Alert archive / Ohio / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this winter storm warning at Mar 7, 2008, 3:24 AM EST for 28 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 7, 2008, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 44 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
- Mar 7, 2008, 3:24 AM EST (08:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2008, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2008, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 44 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 08:29 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, 8.4 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
- 1440 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KCLE 070824 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 324 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO LOWER GREAT LAKES FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY AND BRING SNOW TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION. A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW A SIMILAR TRACK ON SATURDAY WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SPOTS BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. OHZ017-071630- /O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0005.080307T1200Z-080309T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0006.080307T1200Z-080309T0000Z/ HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FINDLAY 324 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE DAY TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. $$ OHZ003-006>008-018-071630- /O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0005.080307T1700Z-080309T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0006.080307T1200Z-080309T0000Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...TIFFIN 324 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE DAY TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ OHZ009-010-019-071630- /O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0005.080307T1700Z-080309T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0006.080307T1700Z-080309T0500Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK 324 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OHIO THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE DAY TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY NIGHT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. $$ OHZ020-027>031-036>038-047-071630- /O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0005.080307T1200Z-080309T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0006.080307T1700Z-080309T0500Z/ MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-MARION-MORROW- HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY... BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 324 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE DAY TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY NIGHT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-071630- /O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0005.080307T1700Z-080309T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0006.080307T1700Z-080309T0800Z/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 324 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY TO 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY TO 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE DAY TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY NIGHT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. $$ OHZ021>023-032-033-071630- /O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0005.080307T1200Z-080309T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0006.080307T1700Z-080309T0800Z/ SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-STARK-MAHONING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...CANTON... YOUNGSTOWN 324 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY TO 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY TO 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE DAY TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY NIGHT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KCLE 071632 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1132 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO LOWER GREAT LAKES FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY AND BRING SNOW TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION. A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW A SIMILAR TRACK ON SATURDAY WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SPOTS BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. OHZ003-006>008-017-018-080045- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN 1132 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON. AN AFTERNOON ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES. MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. $$ OHZ009-010-019-020-027>031-036>038-047-080045- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.080307T1700Z-080309T0500Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- WAYNE-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK...MEDINA... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND... WOOSTER...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 1132 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 3 TO 5 INCHES BY DARK. MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MUCH OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY NIGHT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ OHZ011>014-021>023-032-033-089-PAZ001>003-080045- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.080307T1700Z-080309T0800Z/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- STARK-MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1132 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE 3 TO 4 INCHES BY DARK. ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY NIGHT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. $$
000 WWUS41 KCLE 072215 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 515 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO LOWER GREAT LAKES FRIDAY... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHEAST STATES TO NEW ENGLAND BY SUNDAY AND SPREAD HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN NORTHWEST OHIO TO WELL OVER A FOOT ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 71 CORRIDOR INTO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. NEAR BLIZZARD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. OHZ009-010-019-020-027>031-036-037-047-080615- /O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0007.080309T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.BZ.A.0001.080308T0900Z-080309T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T0900Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- WAYNE-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK...MEDINA... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND... WOOSTER...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 515 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY NIGHT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AS WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN A SEVERAL HOURS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...WINDS ABOVE 35 MPH...AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE ARE POSSIBLE. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ OHZ011>013-080545- /O.NEW.KCLE.BZ.A.0001.080308T0900Z-080309T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KCLE.WS.W.0006.080309T0000Z-080309T0800Z/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON 515 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST SATURDAY TO 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY NIGHT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CLEVELAND METRO AREA. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AS WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN A SEVERAL HOURS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...WINDS ABOVE 35 MPH...AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE ARE POSSIBLE. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ OHZ008-018-080615- /O.NEW.KCLE.BZ.A.0001.080308T0900Z-080309T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T0900Z/ SANDUSKY-SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...TIFFIN 515 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AS WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN A SEVERAL HOURS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...WINDS ABOVE 35 MPH...AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE ARE POSSIBLE. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ OHZ003-006-007-017-080615- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FINDLAY 515 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE STORM ENDS IN THE AREA. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. $$ OHZ014-021>023-032-033-089-PAZ001>003-080615- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0800Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-STARK-MAHONING- ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN... CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 515 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 16 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ OHZ038-080615- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ HOLMES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILLERSBURG 515 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OHIO PENNSYLVANIA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. $$
000 WWUS41 KCLE 080307 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1007 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO LOWER GREAT LAKES FRIDAY... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHEAST STATES TO NEW ENGLAND BY SUNDAY AND SPREAD HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN NORTHWEST OHIO TO WELL OVER A FOOT ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 71 CORRIDOR INTO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. OHZ009-010-019-020-027>031-036-037-047-081115- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T0900Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0007.080309T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.BZ.A.0001.080308T0900Z-080309T0000Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- WAYNE-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK...MEDINA... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND... WOOSTER...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 1007 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY NIGHT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AS WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN A SEVERAL HOURS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...WINDS ABOVE 35 MPH...AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE ARE POSSIBLE. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ OHZ011>013-081115- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T0900Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.080309T0000Z-080309T0800Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.BZ.A.0001.080308T0900Z-080309T0000Z/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON 1007 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST SATURDAY TO 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY NIGHT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CLEVELAND METRO AREA. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AS WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN A SEVERAL HOURS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...WINDS ABOVE 35 MPH...AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE ARE POSSIBLE. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ OHZ008-018-081115- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T0900Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.BZ.A.0001.080308T0900Z-080309T0000Z/ SANDUSKY-SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...TIFFIN 1007 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AS WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN A SEVERAL HOURS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...WINDS ABOVE 35 MPH...AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE ARE POSSIBLE. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ OHZ003-006-007-017-081115- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FINDLAY 1007 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. $$ OHZ014-021>023-032-033-089-PAZ001>003-081115- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0800Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-STARK-MAHONING- ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIBE POSSIBLE. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ OHZ038-081115- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ HOLMES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILLERSBURG 1007 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY NIGHT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS HOLMES COUNTY. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. $$
000 WWUS41 KCLE 080842 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 342 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND SPREAD HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN NORTHWEST OHIO TO WELL OVER A FOOT ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 71 CORRIDOR INTO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. OHZ009-010-019-020-027>031-036-037-047-081645- /O.CAN.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T0900Z/ /O.UPG.KCLE.BZ.A.0001.080308T0900Z-080309T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KCLE.WS.W.0007.080308T0842Z-080309T0500Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- WAYNE-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK...MEDINA... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND... WOOSTER...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 342 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY NIGHT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ OHZ008-018-081645- /O.UPG.KCLE.BZ.A.0001.080308T0900Z-080309T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ SANDUSKY-SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...TIFFIN 342 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW 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. $$ OHZ011>013-081645- /O.UPG.KCLE.BZ.A.0001.080308T0900Z-080309T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KCLE.WS.W.0006.080308T0731Z-080309T0800Z/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON 342 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TONIGHT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CLEVELAND METRO AREA. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ OHZ003-006-007-017-081645- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FINDLAY 342 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW 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. $$ OHZ038-081645- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ HOLMES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILLERSBURG 342 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TONIGHT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS HOLMES COUNTY. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ OHZ014-021>023-032-033-089-PAZ001>003-081645- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0800Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-STARK-MAHONING- ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN... CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 342 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TONIGHT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW 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. $$
000 WWUS41 KCLE 081656 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1156 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND SPREAD HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN NORTHWEST OHIO TO WELL OVER A FOOT ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 71 CORRIDOR INTO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. OHZ003-006>008-017-018-090000- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN 1156 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. $$ OHZ009-010-019-020-027>031-036-037-047-090100- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- WAYNE-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK...MEDINA... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND... WOOSTER...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 1156 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY NIGHT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SECONDARY ROADS...ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED...AND ROADS EXPOSED TO DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN PLACE. $$ OHZ038-090100- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ HOLMES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILLERSBURG 1156 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TONIGHT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS HOLMES COUNTY. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. $$ OHZ011>014-021>023-032-033-089-PAZ001>003-090100- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0800Z/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- STARK-MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1156 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TONIGHT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SECONDARY ROADS...ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED...AND ROADS EXPOSED TO DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE ERIE. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN PLACE. $$
000 WWUS41 KCLE 082024 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 324 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 OHZ003-006>008-017-018-090000- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN 324 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING FROM WEST TO EAST. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES FOR MOST LOCATIONS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WILL DIMINISH AS NIGHTFALL OCCURS. UNTIL THEN...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ OHZ009-010-019-020-027>031-036-037-047-090430- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- WAYNE-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK...MEDINA... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND... WOOSTER...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 324 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. UNTIL THEN EXPECT TO FIND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED...AND ROADS EXPOSED TO DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSIBLE THIS EVENING. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN PLACE. $$ OHZ038-090430- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ HOLMES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILLERSBURG 324 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS HOLMES COUNTY THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM 11 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. UNTIL THEN EXPECT TO FIND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED...AND ROADS EXPOSED TO DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSIBLE THIS EVENING. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN PLACE. $$ OHZ011>014-021>023-032-033-089-PAZ001>003-090430- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0800Z/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- STARK-MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 324 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. UNTIL THEN EXPECT TO FIND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED...AND ROADS EXPOSED TO DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSIBLE THIS EVENING. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN PLACE. $$ ADAMS
000 WWUS41 KCLE 090008 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 708 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 OHZ003-006>008-017-018-090115- /O.EXP.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN 708 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE SNOW HAS TAPERED TO JUST A FEW FLURRIES SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. PRELIMINARY REPORT INDICATE THAT 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN FROM THIS WINTER STORM. $$ OHZ009-010-019-020-027>031-036-037-047-090500- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- WAYNE-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK...MEDINA... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND... WOOSTER...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 708 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. UNTIL THEN EXPECT TO FIND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED...AND ROADS EXPOSED TO DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSIBLE THIS EVENING. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN PLACE. $$ OHZ038-090500- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ HOLMES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILLERSBURG 708 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. UNTIL THEN EXPECT TO FIND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED...AND ROADS EXPOSED TO DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSIBLE THIS EVENING. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN PLACE. $$ OHZ011>014-021>023-032-033-089-PAZ001>003-090800- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0800Z/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- STARK-MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 708 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. UNTIL THEN EXPECT TO FIND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED...AND ROADS EXPOSED TO DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSIBLE THIS EVENING. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN PLACE. $$
000 WWUS41 KCLE 090236 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 936 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 OHZ009-010-019-020-027>031-036-037-047-090345- /O.CAN.KCLE.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- WAYNE-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK...MEDINA... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND... WOOSTER...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 936 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING SINCE THE SNOW HAS TAPERED TO FLURRIES AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH SO THAT LITTLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS OCCURRING. $$ OHZ038-090345- /O.CAN.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ HOLMES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILLERSBURG 936 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING SINCE THE SNOW HAS TAPERED TO FLURRIES AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH SO THAT LITTLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS OCCURRING. $$ OHZ011>014-021>023-032-033-089-PAZ001>003-090800- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0800Z/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- STARK-MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 936 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THIS STORM SYSTEM SHOULD RANGE FROM 14 TO 20 INCHES FOR MOST OF THE AREA. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. UNTIL THEN EXPECT TO FIND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED...AND ROADS EXPOSED TO DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSIBLE THIS EVENING. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN PLACE. $$ ADAMS
000 WWUS41 KCLE 090308 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1008 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 OHZ011-021>023-032-033-090415- /O.CAN.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0800Z/ CUYAHOGA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-STARK-MAHONING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN... CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN 1008 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING SINCE THE SNOW HAS TAPERED TO FLURRIES AND A FEW SNOW SHOWERS. ALSO THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH SO THAT LITTLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS OCCURRING. $$ OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-090800- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0800Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1008 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THIS STORM SYSTEM SHOULD RANGE FROM 14 TO 20 INCHES FOR MOST OF THE AREA. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. UNTIL THEN EXPECT TO FIND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED...AND ROADS EXPOSED TO DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSIBLE THIS EVENING. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN PLACE. $$ ADAMS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Mar 7, 3:10 AM EST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 3:10 AM EST, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
310 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY AND BRING
SNOW TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION. A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY...BRINGING
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN ON
SUNDAY BUT ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
LOW PRESSURE AS OF 07Z WAS STILL SITUATED WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST
AREA BUT THE INVERTED TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WAS BEGINNING
TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL OHIO. SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS AN
INCREASE IN MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA...NO SITES IN THE FORECAST AREA
REPORTING SNOW AT THE MOMENT BUT SNOW WAS BEING REPORTED IN
SOUTHWEST INDIANA.
MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE LOW MOVING UP THE EAST SIDE OF THE
APPALACHIANS TODAY WITH THE INVERTED TROUGH HANGING BACK ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA. SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS ALTHOUGH I DO NOT THINK THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP AS QUICKLY AS
THE MODELS ARE INDICATING. BOTH THE NAM AND THE GFS SHOW 2 TO 4
INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BETWEEN 12Z AND 18Z...THIS
SEEMS TOO FAST AND WILL PUSH BACK THE ONSET OF THE SNOW UNTIL LATE
MORNING FOR MOST OF THE AREA. NW OH WILL LIKELY SEE SNOW SHORTLY
AFTER SUNRISE AND WILL KEEP LIKELY POPS IN THIS AREA.
DID END UP KEEPING A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET ACROSS THE FAR
EASTERN COUNTIES ALONG THE OH/PA BORDER. WHILE MODEL SOUNDINGS ARE
INDICATIVE OF AN ALL-SNOW EVENT TODAY...SOME WARM AIR ALOFT WILL BE
ADVECTED WESTWARD TO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. CANNOT
ENTIRELY RULE OUT A FEW HOURS OF A SNOW/SLEET MIX OR SNOW/FREEZING
RAIN MIX FROM MEADVILLE TO YOUNGSTOWN AND MILLERSBURG BUT THE
LIKELIHOOD IS LOW. DO NOT WANT TO SLICE IT TOO THIN AND TAKE OUT THE
MENTION ENTIRELY.
HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE A WINTER STORM WARNING WITH THE MORNING
PACKAGE. ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL FALL OUTSIDE OF THE TODAY PERIOD...WILL BEGIN THE
WARNING AT 7AM IN NW OH AND NOON ELSEWHERE TO COVER THE ONSET OF THE
SNOWFALL. WILL COVER THE DETAILS BELOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT
AND FOLLOW A SIMILAR TRACK UP THE APPALACHIANS. IN BETWEEN LOWS THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THERE MAY ACTUALLY BE A BREAK IN THE
PRECIP...OR AT LEAST A SHARP REDUCTION IN THE INTENSITY OF THE
PRECIP. WILL KEEP CAT POPS IN PLACE OVERNIGHT THOUGH SINCE THIS
BREAK (IF IT OCCURS) WILL BE RELATIVELY SHORT LIVED. THE MODEL
FORECAST TRACK OF THE LOW IS A CONSIDERABLE EASTWARD SHIFT FROM
YESTERDAYS MODEL RUNS WHICH TOOK THE LOW OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
AND ADVERTISED SEVERAL HOURS OF RAINFALL ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE AREA. THIS NO LONGER APPEARS TO BE THE CASE AS BOUNDARY LAYER
TEMPS AND TEMPS THROUGH THE COLUMN SHOULD BE WELL BELOW FREEZING.
ANOTHER INVERTED TROUGH WILL PUSH INTO THE FORECAST AREA TOMORROW
MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW. THIS
WOULD APPEAR TO BE THE STRONGER OF THE TWO LOWS AS IT WILL HAVE GOOD
UPPER SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF A DEEPENING H5 LOW AND INFLUENCE OF A
130+KT H3 JET STREAK. IMPRESSIVE SLANTWISE FRONTOGENESIS ACROSS MOST
OF THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE DAY SATURDAY WOULD LEAD ME BELIEVE
THERE WILL BE A FAIRLY STRONG BAND OF SNOWFALL ALONG THE INTERSTATE
71 CORRIDOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN SOME HINTS OF A H7 TROWAL
WRAPPING AROUND INTO THE FORECAST AREA AROUND 18Z SATURDAY. MODEL
QPF DURING THE DAY TOMORROW ADVERTISING A STAGGERING 0.75 INCHES
BETWEEN 12Z SAT AND 00Z SUN AND WHILE THIS DOES SEEM A BIT
HIGH...THINK THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY ON
SATURDAY. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY MOVE EASTWARD AFTER 00Z SUNDAY WITH
PRECIP TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY SUNDAY MORNING.
WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. AM FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT THE COMBINATION
OF WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL JUSTIFY THE WARNING ACROSS MOST OF THE
AREA...HOWEVER NW OH IS OF SOME CONCERN SINCE THERE WILL LIKELY BE A
SHARP CUTOFF OF THE HEAVY SNOW SOMEWHERE IN THAT AREA. RIGHT NOW THE
MODELS PLACE THE BACK EDGE OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM FINDLAY TO PORT
CLINTON BUT GIVEN MODEL FLUCTUATIONS OVER THE PAST 24 HRS...THIS
COULD EASILY SHIFT WESTWARD ONCE AGAIN. WILL KEEP NW OH IN A
SEPARATE GROUP IN THE TEXT OF THE WARNING FOR THIS REASON AND GO
WITH THE LIGHTEST ACCUMS IN THAT AREA (4 TO 8 INCHES). ELSEWHERE
ACCUMS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT APPEAR POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
ALONG THE OH/PA BORDER AND ACROSS INLAND NW PA.
DID NOT MAKE MANY CHANGES TO THE FORECAST ON SUNDAY HOWEVER HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. BOTH THE NAM AND THE GFS SHOW ANOTHER CLIPPER-TYPE SYSTEM
SWEEPING IN FROM THE WEST AROUND 18Z SUNDAY AND INTRODUCED SOME LOW
CHANCE POPS IN THE WEST TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS POSSIBILITY.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE EXTENDED PERIOD BEGINS SUNDAY NIGHT WITH AN UPPER TROF DIPPING
INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION WITH A WEAK SURFACE REFLECTION
MOVING THROUGH THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. GFS AND NAM A BIT DIFFERENT ON
THE AXIS OF MOISTURE AT 00Z MONDAY WITH THE NAM FURTHER SOUTH...
ROUGHLY ON A LINE FROM KAOH TO KZZV...WHILE THE GFS HAS A BROAD
SWATH OF MOISTURE FROM LOWER MI THROUGH NRN OH. GIVEN THE UPPER
SUPPORT IT WOULD BE REASONABLE TO EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE
AREA. WILL KEEP POPS AT 30% FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. NAM TAKES MOISTURE
AND UPPER TROF EAST OF THE AREA BY 12Z MON WHILE THE GFS IS SLOWER
AT MOVING MOISTURE THROUGH. WILL KEEP BETWEEN A 20 AND 30% FOR THE
DAY BUT WOULD EXPECT THE AFTERNOON WOULD LIKELY BE DRY AS A SURFACE
HIGH BEGINS TO BUILD IN FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. TUESDAY THE HIGH
WILL EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC COAST TO TEXAS WHILE ANOTHER
WEAK LOW MOVES TOWARD THE AREA FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS
PATTERN WILL START THE WARMING TREND THAT WILL LAST INTO LATE WEEK.
MORE MOISTURE WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN
OR SNOW DEVELOPING TUESDAY NIGHT. FOR NOW WILL KEEP POPS AT MOSTLY
30S WITH A 40 POSSIBLY IN NWRN PA. NEXT CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT
PRECIP WILL COME LATE THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY NOT UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT
AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THE AREA.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
GENERALLY VFR CIGS ACROSS THE REGION WITH AREAS OF MVFR VSBY IN
FOG WHICH WILL LIKELY PERSIST FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE TAF
FORECAST...THRU 12Z. CONDITIONS WILL THEN DETERIORATE QUICKLY TO
WIDESPREAD MVFR THEN IFR STARTING AROUND 15Z IN THE SOUTH AND
QUICKLY OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY AROUND 18Z-20Z AS MAJOR WINTER STORM
BEGINS TO FORM OVER THE GULF COAST STATES. PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO
BE MAINLY SNOW...THOUGH SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN AREAS. THE WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS
WILL THEN CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE TAF FORECAST PERIOD...06Z
SATURDAY.
.OUTLOOK...THE MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL LIKELY KEEP IFR OR LOW MVFR
CONDITIONS GOING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH
IMPROVING CONDITIONS SUNDAY. THEN ANOTHER WEAK LOW MOVES THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY POSSIBLY BRINGING LIGHT SNOW AND NON VFR
WEATHER. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN ON TUESDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL TURN NORTHERLY EARLY TODAY AS MASS
FIELDS BEGIN TO RESPOND TO THE DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW NEAR THE GULF
COAST. BY AFTERNOON EXPECT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OR SO ACROSS THE LAKE
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE
CAROLINAS. SATURDAY THE LOW WILL MOVE TO NEW YORK. WINDS WILL TURN
NORTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS IN RESPONSE. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO BACK TO WESTERLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND DECREASE TO
AROUND 15 KNOTS BY SUNDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES OUT OF THE AREA
AND HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO EXTEND ONTO THE LAKE FROM THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY. MONDAY WINDS WILL BE 15 KNOTS OR LESS FROM THE WEST OR
SOUTHWEST AROUND THE BROAD HIGH WHICH WILL STILL BE CENTERED ACROSS
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. NO BIG CHANGE EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY.
&&
.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON EST TODAY TO 4 AM EDT SUNDAY
FOR OHZ011>014-021>023-032-033-089.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR OHZ009-010-019-020-027>031-036>038-047.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR OHZ003-006>008-017-018.
PA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON EST TODAY TO 4 AM EDT SUNDAY
FOR PAZ001>003.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...LEINS
NEAR TERM...LEINS
SHORT TERM...LEINS
LONG TERM...TK
AVIATION...RANDEL
MARINE...TKHazardous weather outlook, Mar 6, 3:34 PM EST, 11 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 334 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 OHZ003-006>014-018-019-089-PAZ001>003-072045- LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-SENECA-HURON-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- 334 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ017-020>023-027>033-036>038-047-072045- HANCOCK-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- 334 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-072045- 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- 334 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 8:04 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Seneca | 4 hr |
| Mar 7, 5:15 PM EST | Blizzard Watch | CLE | Ashland, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron and 11 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 7, 5:15 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Crawford, Erie, Huron, Knox, Lorain and 6 more | 28 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.