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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 3, 2009Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania; 12 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2009, 3:02 PM EDT for Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania; 12 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Apr 3, 2009, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2009, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2009, 5:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 4, 2009, 4:00 AM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Lake County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Medina County, OH, Portage County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 135 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2009-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2009-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 369 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
653 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
369 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
424 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS71 KCLE 031902
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
302 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2009


.DEEP LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES WILL CAUSE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH THE EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT.

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-040315-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0004.090403T2100Z-090404T0800Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
302 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 30
MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
BE ALONG THE LAKESHORE WHERE GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT AS
THE LOW MOVES OUT 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.

&&

$$

OHZ020>023-031>033-038-040200-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0004.090403T2100Z-090404T0200Z/
MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...
WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG
302 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DECREASE SLOWLY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS THE LOW MOVES OUT 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS71 KCLE 040155
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
955 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES WILL
CAUSE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND
NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH THE EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT.

OHZ020>023-031>033-038-040300-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090404T0200Z/
MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...
WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG
955 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN WINDY OVERNIGHT...WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED TO EXCEED 40 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY
DIMINISH.

$$

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-040800-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090404T0800Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
955 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY
DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
KUBINA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 8:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMarion, Wyandot43 min
Apr 2, 8:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESeneca51 min
Apr 2, 9:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESandusky51 min
Apr 3, 4:23 AM EDTGale WarningCLE35 hr

Nearby

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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.