Alert archive / Ohio / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this high wind warning at Apr 28, 2011, 3:55 AM EDT for 28 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 6 hr. 18 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
- Apr 28, 2011, 3:55 AM EDT (07:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 9:55 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
All 30 counties
Ashland County, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Portage County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:59 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 4:08 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Findlay, OH | A 59 KNOT WIND GUST WAS REPORTED AT FINDLEY AIRPORT. |
| Apr 28, 4:10 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Lexington, OH | A TREE FELL ONTO A HOUSE JUST NORTH OF LEXINGTON. A 62 MPH WIND GUST WAS ALSO MEASURED. |
| Apr 28, 4:11 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Mansfield, OH | A 55 KNOT WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT MANSFIELD LAHM AIRPORT. |
| Apr 28, 4:44 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 7 E Perrysburg, OH | A WIND GUST OF 52 KNOTS WAS MEASURED AT TOLEDO METCALF AIRPORT. |
| Apr 28, 4:45 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Elyria, OH | |
| Apr 28, 4:45 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Elyria, OH | |
| Apr 28, 4:50 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Marion, OH | A TRUCK WAS BLOWN OVER ON ROUTE 23...THE EXACT LOCATION WAS NOT REPORTED. NUMEROUS POWER LINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. |
| Apr 28, 4:54 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Cleveland, OH | A 53 KNOT WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT CLEVELAND HOPKINS AIRPORT. |
| Apr 28, 4:58 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Elyria, OH | A 58 KNOT WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE LORAIN COUNTY AIRPORT. |
| Apr 28, 5:11 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Olmsted Falls, OH | ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING REPORTED ON THE STREET IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| Apr 28, 5:18 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Wooster, OH | A 50 KNOT WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT. |
| Apr 28, 5:20 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Elyria, OH | WIND DAMAGE REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. |
| Apr 28, 5:25 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Cleveland, OH | A 58 KNOT WIND GUST WAS REPORTED AT BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT. |
| Apr 28, 5:38 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | Barberton, OH | |
| Apr 28, 5:40 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bellevue, OH | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN. |
| Apr 28, 6:46 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Wooster, OH | NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WERE ALSO REPORTED. |
| Apr 28, 6:54 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | Meadville, PA | A 43 KNOT WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE MEADVILLE AIRPORT. |
| Apr 28, 7:16 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Erie, PA | A 48 KNOT WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT ERIE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. |
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 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 189 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1277 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
094 WWUS71 KCLE 280755 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 355 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 OHZ008>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-281400- /O.UPG.KCLE.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110428T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.HW.W.0003.110428T0755Z-110428T1400Z/ 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...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 355 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY EARLY THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING BUT IT WILL REMAIN WINDY THROUGH THE DAY. THE STRONG WINDS WERE DUE TO A FAST MOVING AND DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER PASSING ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE AT RISK OF BEING BLOWN OVER. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ003-006-007-281400- /O.NEW.KCLE.HW.W.0003.110428T0755Z-110428T1400Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON 355 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY EARLY THIS MORNING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH MAY OCCUR. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING BUT IT WILL REMAIN WINDY THROUGH THE DAY. THE STRONG WINDS WERE DUE TO A FAST MOVING AND DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER PASSING ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE AT RISK OF BEING BLOWN OVER. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
2 follow-up statements
255 WWUS71 KCLE 280933 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 533 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-281400- /O.CON.KCLE.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110428T1400Z/ 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 533 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS FROM BOTH AUTOMATED GAGES AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT...TRAINED SPOTTERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WINDS RANGING BETWEEN 55 MPH TO AS HIGH AS 67 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE WARNED AREA. WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WITH PERHAPS EVEN HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS THIS MORNING. THESE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA AS THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE AT RISK OF BEING BLOWN OVER. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
704 WWUS71 KCLE 281355 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 955 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 OHZ012-014-089-PAZ001>003-282000- /O.CAN.KCLE.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110428T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.110428T1355Z-110428T2000Z/ LAKE-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 955 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ003-006>011-013-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-281500- /O.CAN.KCLE.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110428T1400Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-GEAUGA-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...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...CHARDON...FINDLAY... TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND... WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 955 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. DAMAGING WARNING CRITERIA GUSTS HAVE ENDED...BUT GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ OUDEMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 9:26 PM EDT | Gale Warning | CLE | 18 hr | |
| Apr 27, 9:32 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:55 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | CLE | Ashtabula, Lake | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:34 PM EDT | Low Water Advisory | CLE | 4 hr | |
| Apr 28, 3:34 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 18 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Ohio, 2011High Wind Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
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.