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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

February 12, 200928 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this wind advisory at Feb 12, 2009, 3:56 AM EST for 28 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 12, 2009, 3:56 AM EST (08:56 UTC)
Expired
Feb 12, 2009, 7:00 PM EST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
All 30 counties

Ashland County, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Portage County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 189 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2009-02-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2009-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 403 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1938 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
403 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
561 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS71 KCLE 120856
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
356 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-027-028-036-037-121700-
/O.CAN.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0001.090212T0856Z-090212T2100Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-MARION-
MORROW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...
MARION...MOUNT GILEAD
356 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

DEEP LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES WILL CAUSE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO INTO THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
FROM 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES.

WINDS WILL DIMINISHED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES EAST
OF THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION
UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ009>014-019>023-029>033-038-047-089-PAZ001>003-121500-
/O.CON.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T1500Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-HURON-MEDINA-
SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...
MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...
RAVENNA...WARREN...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...
YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
356 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND
NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH THE MORNING. WEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES 
AS A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES NORTH OF LAKE ERIE.

WINDS WILL DECREASE A BIT IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PULLS EAST
OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH
WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE
EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER
RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KCLE 121500
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1000 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

OHZ009>014-019>023-029>033-038-047-089-PAZ001>003-122300-
/O.CAN.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KCLE.WI.Y.0001.090212T1500Z-090213T0000Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-HURON-MEDINA-
SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...
MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...
RAVENNA...WARREN...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...
YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
1000 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

DEEP LOW PRESSURE THAT MOVED THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES LAST
NIGHT AND WAS MOVING THROUGH NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING. IT WILL
CONTINUE TO CAUSE STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-027-028-036-037-122100-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T2100Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-MARION-
MORROW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...
MARION...MOUNT GILEAD
1000 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

DEEP LOW PRESSURE THAT MOVED THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES LAST
NIGHT WAS MOVING THROUGH NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING. IT WILL
CONTINUE TO CAUSE STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISHED
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES EAST OF THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS71 KCLE 122022
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
322 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-027-028-036-037-130000-
/O.EXT.KCLE.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-MARION-
MORROW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...
MARION...MOUNT GILEAD
322 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CONTINUED THIS
AFTERNOON. THEY WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ009>014-019>023-029>033-038-047-089-PAZ001>003-130000-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0000Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-HURON-MEDINA-
SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...
MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...
RAVENNA...WARREN...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...
YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
322 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CONTINUED THIS
AFTERNOON. THEY WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TR HOUGH THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS71 KCLE 130024
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
724 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-130130-
/O.EXP.KCLE.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-
ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-
TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...
RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...
MEADVILLE
724 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT SINCE SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW 30 MPH.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
EVENING. BREEZY CONDITIONS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
10 PM. A FEW GUSTS OF AROUND 35 MPH MAY OCCUR ACROSS NORTHEAST
OHIO INTO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 11, 7:10 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull36 hr
Feb 11, 7:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull62 min
Feb 11, 7:36 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMahoning, Portage, Trumbull4 hr
Feb 11, 8:13 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningCLE92 min
Feb 11, 8:55 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake17 hr
Feb 11, 9:54 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECrawford, Hancock, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot8 hr
Feb 11, 10:16 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLELucas, Wood8 hr
Feb 11, 10:44 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina and 4 more8 hr
Feb 11, 11:10 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLESandusky48 hr
Feb 11, 11:10 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLEMahoning32 hr
Feb 11, 11:31 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMahoning, Portage, Trumbull14 hr
Feb 12, 6:44 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLEGeauga, Portage, Summit30 hr
Feb 12, 1:45 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula6 hr
Feb 11, 8:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Erie60 min
Feb 11, 8:40 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLECrawford, Erie16 hr
Feb 12, 12:34 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLECrawford, Erie12 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Ohio, 2009Wind Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2009Every wind advisory in 2009

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.