Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Cleveland, OH

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
709 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

OHC095-173-072345-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100507T2345Z/
WOOD OH-LUCAS OH-
709 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LUCAS AND WOOD COUNTIES...

AT 702 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
10 MILES WEST OF CUSTAR...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
WESTON...BOWLING GREEN...PORTAGE...TONTOGANY...JERRY CITY...
PEMBERVILLE...LUCKEY...BRADNER AND WAYNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 4146 8388 4151 8371 4154 8368 4157 8361
      4161 8356 4162 8341 4117 8341 4117 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 250DEG 55KT 4129 8389

$$

FITZ

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
745 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

OHC095-173-072355-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100507T2345Z/
WOOD OH-LUCAS OH-
745 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LUCAS AND WOOD
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 745 PM EDT...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4146 8388 4151 8371 4154 8368 4157 8361
      4161 8356 4162 8341 4117 8341 4117 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 250DEG 55KT 4128 8389

$$

FITZ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
338 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM FRONT OVER OHIO WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA THIS
EVENING...FOLLOWED QUICKLY BY A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL
MOVE EAST OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS
NORTHEAST FROM THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
WARM FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AT THIS TIME WITH SOUTHWESTERN
COUNTIES NEAR 80 DEGREES AND 60S TO THE NORTHEAST. TEMPERATURES IN
THE LOWER 80S EXTEND TO THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH SWRN OHIO AND
INDIANA WITH DEWPOINTS 55 TO 60. LI'S -5 TO -7 TO OUT SW. EXPECT
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP WEST AND SW OF THE AREA
AND MOVE THROUGH DURING THE EVENING. WILL HAVE SEVERE POTENTIAL IN
THE ZONES. HAVE ALSO ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE LAKESHORE
AND A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. TIMING OF THE
WIND WILL BE DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE TWO WITH THE WINDS GETTING
STRONGER ALONG THE LAKESHORE EARLIER THAN OVER LAND. EXPECT WE
WILL PROBABLY NEED DAYTIME MIXING TO GET TO ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER
THE LAND. FOR SIMPLICITY SAKE HOWEVER HAVE KEPT THEM TOGETHER.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
WILL NEED TO KEEP SHORT. MUCH COLD AIR WILL FILL IN BEHIND THE
LOW AND COLD FRONT. EXPECT STRONG WINDS TO OCCUR IN THE COLD
ADVECTION SATURDAY UNDER A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET AROUND THE LOW.
EXPECT WITH THE COLD AIR MOVING ACROSS THE LAKE WE WILL LIKELY
HAVE LAKE EFFECT RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE EAST HALF OF THE AREA.
ALSO WITH THE AIRMASS STILL GENERALLY UNSTABLE IN THE LOWER LEVELS
HAVE INCLUDED A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ELSEWHERE AS WELL. WILL DRY OUT
THE WEST SATURDAY NIGHT BUT COULD STILL SEE SHOWERS SE OF THE LAKE
IN THE MORE MOIST AIR. FOR SUNDAY WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE IN THE
NORTHEAST BUT DRY FOR THE MOST PART AS MUCH DRIER AIR BUILDS IN.
FROST POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT/EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK ALLOWING
FOR SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS. GFS AND ECMWF
SHOWING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS MOVING EAST TOWARDS THE GREAT
LAKES ON TUESDAY...WHILE LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS ON ALONG
THE EAST COAST. SLOWLY INTRODUCED CHANCE POPS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW
PRESSURE THROUGH TUESDAY...THEN LOW PRESSURE PUSHES WELL EAST OF THE
AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH COLD FRONT MOVING OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND
BECOMING STATIONARY. BOTH MODELS TRYING TO KEEP BOUNDARY OVER THE
OHIO VALLEY DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. MENTION SOME SLIGHT
CHANCE POPS IN GRIDS DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK WITH CHANCE
OVER SOUTHERN AREAS NEAREST TO THE BOUNDARY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
PULLS OUT OF THE PLAINS STATES TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK WHICH MAY
BRING THE BOUNDARY BACK NORTH NEAR OR OVER THE AREA KEEPING
CONDITIONS UNSETTLED. BEGAN THE PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO
SEASONAL NORMALS AND GUIDANCE VALUES...BUT THEN OVERALL TRENDED A
BIT WARMER THAN GUIDANCE TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT WEEK ESPECIALLY ON
OVERNIGHT LOWS WITH LACK OF RADIATING CONDITIONS AND HIGHER
DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE AREA.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z 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...
MODELS HAVE AGAIN SHIFTED THE TRACK OF THE LOW FURTHER NORTH WHICH
LEADS TO MORE OF A VEERING WIND SCENARIO THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG
COLD FRONT AND PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE WINDS TO GALES
QUICKLY FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT WITH GALES PERSISTING UNTIL
DIMINISHING BEGINS SATURDAY EVENING. SOME SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE LAKE UNTIL
THE COLD FRONT PASSES.

DIMINISHING FLOW WILL CONTINUE SAT NIGHT AND SUN AS HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES OVER THE LAKE BY SUNDAY EVENING.  THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST ON
TUESDAY THEN ANOTHER LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NE INTO LAKE MICHIGAN
BY TUESDAY EVENING INCREASING AN ESE FLOW TUE ON LAKE ERIE. THE
MODELS DIFFER FOR WEDNESDAY BUT THE CONSENSUS IS FOR THE LOW TO MOVE
NE OF THE LAKES AND PULL A COLD FRONT SE ACROSS LAKE ERIE SO
EXPECTING TO SEE FLOW VEER TO S THEN WEST TO NW.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     OHZ010>014-089.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR OHZ003-
     006>009-017>023-027>033-036>038-047.
PA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     PAZ001>003.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     LEZ061-142>149-162>169.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TK
NEAR TERM...TK
SHORT TERM...TK
LONG TERM...ABE
AVIATION...ABE
MARINE...ADAMS

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.