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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Cleveland, OH

February 25, 20107 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2010, 4:02 AM EST for 7 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 25, 2010, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 26 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
Feb 25, 2010, 4:02 AM EST (09:02 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2010, 11:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 26, 2010, 1:12 PM EST
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Lake County, OH, Portage County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:03 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 2010-02-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2010-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
924 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 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.

096 
WWUS41 KCLE 250902
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
402 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

OHZ011>013-021>023-251715-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0004.100225T2100Z-100227T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0005.100225T2100Z-100226T2100Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...AKRON...
RAVENNA...WARREN
402 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM FRIDAY. 

OCCASIONAL SNOW TODAY WILL BECOME HEAVIER TONIGHT. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL INCREASE AS WINDS AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 30 MPH. 

SNOW AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE ENHANCED FROM A FLOW OFF OF LAKE ERIE
AND LAKE HURON. BY FRIDAY EVENING SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE WARNING
AREA WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
LIKELY IN THE SNOWBELT AND HIGHER TERRAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD
EXPECT DIFFICULT WINTER TRAVEL. USE EXTREME CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ014-089-PAZ001>003-251715-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0004.100225T1100Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0005.100225T2100Z-100226T2100Z/
ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
402 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 PM FRIDAY. 

OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY AND MAY BE HEAVY
AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15
TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

SNOW AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE ENHANCED FROM A FLOW OFF OF LAKE ERIE
AND LAKE HURON. BY FRIDAY EVENING NEW SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY
RANGE FROM 8 TO 15 INCHES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A
PROBLEM IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD
EXPECT DIFFICULT WINTER TRAVEL. USE EXTREME CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ010-020-251715-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0004.100225T2100Z-100227T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WW.Y.0013.100225T2100Z-100226T2100Z/
LORAIN-MEDINA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...MEDINA
402 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. 

OCCASIONAL SNOW TODAY WILL BECOME HEAVIER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL DEVELOP.

BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING NEW SNOWFALL COULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES
WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL LATER TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS. DRIFTING SNOW COULD BE
A PROBLEM IN OPEN AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
956 
WWUS41 KCLE 251600
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1100 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

OHZ011>014-021>023-089-PAZ001>003-260000-
/O.EXT.KCLE.WS.W.0005.100225T1600Z-100226T2100Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
1100 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AND EVEN LONGER. THE SNOW WILL
BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
INCREASE LATER TODAY AS WINDS AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH.

SNOW AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE ENHANCED FROM A FLOW OFF OF LAKE ERIE
AND LAKE HURON. BY FRIDAY EVENING SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE WARNING
AREA WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE LIKELY IN THE SNOWBELT AND HIGHER TERRAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD
EXPECT DIFFICULT WINTER TRAVEL. USE EXTREME CAUTION. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ010-020-260000-
/O.EXT.KCLE.WW.Y.0013.100225T1600Z-100226T2100Z/
LORAIN-MEDINA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...MEDINA
1100 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

SNOW TODAY WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.

BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING NEW SNOWFALL COULD RANGE FROM 4 TO
8 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY
ON UNTREATED ROADS. DRIFTING SNOW COULD BE A PROBLEM IN OPEN
AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

KIELTYKA
677 
WWUS41 KCLE 251809
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
109 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

OHZ011>014-021>023-089-PAZ001>003-260215-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100226T2100Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
109 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY. 

THE SNOW HAD TAPERED OFF IN SOME AREAS THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY EVENING AS MORE MOISTURE WORKS
INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON
WILL BE GENERALLY ONE TO LOCALLY TWO INCHES. THE SNOW WILL
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AND EVEN INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE
MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY AS WINDS AVERAGE 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

SNOW AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE ENHANCED FROM A FLOW OFF OF LAKE ERIE
AND LAKE HURON. BY FRIDAY EVENING SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE WARNING
AREA WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE LIKELY IN THE SNOWBELT AND HIGHER TERRAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD
EXPECT DIFFICULT WINTER TRAVEL. USE EXTREME CAUTION. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ010-020-260215-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100226T2100Z/
LORAIN-MEDINA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...MEDINA
109 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL VARY IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT THEN
INCREASE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. SNOW TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.

BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING NEW SNOWFALL COULD RANGE FROM 4 TO
8 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL...
ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS. DRIFTING SNOW COULD BE A PROBLEM
IN OPEN AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO
AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

KIELTYKA
914 
WWUS41 KCLE 252025
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
325 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

OHZ011>014-021>023-089-PAZ001>003-260430-
/O.EXT.KCLE.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
325 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST FRIDAY.

DURING THE DAY THE SNOW IN THE AREA WAS MAINLY LAKE EFFECT SNOW.
THE SNOW IS ON THE INCREASE AGAIN AND IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE THE INTENSITY STARTS TO DECREASE. THE EAST COAST
STORM WILL BE THE MAIN INFLUENCE IN THE WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY
WITH SOME HELP FROM LAKE ERIE AND LAKE HURON. THE SNOW WILL BE
MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING SNOWFALL TOTALS
WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 15 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. THE LOWEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG THE
LAKESHORE.

BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY EVENING WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH. WINDS MAY GUST TO 35 MPH ALONG THE LAKESHORE. NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AT TIMES. A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND
WIND WILL MAKE THE FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES SLOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD
EXPECT DIFFICULT WINTER TRAVEL. USE EXTREME CAUTION. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ009-019-029>033-038-047-260430-
/O.EXB.KCLE.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/
ERIE OH-HURON-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...NORWALK...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...
MOUNT VERNON
325 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM EST FRIDAY.

SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY EVENING WITH SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW DEVELOPING. THE WINDS MAY GUST TO 30 MPH AT
TIMES.

BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8
INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL...
ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD BE
A PROBLEM IN OPEN AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ010-020-260430-
/O.EXT.KCLE.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/
LORAIN-MEDINA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...MEDINA
325 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY EVENING WITH SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW DEVELOPING. THE WINDS MAY GUST TO 30 MPH AT TIMES.

BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8
INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL...
ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD BE
A PROBLEM IN OPEN AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

KIELTYKA
817 
WWUS41 KCLE 260401
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1101 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

OHZ011>014-021>023-089-PAZ001>003-261215-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
1101 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST FRIDAY. 

A STEADY SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING BEFORE THE OVERALL INTENSITY STARTS TO DECREASE. BY LATE
FRIDAY EVENING SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 15 INCHES WITH
SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. THE
LOWEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG THE LAKESHORE. THE EAST COAST STORM
WILL BE THE MAIN INFLUENCE OF THE WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
SOME HELP FROM LAKE ERIE AND LAKE HURON.

BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY EVENING WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WINDS MAY GUST TO 35 MPH ALONG THE LAKESHORE.
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AT TIMES. A COMBINATION OF SNOW
AND WIND WILL MAKE THE FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES SLOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD
EXPECT DIFFICULT WINTER TRAVEL. USE EXTREME CAUTION. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ009-010-019-020-029>033-038-047-261215-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-MEDINA-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...
MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
1101 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY EVENING WITH SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW DEVELOPING. THE WINDS MAY GUST TO 30 MPH AT TIMES.

BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO
8 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL...
ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD BE
A PROBLEM IN OPEN AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
139 
WWUS41 KCLE 260854
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
354 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

OHZ011>014-021>023-089-PAZ001>003-261700-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
354 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS
EVENING FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...HEAVY AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL
LIKELY OCCUR THIS MORNING. BY LATE THIS EVENING SNOWFALL TOTALS
WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 15 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS OVER THE
HILLS IN THE SNOWBELT.

BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR AS NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGE 20
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR...BELOW A FEW
HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES...MAINLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE WHERE THE
DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE SIGNIFICANT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DIFFICULT WINTER TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED
ROADS AND SECONDARY ROADS. USE EXTREME CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ009-010-019-020-029>033-038-047-261700-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-MEDINA-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...
MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
354 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS
EVENING FOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OHIO.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 20
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A
PROBLEM...MAINLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE.

BY LATE THIS EVENING SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES
WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL...
ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
224 
WWUS41 KCLE 261450
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
950 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

OHZ011>014-021>023-089-PAZ001>003-262300-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
950 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA. BY LATE THIS EVENING SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE
FROM 6 TO 15 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS OVER THE HILLS IN THE
SNOWBELT.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS POOR
VISIBILITIES. IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE...DRIFTS COULD QUICKLY
REDEVELOP AFTER PLOWING...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DIFFICULT WINTER TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED
ROADS AND SECONDARY ROADS. USE EXTREME CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ009-010-019-020-029>033-038-047-262300-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-MEDINA-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...
MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
950 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A
PROBLEM...MAINLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE.

BY LATE THIS EVENING SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR THE STORM WILL RANGE
FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL...
ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
248 
WWUS41 KCLE 261812
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
112 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

OHZ011>014-021>023-089-PAZ001>003-270215-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KCLE.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
112 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW SHOWERS AND FREEZING DRIZZLE. THE
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

THE HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...HOWEVER THE REMAINING LIGHT
SNOW WAS MIXING WITH AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES.

&&


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.

&&

$$

OHZ009-010-019-020-029>033-038-047-270215-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-MEDINA-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...
MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
112 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A PROBLEM...MAINLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE.

BY LATE THIS EVENING SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR THE STORM WILL RANGE
FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL...
ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

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 Feb 24, 11:50 PM EST, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 11:50 PM EST, 4 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1150 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE INTO SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN LINGER OVER NEW
ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK STATE ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. BASED ON CURRENT RADAR
TRENDS AND LOCAL MODEL...IT MAY BE A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE SNOW
DEVELOPS ACROSS ASHTABULA AND NW PA. OTHERWISE OCCASIONAL SNOW
ELSEWHERE. MAX SNOWFALL WOULD BE 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR ALL OF TONIGHT.
ONCE THE UPPER LOW MOVES THROUGH A DECREASE IN SNOW MAY OCCUR LATE
TONIGHT. THE LOWS ARE TOUGH...COLD AIR TRIES TO WRAP IN...WENT
WITH THE WARMEST MOS NAM GUIDANCE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
THE BIG QUESTION IS HOW MUCH SNOW AND WHAT TO DO WITH THE WINTER
STORM WATCH. SOME CONCERN THAT EVEN WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE
WRAPPING AROUND AND ONLY LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SINCE THE LAKE AND
850 MB DIFFERENCE WILL BE UNDER 10C IT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO VERIFY
A WARNING. IT IS VERY CYCLONIC AND WE WILL GET SOME ADDED MOISTURE
FROM THE LAKES. THE MODELS AGREE WITH THAT INCLUDING THE NAM12 AND
LOCAL MODELS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE LATE THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY. SOME WIND WILL ALSO OCCUR AND THAT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING STARTING THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. THE ONLY
CONCERN IS THE NAM MODEL HAS A LOW LEVEL INVERSION...THIS SHOULD
BE OVERRIDDEN BY SOME MUCH DYNAMICS AND MOISTURE. PARTS OF THE
LAKE IS OPEN THE CANADIAN WATERS NORTH OF CLE AND MUCH OF THE
WATERS NORTH OF LORAIN COUNTY. THIS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE MAY HELP
GET THE AREA IN ADVISORY OR WARNING CRITERIA...THUS THE REASON WHY
LORAIN COUNTY WAS ADDED TO THE WATCH. FOR
MEDINA...SUMMIT...PORTAGE AND TRUMBULL THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE
IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THOSE COUNTIES. STARTED THE SNOW BELT
AREAS WEST AND SOUTH OF ASHTABULA COUNTY LATER BECAUSE THE
SNOWFALL SHOULD BECOME MORE INTENSE LATER AND WITH THE TIME OF THE
YEAR IT MAY BE TOUGH TO ACCUMULATE SNOW ON ROADS UNTIL AFTER DARK.

FRIDAY NIGHT MAY BE A BREAK...ALL MODELS GENERALLY AGREE
AND THEN MORE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE FOR SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT. SNOWFALL IN THAT PERIOD COULD BE MORE ADVISORY.

THE WESTERN AREAS ARE TOUGH WITH THE MOISTURE SOMEWHAT VARIABLE.
TRIED TO PUT SOME RESOLUTION IN WHERE THE MODELS ARE CONSISTENT WITH
THE MOISTURE. ERIE AND HURON AND RICHLAND COUNTIES COULD GET A FAIR
AMOUNT...ELSEWHERE AMOUNTS MAY NOT BE THAT SIGNIFICANT. BLOWING
AND DRIFTING WILL ALSO BE A PROBLEM IN THOSE AREAS.

WENT WITH A MIX OF GRIDDED MOS AND NAM MOS FOR TEMPERATURES.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE STILL LINGERING OVER THE NEW ENGLAND/EASTERN NEW YORK
AREA ON SUNDAY WITH CYCLONIC FLOW BACK OVER THE FORECAST AREA. WILL
KEEP LIKELY POPS GOING IN THE EAST AND CHANCE POPS WEST ON SUNDAY.
THE NEW ENGLAND LOW THEN DRIFTS SLOWLY EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHILE
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN LAKES.  WILL KEEP A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS GOING IN THE EAST INTO MONDAY. MONDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY THE THREAT FOR SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE WITH DRIER
AIR SPREADING IN AND MARGINAL TEMPERATURES FOR LAKE EFFECT.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO AVERAGE BELOW NORMAL FOR THE PERIOD.
MOSGUID HIGH TEMPS LOOKED TOO WARM THROUGH THE PERIOD AND LOWERED
THEM A FEW DEGREES GOING CLOSER TO HPC'S GUIDANCE.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SLIDE SOUTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 25 KNOTS COMMON.

UNTIL THIS UPPER LEVEL LOW PASSES CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL
BE BOUNCING BETWEEN IFR AND MVFR.

MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN SNOW SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY
MORNING INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT EXPECT THEM TO BE ENHANCED BY
LAKE ERIE AND LAKE HURON. IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT. THIS WILL MAINLY AFFECT AREAS NEAR AND EAST OF A KCLE TO
KCAK LINE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE VLIFR
CONDITIONS.

.OUTLOOK...PRIMARILY NON VFR WEATHER THROUGH MONDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
THE FLOW REMAINS LIGHT AND VARIABLE BUT THAT WILL CHANGE SOON.
EXPECT NW WINDS TO DEVELOP BY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY
AS A PERSISTENT SURFACE LOW LINGERS OVER NEW ENGLAND.  SPEEDS WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND THE LAKE COULD GET CLOSE TO
GALES THURSDAY NIGHT.  NO HEADLINES FOR NOW BUT LATER SHIFTS WILL
HAVE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION.  SPEEDS SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH
FRIDAY WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY BETWEEN 10 AND 20 KNOTS FROM FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
     EVENING FOR OHZ010>013-020>023.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 6 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR OHZ014-089.
PA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 6 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR PAZ001>003.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KIELTYKA
NEAR TERM...KIELTYKA/OUDEMAN
SHORT TERM...KIELTYKA
LONG TERM...RANDEL
AVIATION...MULLEN
MARINE...KUBINA
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 3:46 PM EST, 12 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
346 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

OHZ010>013-020>023-252100-
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
346 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>033-036>038-047-252100-
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-
KNOX-
346 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

SOME SNOW AND WIND WILL OCCUR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS MAY BE UNDER ADVISORY CRITERIA...HOWEVER...WITH GUSTY
WINDS SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL OCCUR CAUSING
TRAVEL PROBLEMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ014-089-PAZ001>003-252100-
ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
346 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-252100-
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-
346 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 25, 4:02 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more48 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Ohio, 2010Winter Storm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2010Every winter storm warning in 2010

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.