Alert archive / Ohio / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this winter storm warning at Feb 21, 2011, 5:56 PM EST for 9 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 9 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 21, 2011, 5:56 PM EST (22:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2011, 3:00 AM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
Counties Ashland County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Medina County, OH, Portage County, OH, Richland County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Wayne County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 447 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
772 WWUS41 KCLE 212256 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 556 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 OHZ020>022-029>033-038-220900- /O.UPG.KCLE.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110222T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0004.110221T2256Z-110222T1500Z/ MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- HOLMES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG 556 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHTER OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED AN INCH PER HOUR THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES. SNOW WILL DRASTICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ003-006>013-017>019-023-027-028-036-037-047-220900- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110222T1500Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY... BUCYRUS...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 556 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...WITH LIGHTER SNOWFALL EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE UPWARDS OF AN INCH PER HOUR FOR A COUPLE HOURS THIS EVENING. VISIBILITY CAN BE DRASTICALLY REDUCED AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TOLEDO TO MANSFIELD TO NEAR YOUNGSTOWN. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AFTER DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OUDEMAN
2 follow-up statements
756 WWUS41 KCLE 220349 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1049 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 OHZ020>022-029>033-038-221100- /O.EXT.KCLE.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110222T1100Z/ MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- HOLMES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG 1049 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL FROM 11PM THROUGH 6 AM WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER SIGNIFICANTLY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ003-006>013-017>019-023-027-028-036-037-047-221100- /O.EXT.KCLE.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110222T1100Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY... BUCYRUS...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 1049 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL FROM 11 PM THROUGH 6 AM WILL BE AN INCH OR TWO. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER SIGNIFICANTLY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OUDEMAN
593 WWUS41 KCLE 220800 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 300 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 OHZ020>022-029>033-038-220900- /O.CAN.KCLE.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110222T1100Z/ MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- HOLMES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG 300 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW HAS TAPERED TO SCATTERED FLURRIES SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WAS COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ OHZ003-006>013-017>019-023-027-028-036-037-047-220900- /O.CAN.KCLE.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110222T1100Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY... BUCYRUS...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 300 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW HAS TAPERED TO JUST A FEW SCATTERED FLURRIES SO THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WAS COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. $$
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Ohio, 2011Every winter storm 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.