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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

January 9, 200813 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this high wind warning at Jan 9, 2008, 3:41 AM EST for 13 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 9, 2008, 3:41 AM EST (08:41 UTC)
Expired
Jan 9, 2008, 9:29 AM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Medina County, OH, Portage County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 139 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2008-01-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2008-01-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 302 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1782 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
302 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
340 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS71 KCLE 090841
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
341 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-091645-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.HW.W.0001.080109T0841Z-080109T1700Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-
PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER...
CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...
MEADVILLE
341 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A COLD FRONT ALONG THE OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA BORDER WILL MOVE
WELL EAST OF THE AREA BY DAYBREAK. WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THIS
FRONT WILL GUST TO AS MUCH AS 60 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST BEGINNING AROUND
MID MORNING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

$$

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-091200-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON
341 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING.
WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO BETWEEN
40 AND 50 MPH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BEGIN TO DIMINISH JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$
KUBINA
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KCLE 091156
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
656 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-091300-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON
656 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO HAVE CONTINUED TO
SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH WINDS MAY CONTINUE TO GUST
TO 40 MPH FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO...WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED
TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA. BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-091700-
/O.CON.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T1700Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-
PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER...
CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...
MEADVILLE
656 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

A COLD FRONT ALONG THE OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA BORDER WILL MOVE
WELL EAST OF THE AREA BY DAYBREAK. WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THIS
FRONT WILL GUST TO AS MUCH AS 60 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST BEGINNING AROUND
MID MORNING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

$$
KUBINA
000 
WWUS71 KCLE 091429
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
929 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

PAZ001>003-091900-
/O.CAN.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.080109T1429Z-080109T1900Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
929 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY...BUT BEFORE
THEN...AN OCCASIONAL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH IS STILL LIKELY
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. LATER THIS AFTERNOON GUSTS WILL SUBSIDE
TO LESS THAN 40 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-091530-
/O.CAN.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T1700Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-
PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER...
CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA
929 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS AND WIND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA
THIS MORNING. GUSTS THROUGH THE REST TODAY WILL BE BETWEEN 25 MPH
AND 35 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 40 MPH.

$$

OUDEMAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 8, 7:33 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood4 days
Jan 8, 9:01 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECrawford6 hr
Jan 8, 9:06 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMarion6 hr
Jan 8, 11:20 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLEMarion59 hr
Jan 9, 12:37 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Holmes, Knox, Morrow, Richland53 min
Jan 9, 12:45 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHuron45 min
Jan 9, 12:55 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Lorain, Medina, Wayne65 min
Jan 9, 1:04 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie26 min
Jan 9, 1:09 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLELake15 hr
Jan 9, 1:15 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga60 min
Jan 9, 1:39 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Lake, Portage, Stark, Summit81 min
Jan 9, 1:55 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLELorain44 hr
Jan 9, 1:55 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLEOttawa, Sandusky, Wood63 hr
Jan 9, 2:19 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Mahoning, Trumbull86 min
Jan 9, 7:37 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLEHancock20 hr
Jan 9, 10:09 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLEMarion4 days
Jan 9, 11:13 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood47 hr
Jan 9, 2:43 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Erie92 min
Jan 9, 9:29 AM ESTWind AdvisoryCLECrawford, Erie4 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Ohio, 2008High Wind Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008

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.