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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this winter storm warning at Dec 18, 2008, 3:23 PM EST for 22 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Dec 18, 2008, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 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
- Dec 18, 2008, 3:23 PM EST (20:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2008, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2008, 12:23 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
All 24 counties
Ashland County, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Huron County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Medina County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Portage County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca 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), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 591 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 109 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 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 182023 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 323 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 OHZ003-006>008-017-018-027-028-190430- /O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0007.081219T0000Z-081219T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0008.081219T0300Z-081219T2100Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS 323 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING AND THE WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY START OUT IN THE FORM OF SNOW BUT THEN QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO THE MIXED PRECIPITATION BY MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WARM THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. THE PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN. A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE POSSIBLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN FOR A BRIEF PERIOD IN THE MORNING. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TIMING OF THE CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND THE RETREAT OF THE COLD AIR...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR THE LATEST ON THIS WINTER STORM SITUATION. && $$ OHZ009>013-019>023-029>031-190430- /O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0007.081219T0600Z-081219T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0008.081219T0500Z-081219T2100Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND... MENTOR...CHARDON...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN... MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER 323 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING AND THEN CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THE WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WARM THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. THE PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN. A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE POSSIBLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN FOR A BRIEF PERIOD IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ014-089-PAZ001>003-190430- /O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0007.081219T0900Z-081220T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0008.081219T0700Z-081219T2300Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 323 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING AND THEN CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THE WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WARM THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. THE PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS OVERNIGHT WILL LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND THEN CHANGE TO THE MIXED PRECIPITATION TOWARD MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION INTO FRIDAY MORNING. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TIMING OF THE CHANGE FROM SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ OHZ036-037-190430- /O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0007.081219T0000Z-081219T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WW.Y.0018.081219T0300Z-081219T2100Z/ MARION-MORROW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD 323 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL FALL BEFORE CHANGING TO THE MIXED PRECIPITATION. ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ032-033-038-047-190430- /O.NEW.KCLE.WW.Y.0018.081219T0500Z-081219T2100Z/ STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG... MOUNT VERNON 323 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL FALL BEFORE CHANGING TO THE MIXED PRECIPITATION. ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ LOMBARDY
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KCLE 190423 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1123 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 OHZ003-006>008-017-018-027-028-191230- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T2100Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS 1123 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT...AND THE WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY START OUT IN THE FORM OF SNOW BUT THEN QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO THE MIXED PRECIPITATION DURING THE MORNING HOURS. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. AS THE LOW PRESSURE PASSES EAST OF THE AREA...COLDER AIR WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION TURNING THE MIXED PRECIPITATION BACK OVER TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR THE LATEST ON THIS WINTER STORM SITUATION. && $$ OHZ009>013-019>023-029>031-191230- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0008.081219T0500Z-081219T2100Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND... MENTOR...CHARDON...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN... MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER 1123 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND THEN CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THE WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WARM THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. SNOW WILL LIKELY TRANSITION OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY...THEN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE MORNING. A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED LATE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE POSSIBLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN FOR A BRIEF PERIOD LATE IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ OHZ014-089-PAZ001>003-191230- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0008.081219T0700Z-081219T2300Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1123 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND THEN CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THE WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WARM THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. THE PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS OVERNIGHT WILL LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND THEN CHANGE TO THE MIXED PRECIPITATION AROUND AND JUST AFTER DAYBREAK. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TIMING OF THE CHANGE FROM SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ036-037-191230- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081219T2100Z/ MARION-MORROW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD 1123 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL FALL BEFORE CHANGING TO THE MIXED PRECIPITATION. ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ032-033-038-047-191230- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0018.081219T0500Z-081219T2100Z/ STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG... MOUNT VERNON 1123 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH IS EXPECTED BEFORE CHANGING TO PRIMARILY SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK. ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES AREA EXPECTED TO CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS ALLOWING A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN. AS COLDER AIR MOVES BACK INTO THE AREA LATER IN THE AFTERNOON THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK OVER TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
000 WWUS41 KCLE 191039 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 539 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 OHZ003-006>013-017>023-027>031-191900- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T2100Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER 539 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING RAIN WILL AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SOME SLEET AND SNOW MAY MIX IN AT TIMES AND THUNDER MAY ALSO BE HEARD. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WARM TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A PERIOD OF RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON WHERE TEMPERATURES GET ABOVE FREEZING. A TRANSITION TO SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED LATE IN AFTERNOON AS THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO PULL OUT. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY FOR COUNTIES ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE. LESSER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ OHZ014-089-PAZ001>003-191900- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T2300Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 539 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW FIRST THING THIS MORNING AND PICK UP IN INTENSITY BY MID MORNING. SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. THUNDER MAY ALSO BE HEARD. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ032-033-036>038-047-191900- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081219T2100Z/ STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION... MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 539 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING. IN THE MEANTIME...ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED. AS COLDER AIR MOVES BACK INTO THE AREA LATER IN THE AFTERNOON THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK OVER TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING WITH LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OUDEMAN
000 WWUS41 KCLE 191625 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1125 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 OHZ003-006>013-020>023-192100- /O.CAN.KCLE.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KCLE.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081219T2100Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN 1125 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BULK OF THE MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA. SOME PATCHY AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND DRIZZLE CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO BETWEEN 32 AND 33 DEGREES ACROSS THE AREA AND SHOULD REMAIN THERE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE PATCHES OF FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS AFTERNOON. EVENTUALLY...ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. THE AREA SHOULD ONLY SEE A CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ017>019-027>031-191730- /O.CAN.KCLE.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T2100Z/ HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER 1125 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE BULK OF THE MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA AND SHOULD REMAIN THERE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THE AREA SHOULD ONLY SEE A CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION. && $$ OHZ032-036>038-047-191730- /O.CAN.KCLE.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081219T2100Z/ STARK-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANTON...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 1125 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE BULK OF THE MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA AND SHOULD REMAIN THERE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THE AREA SHOULD ONLY SEE A CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION. && $$ OHZ014-089-PAZ001>003-192300- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T2300Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1125 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BECOME ALL RAIN ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION FROM THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN. THE RAIN WILL END THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT BUT LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ OHZ033-192100- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081219T2100Z/ MAHONING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YOUNGSTOWN 1125 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BECOME ALL RAIN ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION FROM THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN. THE RAIN WILL END THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT BUT LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ LOMBARDY
000 WWUS41 KCLE 191723 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1223 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 PAZ001>003-192100- /O.CAN.KCLE.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KCLE.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081219T2100Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1223 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PATCHY AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND DRIZZLE CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO BETWEEN 32 AND 33 DEGREES ACROSS THE AREA AND SHOULD REMAIN THERE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE PATCHES OF FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS AFTERNOON. EVENTUALLY...ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. THE AREA SHOULD ONLY SEE A CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ014-089-191830- /O.CAN.KCLE.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T2300Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA 1223 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE PRECIPITATION MOVED EAST OF THE AREA AND TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE COULD OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. LITTLE IF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AS THE COLDER AIR RETURNS. LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED. && $$ OHZ009>013-020>023-033-191830- /O.CAN.KCLE.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081219T2100Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-MAHONING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND... MENTOR...CHARDON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN 1223 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE PRECIPITATION MOVED EAST OF THE AREA AND TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE COULD OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. LITTLE IF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AS THE COLDER AIR RETURNS. LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED. && $$ OHZ003-006>008-192100- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081219T2100Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT 1223 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE AROUND 32 DEGREES ACROSS THE AREA AND SHOULD REMAIN THERE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE PATCHES OF FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS AFTERNOON. EVENTUALLY...ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. THE AREA SHOULD ONLY SEE A CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ LOMBARDY
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 Dec 18, 12:31 PM EST, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 12:31 PM EST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1231 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING OFF TO THE EAST DURING THE REST
OF TODAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM ILLINOIS ACROSS CENTRAL
OHIO FRIDAY...BRINGING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN ON SATURDAY...HOWEVER ANOTHER
DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT...AGAIN WITH
MULTIPLE PRECIPITATION TYPES.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
JUST MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE NEAR TERM FORECAST.
THERE CAN BE A FEW FLURRIES AROUND THROUGH 6PM. OTHERWISE ARE
LOOKING FOR PRECIPITATION TO MOVE IN AFTER THE NEAR TERM PERIOD.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
FAST ZONAL FLOW WILL GIVE US A MOISTURE RICH LOW THAT WILL TRACK
ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO. MOST OF THE AREA FOR MOST OF THE TIME WILL
REMAIN ON THE COLD AND PROBLEMATIC SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM. QPF
AMOUNTS ARE IMPRESSIVE AND MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW/ICE ARE LIKELY. HAVE EXPANDED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO
INCLUDE ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES OF THE CWA /MAHONING
OVER TO KNOX/. WHILE AN ICE STORM APPEARS MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE
I-75 CORRIDOR...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND THE HIGH QPF MAY GIVE MUCH OF
THE REST OF NORTHERN OHIO A GOOD SHOT AT A QUARTER OF AN INCH ICE
ACCUMULATION. THIS IS IN AGREEMENT WITH HPC AND THE FACT THAT THE
NAM AND THE ECMWF KEEP THE AREA BELOW FREEZING THROUGH 15Z. WITH
ENE FLOW...PREFERRED THIS SOLUTION. A TIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN THOSE
THAT RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND THOSE WITH HEAVY
SNOW. RIGHT NOW THE 6+ INCH SNOW LOOKS TO BE RIGHT ACROSS THE
BORDER IN LOWER MICHIGAN AND INTO NW PA. THE HEAVY SNOW...WITH
SOME MIXED PRECIP IS ALREADY HIGHLIGHTED IN THE NW PA/FAR NE OH
PORTION OF THE WATCH. DID DELAY ONSET OF PRECIP SOME...LOW CHANCE
POPS DURING THE EARLY EVENING AND BRINGING IN THE CATEGORICAL POPS
AFTER 06Z. WITH THIS AND THE RECENT ADDITION TO THE WATCH...WILL
ALLOW FOR A 12Z THU MODEL RUN LOOK BEFORE MAKING WARNING
DECISIONS. BY MID MORNING...PRECIP WILL BE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH EAST OF A SANDUSKY TO FDY LINE. SLIGHT NON-
DIURNAL TREND TO TEMPS FROM TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
REGARDLESS OF HOW THE MIXED PRECIP PLAYS OUT...THE LOW WILL QUICKLY
EXIT THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND KEPT VERY LOW POPS IN PLACE FRIDAY
NIGHT ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. FLOW IS ACTUALLY NE. WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW BUT THIS
WILL BE VERY SHORT LIVED AS ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL BE QUICK TO
FOLLOW. ENE FLOW WILL KEEP SATURDAY DRY BUT COOL.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
ECMWF AND GFS SIMILAR BRING FRONT THROUGH MOST OF THE AREA SATURDAY
NIGHT WITH ECMWF LOW NEAR THE THUMB OF MI AND GFS LOW OVER SERN
ONTARIO. WHILE THE NAM LITTLE SLOWER KEEPING FRONT AND LOW BACK OVER
WESTERN OHIO. WENT CLOSER TO THE GFS AND ECMWF. BUT ALL WOULD
INDICATE A THREAT OF MIXED PRECIP OVER THE AREA ARRIVING SATURDAY
NIGHT WITH ECMWF AND GFS LITTLE HAVING JUST MIXED PRECIP FURTHER
EAST ON SUNDAY AND CHANGING OVER TO SNOW QUICKER. COLD AIR POURING
IN THE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE
BUT LIKELY POPS IN THE NORTHEAST FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS.
THREAT FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT EVENT GIVEN A GOOD WIND DIRECTION WITH
8H TEMPERATURES LIKELY REACHING -15C TO -18C. HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES
ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ANOTHER FRONT ARRIVING ON
WEDNESDAY. GFS LITTLE FASTER AND WARMER THAN ECMWF WITH MIXED PRECIP
POSSIBLE. FOR NOW WENT ALONG WITH THE COLDER ECMWF AND JUST KEEPING
THE PRECIP AS SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS.
&&
.AVIATION /17Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SHORT TERM AVIATION CONCERNS MAINLY FOCUSED ON IFR CIGS/VSBYS
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. I ANTICIPATE CIGS/VSBYS LIFTING TO VFR BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WE BEGIN TO SEE A LITTLE DRIER AIR WORK IN
FROM THE NORTH. BY THIS EVENING ALL SITES SHOULD BE VFR. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE TRENDING TOWARD EASTERLY BETWEEN
10-15KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ABSOLUTE MESS OF A FORECAST FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW AT ALL
SITES. BEST TO LEAVE THE FINER DETAILS OF PRECIP TYPE FOR THE NEAR
TERM/SHORT TERM DISCUSSIONS ABOVE...BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING A MIX
OF SLEET/FREEZING RAIN AT TOL/FDY CHANGING TO SNOW BY LATE
MORNING. CLE/MFD SHOULD SEE SLEET/FREEZING RAIN CHANGING TO RAIN
BY MID MORNING. CAK/YNG A TOUGH CALL...MAY ONLY SEE A BRIEF PERIOD
OF FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN BY MID MORNING.
ERI A WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY...AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY MAY
REMAIN ALL SNOW THROUGH THE EVENT BUT I DID PUT IN A BRIEF MIX
WITH SLEET SINCE I CANT IMAGINE THE WARM AIR ALOFT COMPLETELY
BYPASSING NW PA. CONDITIONS LIKELY TO BE IFR OR LOWER ONCE PRECIP
BEGINS AND ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN AS SUCH THROUGH THE END OF THE
PERIOD.
OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY
EVENING. SOME CLEARING POSSIBLE SATURDAY BUT WOULD BE SHORT LIVED
AS NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COMING QUICKLY ON SUNDAY WITH MORE
MVFR/IFR WEATHER IN SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION. WIND WILL PICK UP
SUNDAY AFTER ARCTIC FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA AND WINDY AND
COLD WEATHER LIKELY MONDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
SNOWBELT.
&&
.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH FAIRLY QUITE DAY FOR
WIND AND WAVES. WINDS BACK TO SE TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST. EXPECT MAINLY SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME FREEZING
RAIN TONIGHT. LOW SHOULD TRACK SOUTH OF THE LAKE TOMORROW AND HAVING
WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS KEEPING THEM JUST BELOW GALES...BUT
GALES NOT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE QUESTION. ANOTHER HIGH MOVES THROUGH
SATURDAY...BUT THEN ANOTHER LOW AND COLD FRONT PASS ACROSS THE LAKE
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. ECMWF AND GFS ARE SIMILAR IN
THEIR SOLUTIONS AND LITTLE FASTER THAN NAM. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. FOR NOW
PEAKED AT 35 TO 40 KNOTS. ANOTHER ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE
LAKES MONDAY. MORE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS MONDAY...AS LOW DEEPENS AND
MOVES INTO SOUTHERN QUEBEC WITH A SERIES OF TROUGHS ROTATING ACROSS
THE LAKE.
&&
.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR OHZ009>013-019>023-029>031.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR OHZ003-006>008-017-018-027-028-036-037.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR OHZ014-089.
PA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR PAZ001>003.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...THOMPSON
NEAR TERM...THOMPSON
SHORT TERM...OUDEMAN
LONG TERM...RANDEL
AVIATION...LEINS
MARINE...RANDELHazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 6:18 AM EST, 9 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 618 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 OHZ009>013-019>023-029>031-191200- ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE- 618 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEAST 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 WATCH. .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. ANOTHER STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. IT ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ032-033-038-047-191200- STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-KNOX- 618 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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. OHZ003-006>008-017-018-027-028-036-037-191200- LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-MARION- MORROW- 618 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL 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 WATCH. .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. ANOTHER STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. IT ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ014-089-PAZ001>003-191200- ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- 618 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... 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 WATCH. .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. ANOTHER STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. IT ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-191200- 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- 618 AM EST THU DEC 18 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON LAKE ERIE SUNDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS LAKE ERIE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OUDEMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 3:22 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:23 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Holmes, Knox, Lake and 13 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.