Alert archive / Ohio / Flood Watches in 2008
Flood Watch 2, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flood watch at Mar 3, 2008, 5:48 AM EST for 28 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 3, 2008, 10:31 AM EST. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2008, 5:48 AM EST (10:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2008, 10:31 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2008, 11:10 PM EST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Flood severity
- None
All 30 counties
Ashland County, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lake 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, Trumbull County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1956 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 357 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS61 KCLE 031048 FFACLE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 548 AM EST MON MAR 3 2008 OHZ038-047-031900- /O.NEW.KCLE.FA.A.0002.080303T2100Z-080305T0600Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 548 AM EST MON MAR 3 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEAST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO... KNOX. IN NORTHEAST OHIO...HOLMES. * FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE GROUND IS NEARLY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAIN AND SNOW MELT AND THE EXPECTED RAIN MAY BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FLOODING. * THE BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAIN WOULD BE TONIGHT AND AGAIN LATER ON TUESDAY. DURING HEAVY RAIN...STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY FLOOD. SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN WILL ALSO CAUSE LARGER WATERWAYS AND RIVERS TO RISE AND POSSIBLY FLOOD. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WGUS61 KCLE 031531 FFACLE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1031 AM EST MON MAR 3 2008 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036-037-089-PAZ001>003-032345- /O.EXA.KCLE.FA.A.0002.080303T2100Z-080305T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- MARION-MORROW-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1031 AM EST MON MAR 3 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO... ASHLAND...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CRAWFORD... CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA...HANCOCK...HURON...LAKE... LORAIN...LUCAS...MAHONING...MARION...MEDINA...MORROW... OTTAWA...PORTAGE...RICHLAND...SANDUSKY...SENECA...STARK... SUMMIT...TRUMBULL...WAYNE...WOOD AND WYANDOT. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING JUST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. ONCE THE TEMPERATURES COOL OVERNIGHT TO NEAR FREEZING THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IN THE EXTREME NORTH WITH FREEZING RAIN AT MOST OTHER LOCATIONS. ON TUESDAY A COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE AREA WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE LAKESHORE. EVEN IF LOCATIONS HAVE FREEZING RAIN THAT WILL RUNOFF INTO RIVER AND STREAMS. * THE GROUND IS NEARLY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAIN AND SNOW MELT AND THE EXPECTED RAIN MAY BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FLOODING. IF THE HEAVY RAIN OCCURS FLOODING IN SOME SPOTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT. DURING HEAVY RAIN...STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY FLOOD. SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN WILL ALSO CAUSE LARGER WATERWAYS AND RIVERS TO RISE. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ OHZ038-047-032345- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0002.080303T2100Z-080305T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 1031 AM EST MON MAR 3 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEAST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...KNOX. IN NORTHEAST OHIO...HOLMES. * FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE GROUND IS NEARLY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAIN AND SNOW MELT AND THE EXPECTED RAIN MAY BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FLOODING. * THE BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAIN WOULD BE TONIGHT AND AGAIN LATER ON TUESDAY. DURING HEAVY RAIN...STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY FLOOD. SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN WILL ALSO CAUSE LARGER WATERWAYS AND RIVERS TO RISE AND POSSIBLY FLOOD. FLOODING COULD BE SIGNIFICANT. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ KIELTYKA
000 WGUS61 KCLE 032010 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 310 PM EST MON MAR 3 2008 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-040415- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0002.080303T2100Z-080305T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-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-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 310 PM EST MON MAR 3 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHLAND...ASHTABULA INLAND... ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CRAWFORD...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA... HANCOCK...HOLMES...HURON...KNOX...LAKE...LORAIN...LUCAS... MAHONING...MARION...MEDINA...MORROW...OTTAWA...PORTAGE... RICHLAND...SANDUSKY...SENECA...STARK...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL... WAYNE...WOOD AND WYANDOT. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. ONCE THE TEMPERATURES COOL OVERNIGHT TO NEAR FREEZING THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IN THE EXTREME NORTH WITH FREEZING RAIN AT MOST OTHER LOCATIONS. ON TUESDAY A COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN OR SOME RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE AREA WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE LAKESHORE. EVEN IF LOCATIONS HAVE FREEZING RAIN THAT WILL RUNOFF INTO RIVER AND STREAMS. THE EXACT TIMING OF HOW QUICKLY THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN IS IN QUESTION. THERE MAY BE A LITTLE BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION TUESDAY MORNING. * THE GROUND IS NEARLY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAIN AND SNOW MELT AND THE EXPECTED RAIN WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FLOODING. IF THE HEAVY RAIN OCCURS FLOODING IN SOME SPOTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT. DURING HEAVY RAIN...STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY FLOOD. SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL WILL ALSO CAUSE LARGER WATERWAYS AND RIVERS TO RISE. MANY RIVERS WERE ALREADY RISING RAPIDLY BECAUSE OF THE SNOW MELT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM AN INCH TO TWO INCHES WITH SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ KIELTYKA
000 WGUS61 KCLE 040339 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1039 PM EST MON MAR 3 2008 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-041145- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-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-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 1039 PM EST MON MAR 3 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHLAND...ASHTABULA INLAND... ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CRAWFORD...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA... HANCOCK...HOLMES...HURON...KNOX...LAKE...LORAIN...LUCAS... MAHONING...MARION...MEDINA...MORROW...OTTAWA...PORTAGE... RICHLAND...SANDUSKY...SENECA...STARK...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL... WAYNE...WOOD AND WYANDOT. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. ONCE THE TEMPERATURES COOL OVERNIGHT TO NEAR FREEZING THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW...SLEET IN THE EXTREME NORTH WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT MOST OTHER LOCATIONS. ON TUESDAY A COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN OR SOME RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE AREA WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE LAKESHORE. EVEN IF LOCATIONS HAVE FREEZING RAIN THAT WILL RUNOFF INTO RIVER AND STREAMS. THE EXACT TIMING OF HOW QUICKLY THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN IS IN QUESTION. THERE MAY BE A LITTLE BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION TUESDAY MORNING. * THE GROUND IS NEARLY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAIN AND SNOW MELT AND THE EXPECTED RAIN WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FLOODING. IF THE HEAVY RAIN OCCURS FLOODING IN SOME SPOTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT. DURING HEAVY RAIN...STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY FLOOD. SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL WILL ALSO CAUSE LARGER WATERWAYS AND RIVERS TO RISE. MANY RIVERS WERE ALREADY RISING RAPIDLY BECAUSE OF THE SNOW MELT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM AN INCH TO TWO INCHES WITH SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
000 WGUS61 KCLE 041009 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 509 AM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 OHZ003-006>008-041115- /O.CAN.KCLE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT 509 AM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHWEST OHIO INCLUDING THE TOLEDO AREA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MOST OF THE RAIN IS OVER FOR THE TOLEDO AREA. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO RETURN LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CREATE LITTLE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF. WHILE THERE IS NO LONGER A THREAT OF A RAPID RISE OF WATER...WATER LEVELS ON LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE FROM LAST NIGHTS RAIN AND THE RECENT SNOW MELT. CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL LIKELY BE NEAR BANKFUL TODAY AND WATER IS LIKELY IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. $$ OHZ009>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-041815- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ERIE OH-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-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND... MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY... BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN... MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA... ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 509 AM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHLAND...ASHTABULA INLAND... ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CRAWFORD...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA... HANCOCK...HOLMES...HURON...KNOX...LAKE...LORAIN...MAHONING... MARION...MEDINA...MORROW...PORTAGE...RICHLAND...SENECA... STARK...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL...WAYNE AND WYANDOT. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * THE RAIN WILL BECOME LIGHT OR STOP IN MOST AREAS THIS MORNING BUT ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL SPREAD BACK ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO EXPECTED. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. * THE GROUND IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAIN AND SNOW MELT AND THE EXPECTED RAIN WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FLOODING...MAINLY ON LARGER WATERWAYS AND RIVERS WHERE A STEADY RISE IN WATER LEVELS WILL OCCUR. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR WATER ON ROADWAYS. NEVER CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG CREEKS AND RIVERS... ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
000 WGUS61 KCLE 041813 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 113 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 OHZ009>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-050215- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ERIE OH-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-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND... MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY... BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN... MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA... ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 113 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHLAND...ASHTABULA INLAND... ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CRAWFORD...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA... HANCOCK...HOLMES...HURON...KNOX...LAKE...LORAIN...MAHONING... MARION...MEDINA...MORROW...PORTAGE...RICHLAND...SENECA... STARK...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL...WAYNE AND WYANDOT. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY * A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AS A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. ISOLATED THUNDER MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION OF UP TO ONE INCH IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAIN AND SNOW MELT. ANY RAIN THAT FALLS TODAY WILL RUN OFF INTO AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL LARGER RIVERS IN THE REGION. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR WATER ON ROADWAYS. NEVER CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG CREEKS AND RIVERS... ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ ASTIFAN
000 WGUS61 KCLE 050156 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 856 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 OHZ009>014-017>020-027>031-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-050300- /O.CAN.KCLE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK- SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND... MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... MEDINA...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND... WOOSTER...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 856 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT OF FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TEMPERATURES WERE AT OR BELOW FREEZING. THIS HAD DIMINISHED THE THREAT OF FLOODING FROM RAIN. A FEW OF THE MAJOR RIVERS IN THE AREA REMAIN IN FLOOD. PLEASE REFER TO FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THESE RIVERS. $$ OHZ021>023-032-033-050600- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-STARK-MAHONING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...CANTON... YOUNGSTOWN 856 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHEAST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... MAHONING...PORTAGE...STARK...SUMMIT AND TRUMBULL. * UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY * A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET WAS FALLING OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING. IT WILL CHANGE TO ALL SLEET OR SNOW OVERNIGHT ENDING THE THREAT OF FLOODING. IN THE MEANTIME...IT IS STILL POSSIBLE THAT AN AREA OF RAIN MOVING TOWARD THE AREA COULD BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME FLOODING. * THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAIN AND SNOW MELT. ANY RAIN THAT FALLS TODAY WILL RUN OFF INTO AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL LARGER RIVERS IN THE REGION. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR WATER ON ROADWAYS. NEVER CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG CREEKS AND RIVERS... ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
000 WGUS61 KCLE 050410 FFACLE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1110 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 OHZ021>023-032-033-050515- /O.CAN.KCLE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080305T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-STARK-MAHONING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...CANTON... YOUNGSTOWN 1110 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST OHIO HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR ANY HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING AS FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...AND IT WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. A FEW OF THE MAJOR RIVERS IN THE AREA ARE IN FLOOD. PLEASE REFER TO FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THESE RIVERS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Mar 3, 4:09 AM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 4:09 AM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
409 AM EST MON MAR 3 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES LATE
TODAY...BUT WILL STALL ACROSS SOUTHERN OHIO LATE TONIGHT. A WAVE
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ON THE FRONT MOVE UP THE OHIO VALLEY
AND BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO OHIO AND NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
A TASTE OF SPRING TODAY...THE ONLY QUESTION BEING...HOW WARM CAN WE
GO? STILL A DECENT SNOW COVER OVER MUCH OF THE AREA BUT WITH
DEWPOINTS RISING AND THE SOUTH WIND PICKING UP THE SNOW SHOULD MELT
QUICKLY EXCEPT IN THE SNOWBELT WHERE THE DEPTH WILL TAKE A LITTLE
LONGER. MAX 60F IN COLUMBUS YESTERDAY AND MID/UPPER 60S OVER CENTRAL
ILLINOIS. RECORDS THIS TIME OF YEAR ARE IN THE 70S. IT WILL NOT BE
THAT WARM...BUT SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE 60S IN MOST AREAS
EXCEPT MAYBE TOLEDO WHERE FRONT WILL GET THERE QUICKER AND INLAND NW
PA WHERE SNOW COVER WILL HANG ON LONGER.
ECMWF STILL THE FASTEST WITH THE FRONT AND APPEARS TOO COLD TOO FAST
BUT MOST MODELS ARE SIMILAR WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE TIMING. FROPA ABOUT
21Z AT TOL...00Z AT CLE AND AROUND 03Z AT FAR EASTERN SITES ALTHOUGH
ACTUAL COLD ADVECTION AND WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH WILL TAKE SEVERAL
HOURS TO DEVELOP AS FRONT APPEARS TO BE VERY SHALLOW AT FIRST. MOST
OF THE RAIN WILL BE WITH AND BEHIND THE FRONT. WILL PUT SOME TIMING
IN THE TODAY FCST. QUITE A BIT OF THUNDER WITH THE FRONT THIS
MORNING AND SOME ELEVATED CAPE AVAILABLE BUT BUFKIT SOUNDINGS DO NOT
LOOK ALL THAT UNSTABLE GIVEN THE WARMTH OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER AND
WILL LEAVE IT OUT FOR NOW BUT A FEW RUMBLES CERTAINLY POSSIBLE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
STILL SEARCHING FOR THE ACTUAL TRACK OF THE DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW
AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY THE THERMAL PATTERN. THE ECMWF HAS BEEN
THE MOST CONSISTENT AND STILL LOOKS REASONABLE. I THINK AREAS THAT
GET INTO THE COLD AIR AND WHERE THE SURFACE WIND STAYS FROM THE NE
WILL NOT WARM BACK UP. THE PICTURE IS MORE MUDDLED BY THE FACT THAT
EVENT WILL ACTUALLY BE TWO EVENTS ACROSS THE NW AND NORTHERN TIER OF
COUNTIES (TOL-CLE-ERI). FIRST WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT AND
SECOND WITH THE APPROACH OF THE WAVE TUESDAY/TUE NGT. PCPN WILL
LIKELY TAPER OFF FOR A WHILE LATE TONIGHT AND TUE MORNING ACROSS NW
OH AND THE FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES INCLUDING ERIE PA. IT THINK THE
PCPN FREE TIME PERIOD WILL BE LONG ENOUGH AROUND TOLEDO THAT WE CAN
HANDLE THE EVENT TONIGHT WITH AN ADVISORY. WATCH WILL GO INTO EFFECT
TUE AFTERNOON FOR TOLEDO AREA. ELSEWHERE ACROSS FAR N OHIO AND NW PA
NOT CONFIDANT ENOUGH THAT FREEZING RAIN/SLEET WILL END LONG ENOUGH
LATE TNGT AND TUE MORNING SO THE WINTER STORM WATCH WILL RUN FROM
MIDNIGHT/4AM TONIGHT TO 7 AM WED MORN BUT BE AWARE THAT THERE COULD
BE A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION TUE MORN FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES.
MODELS STILL HINTING AT A DOUBLE STRUCTURE FOR THE SURFACE LOW WITH
THE FIRST LOW DRIVING NE TOWARD CINCINNATI AND THEN REDEVELOPING
EAST. HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE AND USUALLY THIS TYPE OF PATTERN
RETURNS JUST ENOUGH WARM AIR TO EAST CENTRAL OHIO THAT MOUNT VERNON
AND MILLERSBURG CAN WARM BACK UP...PERHAPS CANTON AND YTOWN AS
WELL... BUT NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH ABOUT THAT SO STARK AND MAHONING
COUNTIES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH. ALL COUNTIES
ESPECIALLY EAST OF I-71 MIGHT HAVE AT LEAST MINOR FLOOD ISSUES
DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF RAIN BUT IF WE TURN THE RAIN TO WINTRY
PCPN THEN THE RUNOFF IS REDUCED AND SO WILL THE FLOOD THREAT. WILL
ONLY HAVE FLOOD WATCH FOR HOLMES AND KNOX COUNTIES FOR THE TIME
BEING (THE COUNTIES NOT UNDER THE WINTER STORM WATCH).
PCPN SHOULD TURN TO SNOW AS COLDER AIR RETURNS ALOFT FROM SW TO NE
LATER TUE NGT AND SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS PSBL WED MORNING
MAINLY NE OH/NW PA.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK CHARACTERIZED BY LONGWAVE TROUGH ACROSS THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE U.S. CLIPPER FOR THURSDAY HAS BEEN ADVERTISED
FOR SEVERAL RUNS ALTHOUGH THE DETAILS DIFFER BETWEEN THE GFS AND THE
ECMWF. WE CAN GENERALIZE AND SAY CHC POPS. ECMWF WANTS TO PASS
ANOTHER CLIPPER THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY WHILE GFS CHARGES CANADIAN
HIGH PRESSURE SOUTHWARD. THIS MAKES THE GFS COLDER FASTER.
ATTEMPTED TO BLEND THE MODELS AND GENERAL TROUGHINESS STILL WILL
MAKE FOR A MORE CLOUDY THAN NOT FORECAST WITH SEASONABLE TO BELOW
NORMAL TEMPS AND FREQUENT OCCURRENCES OF CHC POPS.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
CONTINUE TO EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS A
WARM FRONT MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. CURRENTLY THE WARM
FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR A LINE FROM WESTERN LAKE ERIE THROUGH
KMFD AREA. BY 12Z IT SHOULD BE WELL EAST OF THE AREA. BEHIND THE
FROM WINDS SHOULD INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH GUSTING INTO THE LOW TO
MID 20 KT RANGE. BUFKIT SHOWS LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ACROSS THE AREA
MAINLY NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT WHERE THE INVERSION IS QUITE
STRONG. TOOK THE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR THROUGH THE LATE MORNING
HOWEVER JUST BASED ON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS MONDAY
REACHING NEAR A KCLE- KMFD LINE BY 00Z TUES. MOST RAIN WILL BE
ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT SO TOOK WESTERN TERMINALS TO MVFR AFTER
18Z-20Z TIME FRAME. EAST OF KCLE BROUGHT A CHANCE OF A VFR SHOWER
IN AFTER 22Z. TOOK CONDITIONS TO IFR AFTER 00Z IN THE WEST. EXPECT
THIS TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 06Z AND BEYOND. ALSO
BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SHOW COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA IN THE LOWER
LEVELS BEHIND THE FRONT WHILE TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL INITIALLY
REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING. THUS BROUGHT IN FREEZING RAIN AFTER 04Z TOL
AND FDY AND 05Z AT KCLE.
.OUTLOOK...NON VFR CONDITIONS WILL LAST INTO FRIDAY. ALSO EXPECT
WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS. HOWEVER SOME RIDGING MAY OCCUR LATE WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT SO SOME IMPROVEMENT MAY OCCUR UNTIL ANOTHER
CLIPPER MOVES THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS ON
FRIDAY...MVFR VISIBILITIES IN SNOW SHOWERS FOR SURE.
&&
.MARINE...
STRONG WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW SHOULD BE DECOUPLED FROM COLD MARINE
LAYER TODAY. COLD FRONT PASSES FROM WEST TO EAST FROM LATE
AFTERNOON THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT. NW FLOW WILL THEN COME AROUND TO
THE NNE BY TUESDAY MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER WESTERN TN
AND HIGH PRESSURE RESIDES TO THE NORTH ACROSS ONTARIO. THE SOUTHERN
LOW WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKE TUESDAY AND THEREFORE STRONGER
NE WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR THE DAY TUESDAY. STILL STAYING BELOW
GALES BUT STILL LOOKS CLOSE. WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY
NIGHT AS LOW PULLS AWAY. HIGH PRESSURE FOR WEDNESDAY. CLIPPER
CONTINUES TO BE ADVERTISED FOR THURSDAY.
&&
.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR OHZ009>014-017>019-089.
FLOOD WATCH FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR OHZ038-047.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR OHZ020>023-027>033-036-037.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR OHZ003-006>008.
PA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR PAZ001-002.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR PAZ003.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DJB/KOSARIK
NEAR TERM...KOSARIK
SHORT TERM...KOSARIK
LONG TERM...OUDEMAN
AVIATION...TK
MARINE...OUDEMANHazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 6:55 AM EST, 22 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 655 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2008 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-031200- LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-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- CRAWFORD PA- 655 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BOTH ICING AND FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK JUST EAST OF THE AREA TUESDAY. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET IS LIKELY ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A SWATH OF SIGNIFICANT ICING IS POSSIBLE. PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN LATER TUESDAY ESPECIALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 71. PRIMARILY RAIN IS EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF A LINE NEAR YOUNGSTOWN...AKRON...AND MT VERNON. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE HERE. SNOW MELT WILL ADD TO THE RUNOFF INTO THE AREA WATERWAYS AGGRAVATING A POTENTIAL FLOODING PROBLEM. AS THE FORECAST IS FINE TUNED WATCHES MAY BE ISSUED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-031200- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- 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- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 655 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OUDEMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 20 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:39 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:27 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood | 42 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:57 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Holmes, Wayne | 8 days |
| Mar 3, 5:21 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Marion | 3 days |
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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.