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Winter Storm Watch 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

January 30, 201128 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this winter storm watch at Jan 30, 2011, 3:14 PM EST for 28 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 31, 2011, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2011, 3:14 PM EST (20:14 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 31, 2011, 10:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 31, 2011, 4:18 PM EST
In force
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 20:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 8.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2011-01-30Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2011-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 57 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
580 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
96 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 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.

449 
WWUS41 KCLE 302014
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
314 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

...WINTER STORM TO HIT THE REGION...

.A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN
OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA ALONG THE WARM FRONT AND SPREAD A WINTRY MIX
OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA. THE STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE EAST OF THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY.

OHZ010>014-020>023-030>033-038-047-089-310415-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T0300Z-110202T1200Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-
PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-KNOX-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...ASHLAND...
WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...
ASHTABULA
314 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA MONDAY EVENING ALONG A
WARM FRONT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BY TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE FIRST SURGE OF SNOW.

THE INTENSITY OF THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
FIRST SURGE OF SNOW MOVES TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. THE STRONG
STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
SPREAD A SECOND SURGE OF SNOW INTO THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT. 

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
TUESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MIXED WITH
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN POSSIBLY CHANGE
OVER TO ALL RAIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SNOW COULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL
FREEZING RAIN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND OR SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY
TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>029-036-037-310415-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-MARION-MORROW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD
314 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA MONDAY EVENING ALONG A
WARM FRONT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY
NIGHT WITH THE FIRST SURGE OF SNOW.

THE INTENSITY OF THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FOR A PERIOD OF TIME
TUESDAY MORNING AS THE FIRST SURGE OF SNOW MOVES OFF TO THE EAST.
AS THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA...THE
SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AN
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTH
AND THEN GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTH TO AFFECT THE REST OF THE AREA
TUESDAY NIGHT.

THE SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN COMBINATION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WHEN IT WILL THEN CHANGE BACK TO
ALL SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM WEST
TO EAST AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND OR SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY
TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER
SOURCE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

$$

PAZ001>003-310415-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T1200Z-110203T0600Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
314 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING ALONG A
WARM FRONT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BY TUESDAY WITH THE FIRST SURGE OF SNOW.

THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATER TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND SPREAD A SECOND SURGE OF SNOW INTO THE REGION TUESDAY
NIGHT.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
TUESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...THE SNOW COULD BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS
THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE PRECIPITATION COULD CHANGE TO ALL RAIN IN
CRAWFORD COUNTY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
THEN CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SNOW COULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL
FREEZING RAIN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU
ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR
THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

LOMBARDY
6 follow-up statements
294 
WWUS41 KCLE 310252
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
952 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

...WINTER STORM TO HIT THE REGION...

.A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN
OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA ALONG THE WARM FRONT AND SPREAD A
WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA. THE STORM SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

OHZ010>014-020>023-030>033-038-047-089-311100-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T0300Z-110202T1200Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-
PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-KNOX-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...ASHLAND...
WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...
ASHTABULA
952 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA MONDAY EVENING ALONG A
WARM FRONT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BY TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE FIRST SURGE OF SNOW.

THE INTENSITY OF THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
FIRST SURGE OF SNOW MOVES TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. THE STRONG
STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATER TUESDAY EVENING AND
SPREAD A SECOND SURGE OF SNOW INTO THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
TUESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MIXED WITH
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN POSSIBLY CHANGE
OVER TO ALL RAIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SNOW COULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL
FREEZING RAIN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND OR SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>029-036-037-311100-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-MARION-MORROW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD
952 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA MONDAY EVENING ALONG A
WARM FRONT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE FIRST SURGE OF SNOW.

THE INTENSITY OF THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FOR A PERIOD OF TIME
TUESDAY MORNING AS THE FIRST SURGE OF SNOW MOVES OFF TO THE EAST.
AS THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA...THE
SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AN
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EXTREME
SOUTH AND THEN GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTH TO AFFECT THE REST OF THE
AREA TUESDAY NIGHT.

THE SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN COMBINATION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WHEN IT WILL THEN CHANGE BACK TO
ALL SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM WEST
TO EAST AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND OR SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

$$

PAZ001>003-311100-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T1200Z-110203T0600Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
952 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING ALONG A
WARM FRONT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BY TUESDAY WITH THE FIRST SURGE OF SNOW.

THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATER TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND SPREAD A SECOND SURGE OF SNOW INTO THE REGION
TUESDAY NIGHT.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
TUESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...THE SNOW COULD BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS
THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE PRECIPITATION COULD CHANGE TO ALL RAIN
IN CRAWFORD COUNTY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND THEN CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SNOW COULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL
FREEZING RAIN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU
ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR
THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

&&

$$
358 
WWUS41 KCLE 310944
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
444 AM EST MON JAN 31 2011


OHZ010>014-020>023-030>033-038-047-089-311745-
/O.EXT.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T0300Z-110202T1500Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-
PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-KNOX-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...ASHLAND...
WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...
ASHTABULA
444 AM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOW MOVES EAST
OF THE AREA. 

MORE SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO A
WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN...OR SLEET OVERNIGHT. THE
WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT THE
EXACT TIMING IS STILL IN DOUBT. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK
OVER TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SNOW COULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL
FREEZING RAIN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>029-036-037-311745-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-MARION-MORROW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD
444 AM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THE
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FOR A TIME TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN
PICK UP AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW
IS ALSO POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY EVENING.

THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN
OR SLEET LATE TUESDAY...THEN CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SNOW WILL END LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF UP
TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHWEST
OHIO. 

WINDS COULD BE GUSTY ESPECIALLY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES.
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE ERIE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

$$

PAZ001>003-311745-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T1200Z-110203T0600Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
444 AM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY
TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON
BUT THEN REDEVELOP DURING TUESDAY NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN OR
SLEET TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE PRECIPITATION
COULD CHANGE TO ALL RAIN IN CRAWFORD COUNTY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
A BRIEF PERIOD. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SNOW COULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL
FREEZING RAIN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OR THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

$$
150 
WWUS41 KCLE 311548
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1048 AM EST MON JAN 31 2011

OHZ010>014-020>023-030>033-038-047-089-010000-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T0300Z-110202T1500Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-
PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-KNOX-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...ASHLAND...
WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...
ASHTABULA
1048 AM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOW MOVES EAST
OF THE AREA.

MORE SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO A
WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN...OR SLEET OVERNIGHT. THE
WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT THE
EXACT TIMING IS STILL IN DOUBT. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK
OVER TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SNOW COULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL
FREEZING RAIN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>029-036-037-010000-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-MARION-MORROW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD
1048 AM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY.
THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FOR A TIME TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN PICK UP AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY EVENING.

THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW OR FREEZING
RAIN OR SLEET LATE TUESDAY...THEN CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING
ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO.

WINDS COULD BE GUSTY ESPECIALLY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES.
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE ERIE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

$$

PAZ001>003-010000-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T1200Z-110203T0600Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
1048 AM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING.

SNOW WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON BUT THEN REDEVELOP
TUESDAY NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A
WINTRY MIX OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET TUESDAY NIGHT. 

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE PRECIPITATION COULD CHANGE TO
ALL RAIN IN CRAWFORD COUNTY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR A BRIEF PERIOD.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND THEN CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SNOW COULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL
FREEZING RAIN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OR THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

$$

LOMBARDY
238 
WWUS41 KCLE 311954
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
254 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011

OHZ010>014-020>023-030>033-038-047-089-010400-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T0300Z-110202T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0002.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-
PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-KNOX-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...ASHLAND...
WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...
ASHTABULA
254 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT
AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT IN
INTENSITY AS THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOW MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. THE
SNOW WILL THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AGAIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...DUE TO WARM AIR MOVING NORTH AHEAD
OF THE STORM SYSTEM...THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SNOW ACCUMULATION SOUTH OF
THE LAKE SHORE. FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ICE TO ACCUMULATE ON
EXPOSED UNTREATED SURFACES.

ICE WILL ACCUMULATE AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH WHERE THE
FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPS. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATION BETWEEN
ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN TIER AREAS...IF THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO FREEZING
RAIN MUCH SOONER.

TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE AROUND 3 INCHES ACROSS THE
SOUTH AND AROUND 12 INCHES NEAR THE LAKE SHORE.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
CHANGING ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW TOWARD EVENING ON WEDNESDAY.

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>009-017>019-027>029-036-037-010400-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0002.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-MARION-MORROW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD
254 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT
AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY BUT WILL DIMINISH IN
INTENSITY AS THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOW MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. THE
SECOND WAVE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A STORM
SYSTEM WILL START TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT.

TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
WINTER STORM BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

WINDS COULD BE GUSTY AT 25 TO 30 MPH ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM THE NORTHWEST CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE ERIE.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
CHANGING ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW TOWARD EVENING ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW 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 OR YOUR
FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

PAZ001>003-010400-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T1200Z-110203T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0002.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
254 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY AS THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOW MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. THE
SNOW WILL THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 14
INCHES FOR THE STORM BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30
MPH...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE SHORE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT
TIMES ACROSS THE AREA.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

LOMBARDY
653 
WWUS41 KCLE 312045 CCA
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
343 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011

OHZ010>014-020>023-030>033-038-047-089-010500-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T0300Z-110202T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0002.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-
PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-KNOX-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...ASHLAND...
WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...
ASHTABULA
343 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT
AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT IN
INTENSITY AS THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOW MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. THE
SNOW WILL THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AGAIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...DUE TO WARM AIR MOVING NORTH AHEAD
OF THE STORM SYSTEM...THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SNOW ACCUMULATION SOUTH OF
THE LAKE SHORE. FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ICE TO ACCUMULATE ON
EXPOSED UNTREATED SURFACES.

ICE WILL ACCUMULATE AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH WHERE THE
FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPS. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATION BETWEEN
ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN TIER AREAS...IF THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO FREEZING
RAIN MUCH SOONER.

TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE AROUND 3 INCHES ACROSS THE
SOUTH AND AROUND 12 INCHES NEAR THE LAKE SHORE.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
CHANGING ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW TOWARD EVENING ON WEDNESDAY.

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>009-017>019-027>029-036-037-010500-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
/O.COR.KCLE.WS.W.0002.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-MARION-MORROW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD
343 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT
AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY BUT WILL DIMINISH IN
INTENSITY AS THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOW MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. THE
SECOND WAVE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A STORM
SYSTEM WILL START TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT.

TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
WINTER STORM NEAR THE TOLEDO AREA WHILE AREAS TO THE SOUTH IN
MARION AND MORROW COUNTIES CAN EXPECT 6 TO 9 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

WINDS COULD BE GUSTY AT 25 TO 30 MPH ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM THE NORTHWEST CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE ERIE.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
CHANGING ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW TOWARD EVENING ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW 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 OR YOUR
FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

PAZ001>003-010500-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T1200Z-110203T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0002.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
343 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY AS THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOW MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. THE
SNOW WILL THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 14
INCHES FOR THE STORM BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30
MPH...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE SHORE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT
TIMES ACROSS THE AREA.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

LOMBARDY
433 
WWUS41 KCLE 312121 CCA
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
418 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011

OHZ010>014-020>023-030>033-038-047-089-010545-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T0300Z-110202T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0002.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-
PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-KNOX-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...ASHLAND...
WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...
ASHTABULA
418 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT
AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT IN
INTENSITY AS THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOW MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. THE
SNOW WILL THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AGAIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...DUE TO WARM AIR MOVING NORTH AHEAD
OF THE STORM SYSTEM...THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SNOW ACCUMULATION SOUTH OF
THE LAKE SHORE. FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ICE TO ACCUMULATE ON
EXPOSED UNTREATED SURFACES.

ICE WILL ACCUMULATE AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH WHERE THE
FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPS. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATION BETWEEN
ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN TIER AREAS...IF THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO FREEZING
RAIN MUCH SOONER.

TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE AROUND 3 INCHES ACROSS THE
SOUTH AND AROUND 12 INCHES NEAR THE LAKE SHORE.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
CHANGING ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW TOWARD EVENING ON WEDNESDAY.

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>009-017>019-027>029-036-037-010545-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
/O.COR.KCLE.WS.W.0002.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-MARION-MORROW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD
418 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT
AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY BUT WILL DIMINISH IN
INTENSITY AS THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOW MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. THE
SECOND WAVE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A STORM
SYSTEM WILL START TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT.

TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
WINTER STORM NEAR THE TOLEDO AREA WHILE AREAS TO THE SOUTH IN
MARION AND MORROW COUNTIES CAN EXPECT 6 TO 9 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

WINDS COULD BE GUSTY AT 25 TO 30 MPH ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM THE NORTHEAST CAUSING SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE ERIE.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
CHANGING ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW TOWARD EVENING ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW 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 OR YOUR
FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

PAZ001>003-010545-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0001.110201T1200Z-110203T0600Z/
/O.COR.KCLE.WS.W.0002.110201T0300Z-110203T0000Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
418 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY AS THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOW MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. THE
SNOW WILL THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 14
INCHES FOR THE STORM BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30
MPH FROM THE NORTHEAST...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE SHORE TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES ACROSS THE AREA.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

LOMBARDY/OUDEMAN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Jan 30, 12:22 PM EST, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 12:22 PM EST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1222 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST INTO
THE EASTERN LAKES BY MONDAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY. A
DEEPENING LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF STATES NORTHEAST ACROSS OHIO
AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST INTO THE AREA
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
BREAKS IN THE OVERCAST ARE MOVING SOUTH INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING
ALLOWING FOR SOME CLEARING SKIES IN SOME PLACES. HOWEVER...BREAKS
WILL BE SPORADIC BETWEEN CLOUDS AND THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY
FOR A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS FLOW
ORIGINATES OFF THE LAKES. SO WILL LEAVE THE MENTION OF THE SNOW
GOING AT THIS TIME.

TEMPERATURES APPEAR TO BE ON TARGET SO NO ADJUSTMENTS THERE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
OVERRUNNING SETS UP MON WITH MOISTURE AND CLOUDS SPREADING WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE CWA. DON'T QUITE THINK AIRMASS WILL BE READY TO
SUPPORT ANY PRECIP MON AFTERNOON BUT WILL BRING IN A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR SNOW IN THE WEST TO BETTER COLLABORATE.

AIRMASS CONTINUES TO SATURATE MON NIGHT...INVERTED TROUGH DEVELOPS
NE INTO UPPER OH VALLEY. SNOW LOOKS LIKELY TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
REGION DURING THE NIGHT SO WILL INCREASE POPS SOME MORE. SNOW WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE TUE BUT SW FLOW AT MID AND UPPER LEVELS PULLS
CHANGEOVER PRECIP TYPE LINE NORTH INTO THE AREA. BY 00Z TUE EVENING
AN AVERAGE OF THE MODELS WOULD INDICATE THE RAIN/SNOW LINE TO HAVE
PUSHED ABOUT HALFWAY NORTH THROUGH THE CWA.

NORTHWARD PUSH OF THE CHANGEOVER LINE SLOWS TUE NIGHT TO HANG UP
NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF LAKE ERIE AS TRACK OF LOW EXPECTED TO MOVE NE
JUST SKIMMING ACROSS SE PART OF THE CWA. EVEN THOUGH TEMPS ALOFT
WOULD SUPPORT CHANGEOVER TO RAIN...SURFACE TEMPS LATE TUE INTO WED
SHOULD STAY BELOW FREEZING SO WOULD EXPECT ANY CHANGEOVER TO COME IN
THE FORM OF SLEET OR FZRA. THUS A SCENARIO OF A SIGNIFICANT WINTRY
MESS SEEMS TO BE SETTING UP FOR OUR AREA MON NIGHT THROUGH WED. IN
PLACES THAT STAY ALL OR MOSTLY SNOW...COULD EASILY SEE 10 OR MORE
INCHES. SINCE ONLY LOOKING FOR ABOUT 3 TO 5 INCHES FOR MON NIGHT
INTO TUE PERIOD THEN LIGHT PRECIP MOST OF TUE BEFORE HEAVY PRECIP
RETURN TUE NIGHT INTO WED THERE IS UNCERTAINTY AS TO BEST HANDLE
HEADLINES. AFTER COORDINATION...WILL HOLE OFF ON HEADLINES AND LET
DAY SHIFT TRY AND GET BETTER FEEL FOR PRECIP MON NIGHT AND TUE TO
DECIDE WHETHER A LONG WATCH IS BEST OR WHETHER IT MAY BE AN ADVISORY
THEN WARNING TYPE SITUATION.

COLDER AIR WILL WRAP IN WED AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NE AND
ANY LEFTOVER PRECIP WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. RIDGING AND DRIER AIR
SPREAD IN WITH THE COLDER AIR LATE WED INTO WED NIGHT SO SNOW WILL
QUICKLY END WEST TO EAST WITH JUST SOME LINGERING SHSN IN THE
SNOWBELT BY MIDNIGHT WED NIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE LAKE EFFECT WILL BE DECREASING RAPIDLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE LAKE. OTHERWISE SKIES WILL BE PARTLY
CLOUDY AS THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AN ISSUE OVER
NORTHWEST OHIO. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN BY FRIDAY NIGHT AS A TROF
APPROACHES. SOME MODEL DIFFERENCES...THE ECMWF IS SLOWER AND WEAKER
WITH THIS TROF. COMPROMISED BETWEEN THE MODELS ON THIS FEATURE AND
SLOWED THE CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT BUT CONTINUED THE
THREAT ON SATURDAY.

LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT COULD BE BELOW ZERO AS THE SKIES SHOULD BE ONLY
PARTLY CLOUDY OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE
MONITORED. OTHERWISE USED A COMBINATION OF MOS AND MEX GUIDANCE FOR
TEMPERATURES.

&&

.AVIATION /17Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDING IN FROM THE NW PROVIDING VFR CIGS OR
EVEN SOME CLEAR SKIES TO NORTHERN AREAS WHILE SOUTHERN AREAS
REMAIN IFR/MVFR WITH VERY LIGHT SNOW AND OR BR. WITH THE DRIER AIR
CONTINUING TO SPREAD IN BELIEVE NORTHERN AREAS WILL REMAIN VFR
THROUGH THE PERIOD. DO NOT HAVE A LOT CONFIDENCE IN WHAT WILL
OCCUR OVER SOUTHERN AREAS. MODEL OUTPUT GUID KEEPING THESE AREAS
IN IFR/MVFR CIGS THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD THOUGH SLOW DRYING
TAKING PLACE IN THE LOW LEVELS WITH THE HIGH BUILDING IN. WILL GO
AHEAD AND SHOW SOUTHERN AREAS IMPROVING TO MVFR CIGS THIS
AFTERNOON BUT WILL NOT CLEAR THEM OUT AS STRATUS SHOULD FILL BACK
IN. DURING MONDAY MORNING BELIEVE VFR WEATHER WILL SPREAD OVER THE
ENTIRE AREA WITH DRIER AIR AND THE HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATING.

OUTLOOK...WIDESPREAD NON-VFR MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY ON THE LAKE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED UNTIL WE KNOW THE EXACT
TRACK OF THE LOW. THESE WINDS COULD CAUSE SOME MOVEMENT OF THE ICE
AND COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR THOSE ICE FISHING AND FOR HUTS ON THE
LAKE.

OTHERWISE THE WINDS WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE ON THE ALMOST FROZEN LAKE.
WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AND THEN INCREASING TUESDAY AND THEN AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY TRANQUIL WINDS WILL
RETURN.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...ADAMS
NEAR TERM...LOMBARDY
SHORT TERM...ADAMS
LONG TERM...KIELTYKA
AVIATION...RANDEL
MARINE...KIELTYKA
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 3:14 PM EST, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
314 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

OHZ010>014-020>023-030>033-038-047-089-312015-
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-
TRUMBULL-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-KNOX-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
314 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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>029-036-037-312015-
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-MARION-MORROW-
314 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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.

PAZ001>003-312015-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
314 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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>169-312015-
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-
314 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG LOW MOVES UP THE OHIO VALLEY. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO ICE
MOVEMENT AND CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE AND EQUIPMENT
ON LAKE ERIE DURING THIS PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.