE UP TO 2 FEET LOCALLY
WHERE SNOW SQUALLS PERSIST. ALSO WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AND WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT DANGEROUS.

ELSEWHERE TOMORROW THOUGH NOT MUCH SNOW IS EXPECTED GUSTY WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE ANY SNOW THAT HAS FALLEN TO BE BLOWN
AROUND AND DRIFT ACROSS THE ROADS.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

LEZ142>149-162>169-241100-
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
MAUMEE BAY OH TO RENO BEACH OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-
RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-GENEVA-ON-
THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-
CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-
553 AM EST WED NOV 23 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT ON LAKE ERIE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS TO 40 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP BY
LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A GALE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
GALE FORCE WINDS TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.