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Freeze Warning 2, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this freeze warning at Mar 29, 2012, 3:44 AM EDT for 10 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 30, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Mar 29, 2012, 3:44 AM EDT (07:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2012, 8:43 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Medina County, OH, Portage County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 2881 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
175 WWUS71 KCLE 290744 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 344 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 .MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP THROUGH THE 30S OVERNIGHT. LOWEST READINGS WILL BE ACROSS INLAND NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA WHERE TEMPERATURE COULD DROP TO THE UPPER 20S. OHZ013-014-020>023-031>033-038-PAZ002-003-291545- /O.NEW.KCLE.FZ.W.0002.120330T0600Z-120330T1300Z/ GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE- STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 344 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED BY FROST OR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ009>012-019-028>030-036-037-047-089-PAZ001-291545- /O.NEW.KCLE.FR.Y.0001.120330T0600Z-120330T1300Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-HURON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- MARION-MORROW-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND... MENTOR...NORWALK...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION... MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE 344 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE MID 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED BY FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO, POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$
5 follow-up statements
726 WWUS71 KCLE 291435 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1035 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 .MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP THROUGH THE 30S OVERNIGHT. LOWEST READINGS WILL BE ACROSS INLAND NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA WHERE TEMPERATURE COULD DROP TO THE UPPER 20S. OHZ013-014-020>023-031>033-038-PAZ002-003-292300- /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.W.0002.120330T0600Z-120330T1300Z/ GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE- STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1035 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED BY FROST OR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ009>012-019-028>030-036-037-047-089-PAZ001-292300- /O.CON.KCLE.FR.Y.0001.120330T0600Z-120330T1300Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-HURON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- MARION-MORROW-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND... MENTOR...NORWALK...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION... MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE 1035 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE MID 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED BY FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ OUDEMAN
260 WWUS71 KCLE 291924 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 324 PM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 .CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP THROUGH THE 30S OVERNIGHT. LOWEST READINGS WILL BE ACROSS INLAND NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA WHERE TEMPERATURE COULD DROP TO THE UPPER 20S. OHZ013-014-020>023-031>033-038-PAZ002-003-300600- /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.W.0002.120330T0600Z-120330T1300Z/ GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE- STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 324 PM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...26 TO 32 DEGREES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED BY FROST OR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ009>012-019-028>030-036-037-047-089-PAZ001-300600- /O.CON.KCLE.FR.Y.0001.120330T0600Z-120330T1300Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-HURON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- MARION-MORROW-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND... MENTOR...NORWALK...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION... MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE 324 PM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED BY FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ OUDEMAN
528 WWUS71 KCLE 300130 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 930 PM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 .CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP THROUGH THE 30S OVERNIGHT. LOWEST READINGS WILL BE ACROSS INLAND NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA WHERE TEMPERATURE COULD DROP TO THE UPPER 20S. OHZ013-014-020>023-031>033-038-PAZ002-003-300930- /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.W.0002.120330T0600Z-120330T1300Z/ GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE- STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 930 PM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...28 TO 32 DEGREES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED BY FROST OR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ009>012-019-028>030-036-037-047-089-PAZ001-300930- /O.CON.KCLE.FR.Y.0001.120330T0600Z-120330T1300Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-HURON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- MARION-MORROW-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND... MENTOR...NORWALK...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION... MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE 930 PM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED BY FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$
979 WWUS71 KCLE 300744 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 344 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 OHZ009>012-019-028>030-036-037-047-089-PAZ001-300845- /O.CAN.KCLE.FR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120330T1300Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-HURON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- MARION-MORROW-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND... MENTOR...NORWALK...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION... MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE 344 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE FROST ADVISORY. WHILE MORNING TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID AND UPPER 30S...CLOUD COVER SHOULD LIMIT WIDESPREAD FROST POTENTIAL ACROSS THE AREA. $$ OHZ013-014-020>023-031>033-038-PAZ002-003-301300- /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120330T1300Z/ GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE- STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 344 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...EARLY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED BY FROST OR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
850 WWUS71 KCLE 301243 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 843 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 OHZ013-014-020>023-031>033-038-PAZ002-003-301345- /O.CAN.KCLE.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120330T1300Z/ GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE- STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 843 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING. $$ OUDEMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 3:44 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron and 6 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Ohio, 2012Freeze Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2012Every freeze warning in 2012
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.