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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 7, 20105 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this high wind warning at May 7, 2010, 3:03 PM EDT for 5 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at May 8, 2010, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 7, 2010, 3:03 PM EDT (19:03 UTC)
In effect from
May 8, 2010, 4:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 8, 2010, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:02 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 8, 12:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGGeneva-On-The-Lake, OHLIMBS DOWN. TWO LARGE DEAD TREES DOWN.
May 8, 12:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLorain, OHLIMBS DOWN.
May 8, 12:10 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60North East, PA
May 8, 12:27 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLawrence Park, PAFEW TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
May 8, 12:50 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGChardon, OHTREES AND WIRES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
May 8, 12:50 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMeadville, PAMULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
May 8, 1:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMoreland Hills, OHSOME POWER LINES DOWN.
May 8, 1:45 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGAndover, OHONE TREE AND A FEW LARGE LIMBS DOWN.
May 8, 4:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWilloughby, OHNUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY DURING THE DAY
May 8, 4:40 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGUnion City, PAPOWER LINES DOWN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 163 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 2010-05-07Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2010-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1586 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
120 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.

582 
WWUS71 KCLE 071903
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
303 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

OHZ010>014-089-PAZ001>003-080315-
/O.UPG.KCLE.HW.A.0001.100508T0800Z-100508T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.HW.W.0001.100508T0800Z-100508T2200Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
303 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST BEHIND
THE FRONT AND BECOME STRONG TOWARDS MORNING.

WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING
45 MPH...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SATURDAY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE
HIGHEST GUSTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG THE LAKESHORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. 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.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>009-018>023-080315-
/O.UPG.KCLE.HW.A.0001.100508T0800Z-100508T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.100508T0800Z-100508T2200Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-
PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...
RAVENNA...WARREN
303 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST BEHIND
THE FRONT AND BECOME STRONG TOWARDS MORNING.

WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING
45 MPH...MAINLY AFTER LATE. SATURDAY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.


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.

&&

$$

OHZ017-027>033-036>038-047-080315-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.100508T0800Z-100508T2200Z/
HANCOCK-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...
BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...
MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
303 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST BEHIND
THE FRONT AND BECOME STRONG TOWARDS MORNING.

WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING
45 MPH...MAINLY AFTER LATE. SATURDAY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
786 
WWUS71 KCLE 080249
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1049 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

OHZ010>014-089-PAZ001>003-081100-
/O.CON.KCLE.HW.W.0001.100508T0800Z-100508T2200Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
1049 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT
SATURDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES OVERNIGHT AND A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST BEHIND
THE FRONT AND BECOME STRONG TOWARDS MORNING.

WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING
45 MPH. SATURDAY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL LIKELY
OCCUR ALONG THE LAKESHORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. 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.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>009-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-081100-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.100508T0800Z-100508T2200Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-
SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-
STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...
AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...
MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
1049 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES OVERNIGHT AND A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST BEHIND
THE FRONT AND BECOME STRONG TOWARDS MORNING.

WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING
45 MPH. SATURDAY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

LOMBARDY
093 
WWUS71 KCLE 080802
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
402 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

OHZ010>014-089-PAZ001>003-082200-
/O.CON.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100508T2200Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
402 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE TODAY. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG THE
LAKESHORE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. 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.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>009-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-082200-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100508T2200Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-
SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-
STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...
AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...
MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
402 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS 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.

&&

$$

OUDEMAN
823 
WWUS71 KCLE 081508
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1108 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

OHZ010>014-089-PAZ001>003-082200-
/O.CON.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100508T2200Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
1108 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE TODAY. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG THE
LAKESHORE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. 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.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>009-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-082200-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100508T2200Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-
SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-
STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...
AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...
MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
1108 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS 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.

&&

$$
894 
WWUS71 KCLE 081955
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
355 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

OHZ010>014-PAZ002-003-090400-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FZ.A.0002.100510T0400Z-100510T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0000Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
355 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.

WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 30 TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE AREA WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE ALONG THE SHORE OF
LAKE ERIE.  WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING.

TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE
AREA FROM THE NORTH AHEAD OF BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE. SUNDAY NIGHT
THE HIGH WILL MOVE IN AND ALLOW WINDS TO DROP OFF. THE COMBINATION
OF THE COLD AIR...HIGH PRESSURE AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR FREEZING. UPPER 20S COULD OCCUR IN
SOME OF THE COLDER LOCATIONS ACROSS INLAND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
AND NORTHEAST OHIO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. 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.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

OHZ089-PAZ001-090000-
/O.EXT.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0000Z/
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHTABULA...ERIE
355 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 30 TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE AREA WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE ALONG THE SHORE OF
LAKE ERIE.  WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. 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.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>009-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-090400-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FZ.A.0002.100510T0400Z-100510T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100509T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-
SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-
STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...
AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...
MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
355 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING.

TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE
AREA FROM THE NORTH AHEAD OF BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE. SUNDAY NIGHT
THE HIGH WILL MOVE IN AND ALLOW WINDS TO DROP OFF. THE COMBINATION
OF THE COLD AIR...HIGH PRESSURE AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR FREEZING. UPPER 20S COULD OCCUR IN
SOME OF THE COLDER LOCATIONS ACROSS INLAND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
AND NORTHEAST OHIO.

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.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TK
678 
WWUS71 KCLE 090011
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
811 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

OHZ010>014-PAZ002-003-090815-
/O.EXP.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCLE.FZ.A.0002.100510T0400Z-100510T1200Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
811 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS THAT OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY WERE SLOWLY
DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL STILL
OCCUR EARLY TONIGHT...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 30 MPH
MOST PLACES BY MIDNIGHT. 

COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
FROM THE NORTH AHEAD OF A HIGH PRESSURE. SUNDAY NIGHT THE HIGH
WILL MOVE IN AND ALLOW WINDS TO DROP OFF. THE COMBINATION OF THE
COLD AIR...HIGH PRESSURE AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES
TO DROP TO NEAR FREEZING. UPPER 20S COULD OCCUR IN SOME OF THE
COLDER LOCATIONS ACROSS INLAND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND
NORTHEAST OHIO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

OHZ089-PAZ001-090115-
/O.EXP.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0000Z/
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHTABULA...ERIE
811 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS THAT OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY WERE SLOWLY
DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL STILL
OCCUR EARLY TONIGHT...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 30 MPH
MOST PLACES BY MIDNIGHT. 

$$

OHZ003-006>009-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-090815-
/O.EXP.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100509T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCLE.FZ.A.0002.100510T0400Z-100510T1200Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-
SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-
STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...
AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...
MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
811 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS THAT OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY WERE SLOWLY
DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL STILL
OCCUR EARLY TONIGHT...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 25 MPH
MOST AREAS BY MIDNIGHT.

TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE
AREA FROM THE NORTH AHEAD OF BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE. SUNDAY NIGHT
THE HIGH WILL MOVE IN AND ALLOW WINDS TO DROP OFF. THE
COMBINATION OF THE COLD AIR...HIGH PRESSURE AND LIGHT WINDS WILL
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR FREEZING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at May 7, 1:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 1:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
159 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM FRONT OVER THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY WILL LIFT NORTH TO LAKE ERIE
THIS AFTERNOON. A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK TO LOWER
MICHIGAN BY THIS EVENING AND MOVE ACROSS EASTERN CANADA ON SATURDAY.
THE LOW WILL DRAG A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.
WINDY AND COLDER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW
AND COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN
FROM THE WEST ON SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
INGREDIENTS COMING INTO PLACE FOR A POTENT SEVERE WEATHER
DAY/EVENING. WE WILL HAVE TO GET THROUGH SOME MORNING ACTIVITY FIRST
THOUGH AS A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...DRIVEN BY ELEVATED INSTABILITY...WILL LIKELY
REDEVELOP NORTHEASTWARD. BASED ON THERMAL CONFIGURATION AND LOW
LEVEL JET...THESE STORMS WILL PROBABLY CLIP NORTHWEST OHIO THIS
MORNING...MAYBE MAKING IT TO CLEVELAND AND EVEN ERIE...ALTHOUGH THE
STORMS SHOULD BE IN A WEAKENING MODE BY THAT TIME AND MAY NOT HAVE
MUCH THUNDER.

THE WARM FRONT SHOULD ADVANCE QUICKLY TO THE NORTH TODAY BUT WILL
LIKELY FIND RESISTANCE NEAR LAKE ERIE AS THE BIG SURFACE HIGH
ACROSS CANADA HOLDS ITS GROUND. THE DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WILL
TRACK TOWARD LOWER MICHIGAN BY EVENING. THIS IS A CLASSIC SET UP
FOR BACKING WINDS IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER AS PRESSURES FALL ACROSS
THE MIDWEST AND WILL ENHANCE THE LOW LEVEL SHEAR WHICH WILL
ALREADY BE HIGH. HEIGHTS RISE TODAY AND WARM ADVECTION OCCURS
THROUGH THE COLUMN SO THERE WILL PROBABLY BE CAPPING FOR A WHILE.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE TO OVERCOME A RELATIVELY DRY ATMOSPHERE (THE
MORNING SHOWERS/STORMS SHOULD HELP). THE CAPPING AND RELATIVELY
DRY ATMOSPHERE WILL ACTUALLY HELP KEEP THE DEVELOPING STORMS
INDIVIDUALIZED FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME GIVING THE STORMS MORE
TIME TO ROTATE AND PERHAPS DEVELOP INTO FULL BLOWN SUPERCELLS.
WILL MENTION TORNADOES IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. STORMS
SHOULD DEVELOP FIRST ACROSS EASTERN INDIANA AND NW OHIO AND THEN
MOVE EAST. DEWPOINTS TYPICALLY SNEAK UP AND POOL AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...HIGHER THAN GUIDANCE...AND CAPES COULD END UP HIGHER THAN
PROGGED. RARE THAT WE GET SUCH A COMBINATION OF HIGH CAPE AND HIGH
SHEAR. EVENTUALLY THE STORMS WILL PROBABLY MERGE TOGETHER AND
SHORT WAVE ARRIVING FROM THE WEST SHOULD PROMOTE RAPID PROPAGATION
OFF TO THE EAST AND BOWING LINE(S) OF STORMS THIS EVENING. AREAS
EAST OF I-71 MAY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL EVENING/EARLY TONIGHT FOR THE
STORMS.

WILL GET BREEZY TODAY ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO. TEMPERATURES WILL
STRUGGLE ALONG THE LAKESHORE AND THE TOLEDO AREA WITH THE EAST FLOW.
IT WILL GET WARMER ELSEWHERE BEHIND THE WARM FRONT AS THE SOUTH WIND
INCREASES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
THE STORMS SHOULD MOVE EASTWARD PRETTY QUICKLY EARLY TONIGHT. A
LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT SYNOPTIC WIND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BUT WILL
OPERATE UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE SEVERE STORMS WARNINGS WILL BE
ABLE TO COVER THE WIND WITH THE FRONT. WILL NEED TO DEAL WITH THE
WIND ON SATURDAY THOUGH. THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA WOULD SEEM IN LINE FOR STRONG WINDS AS COLD ADVECTION
CONTINUES AND THE WIND BECOMES MORE UNIDIRECTIONAL AND MIXING
INCREASES. SHOWERS CLOUD ALSO DRAG ADDITIONAL WIND TO THE SURFACE.
WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MUCH OF NE OH/NW PA. WILL PROBABLY
NEED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NEXT TIER OF COUNTIES SOUTH AND WEST. I
THINK I WILL WAIT TO ISSUE AN ADVISORY SINCE THERE IS SO MUCH ELSE
GOING ON. TOO MANY HEADLINES CAN LEAD TO CONFUSION.

VERY LITTLE CHANCE FOR TEMPERATURES TO RECOVER ON SATURDAY. MOST
AREAS WILL BE STEADY OR FALLING. JUST ABOUT ANYONE COULD SEE WRAP
AROUND SHOWERS ALTHOUGH I SUSPECT THAT MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE
LIGHT. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION THE CHANCE FOR WET SNOW ACROSS THE
SNOWBELT SATURDAY NIGHT. WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO KEEP ENOUGH WIND TO
KEEP FROST TO A MINIMUM ACROSS NW OHIO SATURDAY NIGHT BUT THERE
WILL BE A BIGGER RISK OF FROST BY SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SURFACE HIGH
BUILDS EAST.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE BROAD VIEW PATTERN IS SIMILAR FOR THE END OF THE WEEK WITH
SOMEWHAT OF A FLAT FLOW. THIS WILL KEEP A WAVY FRONTAL BOUNDARY
SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TO THE TN VALLEY. MODEL
DIFFERENCES IN THE DETAILS. GFS IS MORE AMPLIFIED AND WE GET INTO
COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER...BUT THE ECMWF WHICH HAS BEEN PREFERRED
KEEPS THE FRONT LAYING ACROSS OHIO. DO NOT WANT TO GO ONE EXTREME OR
THE OTHER SO HAVE TEMPERED THE TEMPS AND DEWPOINTS...BUT HAVE KEPT
THE DAILY CHANCE POPS.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. WARM FRONT
EXTENDS FROM LOW PRESSURE INTO SOUTHWEST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON BUT
IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTH TOWARD SITES THIS EVENING. GUIDANCE
INDICATING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING QUICKLY THIS
AFTERNOON BETWEEN 18-21Z WEST OF SITES. EXPECTING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO PROGRESS EASTWARD QUICKLY THIS EVENING. HIGHER
RESOLUTION MODELS SHOWING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SITES
SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS FORECAST...SO ONLY MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO
TIMING. DIDN/T WANT TO CUT BACK TOO MUCH ON -TSRA TEMPO GROUPS
GIVEN POSSIBILITY OF MULTIPLE CLUSTERS OF STORMS IMPACTING
PERIODICALLY OVER A SEVERAL HOUR PERIOD. MODELS SHOWING TS THREAT
DIMINISHING OVER WESTERN AREAS AROUND 23-01Z THEN TOWARDS 02-05Z
FOR EASTERN SITES.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FROM SE THEN TURNING SOUTH THIS
EVENING AND BECOMING GUSTY. ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE ERI WHICH WILL
HOLD ONTO LIGHT E-SE FLOW THROUGH AROUND 22-00Z THEN BEGIN TO
INCREASE. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT THEN TURNING
SW AND W THROUGH END OF TAF PERIOD. WINDS WILL CONTINUE GUSTY AND
STRONG THROUGH OVERNIGHT HOURS...THEN POTENTIAL FOR 25KT SUSTAINED
WINDS WITH GUSTS RANGING 30-50KT.

.OUTLOOK...NON-VFR CONDITIONS FOR EASTERN SITES POSSIBLE INTO SATURDAY
EVENING. NON-VFR POSSIBLE TUESDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
DEEP LOW PRESSURE TO TRACK TO THE WEST END OF LAKE ERIE BY FRIDAY
EVENING. PRECEDING THE LOW TODAY ENE TO KICK UP WAVES INTO SMALL
CRAFT RANGE ON WEST END WITH LONG FETCH. STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA WITH THIS SYSTEM FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO
THE EVENING. COLD FRONT TO CROSS THE LAKE TONIGHT. WINDS TO INCREASE
TO GALES BEHIND THE FRONT AND STRENGTHEN FURTHER TO HIGH END GALES
FOR SATURDAY DURING THE DAY. INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN HIGH END VS
MARGINAL GALES WITH INCREASED MODEL CONSENSUS AND STRENGTH OF THIS
SYSTEM. GALE WARNING ISSUED. WINDS TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY
NIGHT...BUT SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS LIKELY THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE MONDAY AND THEN THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS TO THE CENTRAL LAKES FOR TUESDAY.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR OHZ003-006>014-018>023-089.
PA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR PAZ001>003.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     LEZ061-142>149-162>169.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
     LEZ142>145.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KOSARIK
NEAR TERM...KOSARIK
SHORT TERM...KOSARIK
LONG TERM...OUDEMAN
AVIATION...ABE
MARINE...ADAMS/OUDEMAN
Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 5:07 AM EDT, 9 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
507 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

OHZ003-006>014-018>023-089-PAZ001>003-080915-
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-
ASHTABULA INLAND-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
507 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME UNSTABLE WITH A LARGE AMOUNT
OF SHEAR AVAILABLE. STORMS THAT DEVELOP...MAINLY DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WILL HAVE A MUCH HIGHER PROBABILITY THAN
NORMAL TO BE SEVERE...INCLUDING SUPER CELLS AND ROTATING STORMS THAT
COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST
OHIO AND MOVE EAST.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HIGH WINDS TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY AS WELL.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV
ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HIGH WIND WATCH.

.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 HIGH WIND WATCH.

THERE IS A THREAT OF FROST SATURDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY
NIGHT ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

OHZ017-027>033-036>038-047-080915-
HANCOCK-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
507 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME UNSTABLE WITH A LARGE AMOUNT
OF SHEAR AVAILABLE. STORMS THAT DEVELOP...MAINLY DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WILL HAVE A MUCH HIGHER PROBABILITY THAN
NORMAL TO BE SEVERE...INCLUDING SUPER CELLS AND ROTATING STORMS THAT
COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST
OHIO AND MOVE EAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
IT WILL BE WINDY ON SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE AND A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

THERE IS A THREAT OF FROST SATURDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY
NIGHT ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-080915-
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-
507 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS...LARGE HAIL AND A FEW
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

THE SAME STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL CAUSE THE STRONG STORMS TODAY WILL
BRING HIGH WINDS ON SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GALE WATCH.

.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 GALE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 7, 10:41 AM EDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1041 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-071645-
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
1041 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN
OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

STORMS THAT DEVELOP...MAINLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...WILL HAVE A MUCH HIGHER PROBABILITY THAN NORMAL TO BE
SEVERE...INCLUDING ROTATING STORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES.
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THE SEVERE
STORMS.

RESIDENTS OF NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA SHOULD
MONITOR THE FORECAST TODAY AND BE ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER
WATCHES AND WARNINGS. HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE FAMILY AS TO
WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF SEVERE STORMS.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 3:59 AM EDTGale WatchCLE5 hr
May 7, 3:59 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE11 hr
May 7, 4:18 AM EDTHigh Wind WatchCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake and 10 more11 hr
May 7, 9:18 AM EDTGale WarningCLE37 hr
May 7, 3:03 PM EDTWind AdvisoryCLEAshland, Crawford, Erie, Hancock, Holmes, Huron and 17 more29 hr
May 7, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood48 min
May 7, 7:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Ottawa37 min
May 7, 7:32 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEOttawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood43 min
May 7, 7:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE111 min
May 7, 7:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Ottawa51 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.