Alert archive / Ohio / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008

Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Cleveland, OH

February 11, 200828 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this winter storm warning at Feb 11, 2008, 2:44 PM EST for 28 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 12, 2008, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 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
Feb 11, 2008, 2:44 PM EST (19:44 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 12, 2008, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 12, 2008, 9:59 PM EST
In force
18 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 19:42 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 12:00Z, 7.7 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 12:00Z on 2008-02-11Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2008-02-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1026 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 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 
WWUS41 KCLE 111944
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
244 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008

OHZ010-011-018>023-027>033-036>038-047-120345-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0002.080212T0500Z-080213T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0003.080212T0900Z-080213T0400Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-
MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...
BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...
MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
244 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM EST
TUESDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY WILL CAUSE SNOW TO
SPREAD OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE
FROM MANSFIELD TO ASHTABULA.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
5 TO 9 INCHES. SOME AREAS COULD SEE UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION FROM THE FREEZING RAIN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

$$

OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-120345-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0002.080212T0500Z-080213T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0003.080212T1200Z-080213T0400Z/
LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...
ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
244 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM EST
TUESDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY WILL CAUSE SNOW TO
SPREAD OVER THE AREA TUESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE
SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
5 TO 9 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE TUESDAY EVENING.
SOME AREAS COULD SEE UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION FROM
THE FREEZING RAIN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.



$$

OHZ009-120345-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0003.080212T0900Z-080213T0400Z/
ERIE OH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SANDUSKY
244 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM EST
TUESDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY WILL CAUSE SNOW TO
SPREAD OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE
HEAVY AT TIMES.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
5 TO 7 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TUESDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.


$$

OHZ017-120345-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0002.080212T0500Z-080213T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WW.Y.0005.080212T0900Z-080213T0000Z/
HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FINDLAY
244 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY WILL CAUSE SNOW TO
SPREAD OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
4 TO 6 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TUESDAY EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET,
FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER
RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

OHZ003-006>008-120345-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WW.Y.0005.080212T0900Z-080213T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT
244 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY WILL CAUSE SNOW TO
SPREAD OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
3 TO 5 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF EARLY TUESDAY
EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW,
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER
RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$
ADAMS
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KCLE 120310
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1010 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008

OHZ009>011-018>023-027>033-036>038-047-121115-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0003.080212T0900Z-080213T0400Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-
TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...
TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...
WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
1010 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM EST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM EST
TUESDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY WILL CAUSE SNOW TO
SPREAD OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME AREAS HAD LIGHT SNOW
MONDAY EVENING...BUT THIS WAS NOT DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW.

THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST
OF A LINE FROM MANSFIELD TO ASHTABULA. DEPENDING ON THE STRENGTH AND 
EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW...TEMPERATURES COULD WARM TO JUST ABOVE
FREEZING AND CAUSE SOME RAIN IN THE MILLERSBURG...YOUNGSTOWN AND
CANTON AREAS. THIS HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED AND PEOPLE WILL NEED
TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
4 TO 8 INCHES. SOME AREAS COULD SEE UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION FROM THE FREEZING RAIN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

$$

OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-121115-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0003.080212T1200Z-080213T0400Z/
LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...
ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
1010 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM EST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM EST
TUESDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY WILL CAUSE SNOW TO
SPREAD OVER THE AREA TUESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE
SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED
TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE
TUESDAY EVENING. SOME AREAS COULD SEE UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION FROM THE FREEZING RAIN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

$$

OHZ003-006>008-017-121115-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0005.080212T0900Z-080213T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY
1010 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM
EST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY WILL CAUSE SNOW TO
SPREAD OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO GENERALLY RANGE
FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TUESDAY
EVENING.

UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE SLIPPERY AND MOTORISTS WILL HAVE TO USE
CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

KIELTYKA
000 
WWUS41 KCLE 120939
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
439 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008

OHZ009>011-018>023-027>033-036>038-047-121745-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080213T0400Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-
TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...
TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...
WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
439 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN OHIO INTO
PENNSYLVANIA TODAY AND TONIGHT AND SPREAD SNOW AND MIXED
PRECIPITATION INTO THE REGION. 

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING AND MAY
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE
FROM MANSFIELD TO ASHTABULA. 

DEPENDING ON THE STRENGTH AND EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW...TEMPERATURES
COULD WARM TO JUST ABOVE FREEZING AND CAUSE SOME RAIN IN THE
MILLERSBURG...YOUNGSTOWN AND CANTON AREAS BETWEEN 7 PM THIS
EVENING UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
4 TO 8 INCHES. SOME AREAS COULD SEE UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION FROM THE FREEZING RAIN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

$$

OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-121745-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0003.080212T1200Z-080213T0400Z/
LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...
ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
439 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN OHIO INTO
PENNSYLVANIA TODAY AND TONIGHT AND SPREAD SNOW AND MIXED
PRECIPITATION INTO THE REGION. 

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS MORNING
AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY OVER NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA BUT REMAIN ALL SNOW OVER MUCH OF NORTHEAST OHIO. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OVER
NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE
THE VALLEYS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA WHERE COLD AIR WILL BE
TRAPPED AS WARMER AIR MOVES UP AND OVER THE HILLTOPS.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
4 TO 8 INCHES. SOME AREAS COULD SEE UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION FROM THE FREEZING RAIN. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY
FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A HALF AN INCH IN THE VALLEYS OF
CRAWFORD COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA BY MIDNIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES.

$$

OHZ003-006>008-017-121745-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080213T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY
439 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE OHIO VALLEY INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
TODAY WILL CAUSE SNOW TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA BY LATE THIS MORNING.

BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF THIS EVENING.

UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE SLIPPERY AND MOTORISTS WILL HAVE TO USE
CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER
SOURCE FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

LOMBARDY
000 
WWUS41 KCLE 121545
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1045 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008

OHZ009>014-018>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-122345-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080213T0400Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-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...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
1045 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
OHIO. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO BE
SOUTHEAST OF A YOUNGSTOWN TO MARION LINE.

THE SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BECOME MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO A
PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WITH THE BEST CHANCE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OHIO AND
NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. NORTHEAST OHIO COULD SEE UP TO A TENTH OF
AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET..WHILE AROUND A QUARTER AN INCH
COULD ACCUMULATE IN THE VALLEYS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA BY
MIDNIGHT.

HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME
CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER
SOURCE FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

OHZ003-006>008-017-122345-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080213T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY
1045 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS NORTHWEST
OHIO...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS OHIO. BRIEF PERIODS
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE THE SNOW COMES TO AN END THIS EVENING.

UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE SLIPPERY AND MOTORISTS WILL HAVE TO USE
CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE
WEATHER SOURCE FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KCLE 122010
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
310 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008

OHZ003-006>008-017-130400-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080213T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KCLE.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080213T0400Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY
310 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THIS EVENING AND MIX WITH SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN. A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH A COATING OF ICE UP TO A TENTH OF AN
INCH. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW AND DIMINISH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY AND MOTORISTS WILL HAVE TO USE
CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER
SOURCE FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

$$

OHZ009>014-018>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-130400-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080213T0400Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-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...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 TUE FEB 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

A WINTER STORM IS SPREADING A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WARMER AIR IS SPREADING INTO
THE REGION AND CHANGING THE SNOW OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
AND TO JUST RAIN OVER CENTRAL OHIO.

THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB JUST ABOVE FREEZING
FOR A PERIOD THIS EVENING FROM MT VERNON TO CANTON. SNOW WILL
ACCUMULATE 2 TO 3 INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 BEFORE THE CHANGE
OVER. ICE WILL ACCUMULATE A QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH IN AREAS EAST
OF INTERSTATE 71 AND NORTH OF US ROUTE 30. THE PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE BACK TO SNOW WITH AN ADDITIONAL ACCMULATION OF 1 TO 4
INCHES WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SNOWBELT FROM GEAUGA
COUNTY INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME
CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER
SOURCE FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KCLE 130031
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
731 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008

OHZ020>022-028>033-036>038-047-130145-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080213T0400Z/
MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-
MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...BUCYRUS...
MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
731 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING AND MOSTLY JUST RAIN IS
OCCURRING SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOME SNOW WILL RETURN
LATER TONIGHT BUT ACCUMULATION WILL GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR LESS.

$$

OHZ003-006>014-017>019-023-027-089-PAZ001>003-130400-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080213T0400Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-
ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-
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...WARREN...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
731 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME RAIN WILL
CHANGE TO JUST LIGHT SNOW LATER TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION
WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH MOST OF THIS IN AN AROUND THE
SNOWBELT LATE TONIGHT AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOP. SOME
AREAS COULD SEE UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION
FROM THIS EVENINGS FREEZING RAIN.

HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME
CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER
SOURCE FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$
000
WWUS41 KCLE 130259
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
959 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008


OHZ003-006>014-017>019-023-027-089-PAZ001>003-131100-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080213T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WW.Y.0006.080213T0259Z-080213T1200Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-
ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-
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...WARREN...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
959 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

COLDER AIR SPREADING OVER THE AREA THE REST OF TONIGHT WILL CHANGE
THE MIXED PRECIPITATION TO LIGHT SNOW WITH PATCHY FREEZING
DRIZZLE. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAINLY BE AN INCH OR
LESS ALTHOUGH A FEW HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS IN THE SNOWBELT
COULD SEE UP TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW,
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER
RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

OHZ020>022-028>033-036>038-047-131100-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WW.Y.0006.080213T0259Z-080213T1200Z/
MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-
MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...BUCYRUS...
MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
959 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

COLDER AIR SPREADING BACK OVER THE AREA WILL CHANGE THE RAIN TO A
MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW AND SOME PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH IN MOST AREAS.  

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW,
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER
RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 11, 3:22 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Hancock and 17 more11 hr
Feb 11, 2:44 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCLEHancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood24 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Ohio, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2008Every winter storm 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.