Alert archive / Ohio / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 1, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this high wind watch at Mar 2, 2012, 4:15 AM EST for 24 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2012, 4:15 AM EST (09:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 3:10 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
All 26 counties
Ashland County, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Huron County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Medina 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), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:15 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 00:00Z, 9.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1055 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
048 WWUS71 KCLE 020915 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 415 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN AFFECT NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE FROM THE MIDWEST TO LOWER MICHIGAN BY THIS EVENING AND THEN THE LOW WILL WILL MOVE INTO ONTARIO LATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. OHZ036-037-047-021715- /O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0008.120303T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 415 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-021715- /O.NEW.KCLE.HW.A.0001.120303T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND 415 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL TO KNOCK DOWN SOME BRANCHES...TREES AND EVEN BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-089-PAZ001>003-021715- /O.NEW.KCLE.HW.A.0001.120303T0000Z-120303T1500Z/ LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT- PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER... CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 415 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL TO KNOCK DOWN SOME BRANCHES...TREES AND EVEN BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
2 follow-up statements
735 WWUS71 KCLE 021443 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 943 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN AFFECT NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE FROM THE MIDWEST TO LOWER MICHIGAN BY THIS EVENING AND THEN THE LOW WILL WILL MOVE INTO ONTARIO LATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. OHZ036-037-047-022245- /O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0008.120303T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 943 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-022245- /O.CON.KCLE.HW.A.0001.120303T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND 943 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL TO KNOCK DOWN SOME BRANCHES...TREES AND EVEN BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-089-PAZ001>003-022245- /O.CON.KCLE.HW.A.0001.120303T0000Z-120303T1500Z/ LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT- PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER... CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 943 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL TO KNOCK DOWN SOME BRANCHES...TREES AND EVEN BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
929 WWUS71 KCLE 022010 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 310 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN AFFECT NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND THEN INTO ONTARIO LATER TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO AS MUCH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-030415- /O.UPG.KCLE.HW.A.0001.120303T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.HW.W.0002.120303T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND 310 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THIS FRONT THROUGH DAYBREAK SATURDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL TO KNOCK DOWN SOME BRANCHES...TREES AND EVEN BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-089-PAZ001>003-030415- /O.UPG.KCLE.HW.A.0001.120303T0000Z-120303T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.HW.W.0002.120303T0000Z-120303T1500Z/ LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT- PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER... CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 310 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THIS FRONT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE IN ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL TO KNOCK DOWN SOME BRANCHES...TREES AND EVEN BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ036-037-047-030415- /O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0008.120303T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ MARION-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON 310 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ KUBINA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:55 AM EST | Gale Warning | CLE | 42 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:15 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Holmes, Knox and 15 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:10 PM EST | High Wind Warning | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 18 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:53 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | CLE | 24 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in Ohio, 2012High Wind Watches in Pennsylvania, 2012Every high wind watch 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.