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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Cleveland, OH

December 21, 200828 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this wind advisory at Dec 21, 2008, 3:53 AM EST for 28 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 21, 2008, 3:53 AM EST (08:53 UTC)
Expired
Dec 22, 2008, 4:00 AM EST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
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 08:56 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, 8.9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2008-12-21Temperature 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 2008-12-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 211 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175194Sfc1 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
674 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
101 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
318 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS71 KCLE 210853
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
353 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008

OHZ003-007-009>012-089-PAZ001-211700-
/O.UPG.KCLE.HW.A.0003.081221T1500Z-081222T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.081221T0853Z-081222T0900Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...PORT CLINTON...SANDUSKY...
LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...ASHTABULA...ERIE
353 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREAS THIS MORNING. THE
FRONT WILL USHER IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
SUSTAINED WINDS COULD REACH 30 TO 35 MPH FOR A TIME WITH WIND
GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS SHOULD START IN NORTHWEST OHIO 
BY DAYBREAK AND IN NORTHEAST OHIO BY MID MORNING.

THE STRONG WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH LOW TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE
LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. 

IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON BEING OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...BE SURE TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FROST BITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

OHZ006-008-013-014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-PAZ002-003-211700-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.081221T0853Z-081222T0900Z/
WOOD-SANDUSKY-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-
SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-
STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...FREMONT...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...
RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
353 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. 

A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL BLAST THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING AND
MAY CAUSE SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES AND WIND GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS SHOULD START IN NORTHWEST OHIO BY DAYBREAK
AND IN NORTHEAST OHIO BY MID MORNING. WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW
STARTING LATER TODAY.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON BEING OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...BE SURE TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FROST BITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

KIELTYKA
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KCLE 211627
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1127 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-220030-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081222T0900Z/
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
1127 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. 

AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVED EAST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. BESIDES
BRINGING IN MUCH COLDER AIR...THE FRONT BROUGHT IN STRONG GUSTY
WINDS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SUSTAINED WINDS COULD REACH 30 TO 35
MPH FOR A TIME WITH WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. THE STRONG
WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH LOW TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON BEING OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...BE SURE TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FROST BITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS71 KCLE 212040
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
340 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008

OHZ003-006>008-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-212145-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081222T0900Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-
PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-
MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...
WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...
WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
340 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

$$

OHZ009>014-089-PAZ001>003-220445-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081222T0900Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...
MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...
MEADVILLE
340 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. 

THE STRONG WINDS ALONG THE ERIE LAKE SHORE WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS COULD REACH 30 TO 35 MPH FOR A TIME
WITH WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS IN
COMBINATION WITH LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON BEING OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...BE SURE TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FROST BITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS71 KCLE 220120
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
820 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008

OHZ009>014-089-PAZ001>003-220900-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081222T0900Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...
MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...
MEADVILLE
820 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. 

THE STRONG WINDS ALONG THE ERIE LAKE SHORE WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REACH 30 TO 35 MPH FOR A TIME
WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH
LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON BEING OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...BE SURE TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FROST BITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS71 KCLE 220836
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
336 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008

OHZ009>014-089-PAZ001>003-220945-
/O.EXP.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081222T0900Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...
MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...
MEADVILLE
336 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

WIND GUSTS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. GUSTS TODAY
WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. THEREFORE
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

&&

$$

OUDEMAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 20, 9:44 PM ESTLow Water AdvisoryCLE38 hr
Dec 21, 1:27 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCLEAshland, Crawford, Holmes, Knox, Mahoning, Marion and 9 more4 hr
Dec 21, 3:45 AM ESTLake Effect Snow WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake44 hr
Dec 21, 3:45 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryCLEAshland, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Hancock, Holmes and 19 more32 hr
Dec 21, 4:26 AM ESTStorm WarningCLE24 hr

Nearby

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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.