Alert archive / Ohio / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this winter storm warning at Mar 7, 2008, 5:15 PM EST for 12 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Mar 8, 2008, 3:42 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
- Mar 7, 2008, 5:15 PM EST (22:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2008, 3:42 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2008, 9:36 PM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
Counties Ashland County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Richland County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wyandot County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 666 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 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 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. $$ OHZ038-080615- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ HOLMES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILLERSBURG 515 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OHIO PENNSYLVANIA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
6 follow-up statements
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
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, 4:09 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 4:09 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
409 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AND REACH NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BY SATURDAY
EVENING. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO MAINE BY SUNDAY MORNING WHILE A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDS WEST ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES.
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY ON SUNDAY.
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
FORECAST SEEMS IN REASONABLY GOOD SHAPE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP AS IT COMES NORTHWARD AND EXPAND TO THE WEST AS UPPER TROUGH
MOVES IN. FIRST ENHANCED AREA OF CLOUDINESS MOVG NEWARD BUT DRIER
AIR ALOFT JUST ADDING TO THE INSTABILITY AND ALLOWING FOR NEW SNOW
TO DEVELOP. NONETHELESS THE SNOW INTENSITY WILL LIKELY BECOME MORE
VARIABLE OVERNIGHT WITH HEAVY BURSTS AND SOME LIGHTER PERIODS OF
SNOW. MODELS SHOW BEST QPF DEVELOPING EARLY SAT MORNING AND DURING
THE DAY SAT AS SURFACE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST AND ALL PHASES OF THE
STORM ARE IN SYNC. WIND AT THE SURFACE BEING DRIVEN ALMOST ENTIRELY
BY PRESSURE GRADIENT...NOT REALLY MIXING DOWN FROM ALOFT DUE TO
STABLE STRUCTURE OF LOWER LAYERS. PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD INCREASE
A LITTLE OVERNIGHT AND WIND WILL LIKELY BE STRONGER THAN MOS
GUIDANCE.
QUESTION THEN IS A BLIZZARD WARNING NEEDED? WIND MUST BE SUSTAINED
OR FREQUENTLY GUST TO 35 MPH OR MORE AND THE VISIBILITY MUST BE
1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR AT LEAST THREE HOURS. MAY BE HARD TO ACHIEVE
THE CRITERIA TONIGHT SINCE SNOW INTENSITIES WILL BE MORE VARIABLE
AND WIND WILL MARGINALLY REACH THE CRITERIA. THE BEST CHANCE TO
REACH BLIZZARD CRITERIA WOULD LIKELY BE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND
DURING THE DAY AS HEAVIEST SNOW AND WIND COINCIDE. BEST SOLUTION
NOW MAY BE THE RARE BLIZZARD WATCH. IT WOULD GET THE PUBLIC
ATTENTION BUT NOT GUARANTEE THE BLIZZARD. BLOWING SNOW OF COURSE
WILL BE AN ISSUE MORE SO IN OPEN AREAS AND TYPICALLY THE NNE
GRADIENT WIND IS STRONGEST NEAR THE LAKESHORE AND FROM ALONG THE
I-71 CORRIDOR WEST. WILL LEAVE OUT TOLEDO AND FINDLAY FROM
BLIZZARD WATCH SINCE THERE WILL BE LESS SNOW. NNE WIND IS NOT
TYPICALLY AS STRONG IN ASHTABULA COUNTY AND NW PA EXCEPT RIGHT
ALONG THE LAKESHORE AND WIND SHOULD NOT PICK UP UNTIL LATER IN THE
DAY SATURDAY FRO THE NNW. WILL NOT ISSUE A WATCH THAT FAR EAST AT
THIS TIME.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
SNOW SHOULD PULL OUT QUICKLY SATURDAY EVENING...OR AT LEAST TAPERS
OFF TO FLURRIES... AS BUFKIT SHOWS SUBSIDENCE AND DRYING DEVELOPING
AND INVERSION LOWERING QUICKLY SATURDAY EVENING. WIND WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH SAT EVENING. ONCE THE HEAVIER SNOW ENDS THE BLIZZARD THREAT
ENDS BECAUSE IT BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP VSBY CONSISTENTLY
AT 1/4 MILE OR LOWER.
SOME RESIDUAL SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER IN THE EAST SUNDAY MORNING
AS THE RIDGE BUILDS IN AND THE MOISTURE DECREASES. CLOUDS WILL BE
ON THE INCREASE IN THE WEST AND A THREAT OF SOME SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF NEXT SHORT WAVE/CLIPPER. SYSTEM SHOULD BE
RATHER WEAK. GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES LOOK GOOD.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
GFS AND ECMWF MOVES A FRONT/TROF THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH CHANCE
POPS AND THEN DRIES OUT ON MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN. GOING
WITH 20 POPS FOR SOME RESIDUAL PRECIPITATION.
MONDAY NIGHT DRY WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL AND STAYS THROUGH
TUESDAY...MODELS AGREE. GFS IS TRYING TO HINT AT A WEAK TROF TUESDAY
NIGHT WHILE THE ECMWF ISNT...WILL GO CHANCE POPS. WEDNESDAY DRY WITH
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IN CONTROL. WENT A LITTLE LOWER THAN GRIDDED MOS
WITH THE SNOW COVER AND LIGHT WINDS.
WARMING TEMPERATURES THURSDAY LOOK GOOD IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW EVEN
WITH THE SNOW COVER. ECMWF AND GFS FRONT TIMING A LITTLE DIFFERENT
AT THE MOMENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT AND THEN ANOTHER TROF FRIDAY WITH CHANCE
POPS.
CONCERN THURSDAY IS THE SNOW MELT CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE AND
THEN SOME PRECIPITATION. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED IF THE
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE HIGHER FOR THE FLOODING POTENTIAL.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
FOR THE MOST PART IFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST ROUND OF INTENSE SNOW HAS SPREAD
INTO THE REGION...IT SHOULD SPREAD INTO TOL BY MID AFTERNOON. IT
DOES LOOK LIKE THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE INTENSITY OVERNIGHT
ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN AREAS AND THEY COULD GET A BRIEF PERIOD
OF SLEET IN CAK AND YNG AREAS. THE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 TO 35
KNOTS WILL BE A PROBLEM LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH A LOT OF
BLOWING AND DRIFING SNOW.
.OUTLOOK...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY EVENING WITH VFR
CONDITIONS MOVING IN FROM WEST TO EAST. OTHERWISE OFF AND ON TROFS
WILL CAUSE MVFR CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
&&
.MARINE...
STORM SYSTEM TRACKING NORTHEAST TOWARD THE AREA IN COMBINATION WITH
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST TOWARD THE AREA WILL CAUSE WINDS TO
INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE THIS EVENING AND THEN TO GALES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GALE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AND DIMINISH
SATURDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. HIGH WILL
DOMINATE THE LAKE INTO MONDAY WITH A TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE LAKE.
WILL KEEP MENTION OF BLOWING SNOW ON THE LAKE FORECAST FOR POTENTIAL
TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AS WINDS BLOW ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER THE ICE
COVERED LAKE.
OUTLOOK...NO GALE OR STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED.
&&
.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY FOR OHZ008>013-
018>020-027>031-036>038-047.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM EST SATURDAY TO 4 AM EDT SUNDAY
FOR OHZ011>013.
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
FOR OHZ008>013-018>020-027>031-036-037-047.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR OHZ009-010-019-020-027>031-036>038-047.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR OHZ003-006-
007-017.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR OHZ014-021>023-
032-033-089.
PA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR PAZ001>003.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR LEZ061-142>149-
162>169.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KOSARIK/MITCHELL
NEAR TERM...KOSARIK
SHORT TERM...KOSARIK
LONG TERM...KIELTYKA
AVIATION...KIELTYKA
MARINE...LOMBARDYHazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 4:31 AM EST, 12 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
431 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
OHZ011>014-021>023-032-033-089-PAZ001>003-080945-
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-STARK-
MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
431 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY TO 4 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
OHZ009-010-019-020-027>031-036>038-047-080945-
ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-
MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
431 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SATURDAY NIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
OHZ003-006>008-017-018-080945-
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-
431 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST OHIO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
LEZ061-142>149-162>169-080945-
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-
431 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TINT PRK N/A 63 N/A N/A E6 N/A
BEAUFORT MCAS CLOUDY 63 55 75 SE5 29.92F
HILTON HEAD IS NOT AVBL
ORANGEBURG CLOUDY 57 52 83 E7 29.94F
COLUMBIA NOT AVBL
SUMTER CLOUDY 51 51 99 NE5 29.96F
FLORENCE CLOUDY 53 50 89 E8 29.97F
MYRTLE BEACH CLOUDY 59 54 82 E12 29.96F
N MYRTLE BEACH CLOUDY 53 51 93 NE6 29.99F
GAZ063-065-086>088-099>101-113>116-118-119-134-137>141-150-071000-
...GEORGIA...
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
SAVANNAH CLOUDY 63 55 75 SE8 29.91F
HUNTER AAF CLOUDY 63 56 78 SE6 29.89F
FORT STEWART CLOUDY 61 55 82 E5 29.88F
SYLVANIA + CLOUDY 55 54 94 CALM 29.89F
MCDUFFIE ARPT MOCLDY 55 46 71 E3 29.91F
AUGUSTA CLOUDY 54 48 82 CALM 29.89F
DANIEL FIELD CLOUDY 55 50 82 E9 29.88F
VIDALIA + CLOUDY 61 54 77 S5 29.86F
ALMA CLOUDY 61 54 77 SE7 29.85F
WAYCROSS + CLOUDY 61 57 88 E7 29.82F
BRUNSWICK CLOUDY 66 63 88 SE5 29.85F
SAINT SIMONS CLOUDY 63 61 94 S3 29.87F
SCZ027-028-034-046-048-049-050-071000-
...LAKE AND SUPPLEMENTAL COASTAL OBSERVATIONS...
STATION/POSITION TIME TEMP WIND PRES WAVE SWELL
AIR SEA DIR/SP/G HT/PER HT/PER/DIR
(UTC) (F) (DEG/KT/KT) (MB) (FT/S) (FT/S/D)
LAKE MURRAY 0900 54 70/ 4/ 5 1013.2F
SPRINGMAID PIER NOT AVBL
ACE BASIN NERRS 0900 63 130/ 3 1015.0S
FRIPP INLET 0800 63 61 1015.1F
WINYAH BAY 0800 59 60/ 6 1016.0S
S CAPERS ISLAND 0800 60 62 1016.8S
FORT PULASKI 0900 62 61 160/ 3/ 6 N/A
ANZ086-088-AMZ330-350-352-354-374-454-470-071000-
...C-MAN AND BUOY OBSERVATIONS...
STATION/POSITION TIME TEMP WIND PRES WAVE SWELL
AIR SEA DIR/SP/G HT/PER HT/PER/DIR
(UTC) (F) (DEG/KT/KT) (MB) (FT/S) (FT/S/D)
BUOY 41004 0900 67 67 180/ 14/ 16 1015.0S 3/ 8 2/ 8
BUOY 41008 0900 63 61 160/ 12/ 14 1012.3F 5/ 5 2/140/ 8
FOLLY BEACH CMAN 0900 62 180/ 12/ 13 1014.6F
SABSOON TWR-R2 0900 64 130/ 23/ 23 N/A 5
TYBEE TWR-R8 0900 140/ 14/ 14 N/A
FRYING PAN BUOY 0900 73 65 60/ 4/ 4 1015.4F 3/ 8 3/120/ 8
BUOY 41025 0900 69 68 140/ 10/ 12 1016.9F 4/ 8 3/ 8
CAPE LOOKOUT NC 0900 55 30/ 7/ 9 1017.0F
BUOY 41002 0900 72 75 170/ 17/ 21 1016.3F 5/ 8 3/ 8
BUOY 41010 0900 71 76 80/ 4/ 6 1015.6F 4/ 8 3/ 8
BUOY 41012 NOT AVBL
ST AUGUSTINE FL 0900 65 67 110/ 13/ 14 1012.6F
CAUTION: WIND OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT THE SABSOON TOWER ARE AT 50 METERS.
WIND OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT THE TYBEE TOWER ARE AT 34 METERS.
SEE THE SKIDAWAY WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 3:24 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more | 48 hr |
| 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 |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Ohio, 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.