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Heat Advisory 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 29, 201225 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this heat advisory at Jun 29, 2012, 3:59 AM EDT for 25 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Jun 29, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 29, 2012, 3:59 AM EDT (07:59 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 29, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 29, 2012, 3:08 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
All 25 counties

Ashland County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox 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

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:02 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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 204 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2012-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4178 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2012-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
4178 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1415 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
7.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

256 
WWUS71 KCLE 290759
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
359 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-027-028-036-037-047-291600-
/O.NEW.KCLE.HT.Y.0002.120629T1500Z-120630T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-MARION-
MORROW-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...
MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON
359 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 100.

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100 WILL
  IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ESPECIALLY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF
HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY
OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE.
WHEN POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY
MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT
REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS.
ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND
SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY-CALL 911.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
922 
WWUS71 KCLE 291339
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
939 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

OHZ009>011-019>023-029>033-038-292145-
/O.EXA.KCLE.HT.Y.0002.120629T1500Z-120630T0000Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...
NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG
939 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 102.

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100 WILL 
  IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ESPECIALLY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND
HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT
ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-
CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY-CALL 911.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-027-028-036-037-047-292145-
/O.CON.KCLE.HT.Y.0002.120629T1500Z-120630T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-MARION-
MORROW-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...
MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON
939 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 104.

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100 WILL 
  IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ESPECIALLY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND
HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT
ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-
CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY-CALL 911.

&&

$$
945 
WWUS71 KCLE 291908
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
308 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012


OHZ003-006>011-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-292015-
/O.CAN.KCLE.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120630T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-HANCOCK-SENECA-
HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...
NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...
CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...
YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
308 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE HEAT
ADVISORY.

HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE FALLEN SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT
HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY
CRITERIA. HOWEVER...IT WILL REMAIN HOT WITH HEAT INDICIES IN THE
UPPER 90S THROUGH 7 PM.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 11:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull56 min
Jun 29, 12:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula55 min
Jun 29, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Wood56 min
Jun 29, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMarion, Wyandot56 min
Jun 29, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESeneca43 min
Jun 29, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock16 min
Jun 29, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Morrow50 min
Jun 29, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox, Richland61 min
Jun 29, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland55 min
Jun 29, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes56 min

Nearby

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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.