Alert archive / Ohio / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 9, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this freeze warning at Apr 27, 2012, 3:16 PM EDT for 12 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Apr 28, 2012, 1:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Apr 27, 2012, 3:16 PM EDT (19:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 28, 2012, 1:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2012, 8:44 AM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
Counties Ashland County, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Medina County, OH, Portage County, OH, Richland 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), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:18 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 1262 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
838 WWUS71 KCLE 271916 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 316 PM EDT FRI APR 27 2012 OHZ014-023-033-PAZ002-003-280330- /O.UPG.KCLE.FZ.A.0005.120428T0500Z-120428T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.FZ.W.0009.120428T0500Z-120428T1300Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-TRUMBULL-MAHONING-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 316 PM EDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS BECOMING NEARLY CALM. SEVERAL HOURS OF TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING CAN BE EXPECTED MOST AREAS. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD FROST WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED. 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. && $$ OHZ013-020>022-029>032-038-089-PAZ001-280330- /O.NEW.KCLE.FZ.W.0009.120428T0500Z-120428T1300Z/ GEAUGA-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-HOLMES- ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARDON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA... MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...MILLERSBURG... ASHTABULA...ERIE 316 PM EDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS BECOMING NEARLY CALM. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD FROST WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ KUBINA
3 follow-up statements
834 WWUS71 KCLE 280823 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 423 AM EDT SAT APR 28 2012 OHZ013-014-020>023-029>031-033-PAZ002-003-281630- /O.NEW.KCLE.FZ.A.0006.120429T0400Z-120429T1300Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120428T1300Z/ GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-RICHLAND- ASHLAND-WAYNE-MAHONING-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...YOUNGSTOWN... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 423 AM EDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...FROM THE UPPER 20S TO THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SEASONAL AND TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER AND SEASONAL VEGETATION. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE OR KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ OHZ032-038-089-PAZ001-281300- /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120428T1300Z/ STARK-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANTON...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA...ERIE 423 AM EDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...FROM THE UPPER 20S TO THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SEASONAL AND TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER AND SEASONAL VEGETATION. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ003-006>011-018-019-028-281630- /O.NEW.KCLE.FZ.A.0006.120429T0400Z-120429T1300Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-SENECA-HURON- CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...TIFFIN...NORWALK... BUCYRUS 423 AM EDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SEASONAL AND TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE OR KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
638 WWUS71 KCLE 280855 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 455 AM EDT SAT APR 28 2012 OHZ020-021-029>031-281700- /O.CAN.KCLE.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120428T1300Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.A.0006.120429T0400Z-120429T1300Z/ MEDINA-SUMMIT-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND... WOOSTER 455 AM EDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING FOR THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURES ARE RISING EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THE 30S AS CLOUDS INCREASE. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 30. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND 9 AM SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SEASONAL AND TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE OR KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ OHZ032-038-281000- /O.CAN.KCLE.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120428T1300Z/ STARK-HOLMES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANTON...MILLERSBURG 455 AM EDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. TEMPERATURES ARE RISING EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THE 30S AS CLOUDS INCREASE. $$ OHZ013-014-022-023-033-PAZ002-003-281700- /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120428T1300Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.A.0006.120429T0400Z-120429T1300Z/ GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-MAHONING-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...RAVENNA... WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 455 AM EDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...FROM THE UPPER 20S TO THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SEASONAL AND TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER AND SEASONAL VEGETATION. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE OR KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ OHZ089-PAZ001-281300- /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120428T1300Z/ ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHTABULA...ERIE 455 AM EDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING UNTIL 9 AM. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SEASONAL AND TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER AND SEASONAL VEGETATION. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ003-006>011-018-019-028-281700- /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.A.0006.120429T0400Z-120429T1300Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-SENECA-HURON- CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...TIFFIN...NORWALK... BUCYRUS 455 AM EDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SEASONAL AND TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE OR KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
268 WWUS71 KCLE 281244 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 844 AM EDT SAT APR 28 2012 OHZ013-014-022-023-033-PAZ002-003-282045- /O.CAN.KCLE.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120428T1300Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.A.0006.120429T0400Z-120429T1300Z/ GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-MAHONING-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...RAVENNA... WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 844 AM EDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. * TEMPERATURES...FROM THE UPPER 20S TO THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SEASONAL AND TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER AND SEASONAL VEGETATION. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE OR KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ OHZ089-PAZ001-281345- /O.CAN.KCLE.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120428T1300Z/ ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHTABULA...ERIE 844 AM EDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. CLOUDS HAVE MOVED OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...AND A LIGHT BREEZE HAS DEVELOPED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUNRISE HAS ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO RISE INTO THE MID 30S. $$ OHZ003-006>011-018>021-028>031-282045- /O.CON.KCLE.FZ.A.0006.120429T0400Z-120429T1300Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-SENECA-HURON- MEDINA-SUMMIT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...TIFFIN...NORWALK... MEDINA...AKRON...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER 844 AM EDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM. * IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SEASONAL AND TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE OR KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 4:05 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | CLE | Ashtabula, Mahoning, Trumbull | 11 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.