Alert archive / Ohio / Lake Effect Snow Warnings in 2012
Lake Effect Snow Warning 1, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this lake effect snow warning at Jan 1, 2012, 3:15 AM EST for 9 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 1, 2012, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 44 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
- Jan 1, 2012, 3:15 AM EST (08:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2012, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 6:04 PM EST
- In force
- 44 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Lake County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Medina County, OH, Portage County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:16 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
603 WWUS41 KCLE 010815 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 315 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...FIRST MAJOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW OF THE SEASON ON THE WAY... OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-011615- /O.UPG.KCLE.LE.A.0003.120102T0000Z-120103T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.LE.W.0001.120102T0000Z-120103T2100Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 315 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...MUCH OF THE SNOWBELT SHOULD SEE AT LEAST 10 INCHES OF TOTAL ACCUMULATION WITH LOCAL AREAS UP TO 2 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT NEAR THE LAKE AND INTENSIFY AS IT SPREADS INLAND INTO MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 20S TONIGHT THEN HOLD NEARLY STEADY MONDAY BEFORE DROPPING INTO THE TEENS MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY AND DOWN TO ZERO TO 5 BELOW BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011-023-011615- /O.UPG.KCLE.LE.A.0003.120102T0900Z-120103T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.LE.W.0001.120102T0900Z-120103T2100Z/ CUYAHOGA-TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...WARREN 315 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...MUCH OF THE AREA SHOULD SEE AT LEAST 8 INCHES OF TOTAL ACCUMULATION WITH LOCAL AREAS OF A FOOT OR MORE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT NEAR THE LAKE AND INTENSIFY AS IT SPREADS INLAND INTO MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 20S TONIGHT THEN HOLD NEARLY STEADY MONDAY BEFORE DROPPING INTO THE TEENS MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY AND DOWN TO ZERO TO 5 BELOW BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
12 follow-up statements
509 WWUS41 KCLE 011615 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1115 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...FIRST MAJOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW OF THE SEASON ON THE WAY... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES TODAY WILL PULL A COLD FRONT THROUGH NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY ON MONDAY AS A SECONDARY ARCTIC COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH ACROSS LAKE ERIE. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIER NEAR THE SHORELINE TONIGHT BUT WILL SPREAD FURTHER INLAND THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON MONDAY AS WINDS SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PEAK IN INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF ON TUESDAY AS DRIER AIR ARRIVES. WINDS WILL BE STRONG NEAR THE LAKESHORE TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY WITH WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE TEENS ON MONDAY NIGHT. OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-020015- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.120102T0000Z-120103T2100Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1115 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS....MUCH OF THE SNOWBELT SHOULD SEE AT LEAST 10 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL WITH LOCAL AREAS UP TO A FOOT AND A HALF. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT NEAR THE LAKE AND INTENSIFY AS IT SPREADS INLAND INTO MONDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PEAK MONDAY NIGHT AND TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TONIGHT...BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 20S TONIGHT THEN HOLD NEARLY STEADY MONDAY BEFORE DROPPING INTO THE TEENS MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY AND DOWN TO ZERO TO 5 BELOW BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011-023-020015- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.120102T0900Z-120103T2100Z/ CUYAHOGA-TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...WARREN 1115 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS....MUCH OF THE AREA SHOULD SEE AT LEAST 8 INCHES OF TOTAL ACCUMULATION WITH LOCAL AREAS UP TO A FOOT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT NEAR THE LAKE AND INTENSIFY AS IT SPREADS INLAND INTO MONDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PEAK MONDAY NIGHT AND TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT...BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 20S TONIGHT THEN HOLD NEARLY STEADY MONDAY BEFORE DROPPING INTO THE TEENS MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY AND DOWN TO ZERO TO 5 BELOW BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
192 WWUS41 KCLE 012132 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 432 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...FIRST MAJOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW OF THE SEASON ON THE WAY... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL OVERNIGHT BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES NORTHEAST INTO CANADA. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A SECONDARY ARCTIC COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH ACROSS LAKE ERIE. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIER NEAR THE SHORELINE TONIGHT BUT WILL SPREAD FURTHER INLAND THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON MONDAY AS WINDS SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PEAK IN INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF ON TUESDAY AS DRIER AIR ARRIVES. WINDS WILL BE STRONG NEAR THE LAKESHORE TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY WITH WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE TEENS ON MONDAY NIGHT. OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-020545- /O.EXT.KCLE.LE.W.0001.120102T0300Z-120103T2100Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 432 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS....SNOWFALL TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE SNOWBELT WITH SNOW INTENSIFYING ON MONDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY THE END OF THE EVENT ON TUESDAY WILL EXCEED 12 INCHES IN MOST AREAS AND BE NEAR A FOOT AND A HALF IN FAVORED LOCATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT NEAR THE LAKE AND INTENSIFY AS IT SPREADS INLAND ON MONDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PEAK MONDAY NIGHT AND TAPER OFF BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT... BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON MONDAY. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT THEN HOLD NEARLY STEADY MONDAY BEFORE DROPPING INTO THE TEENS MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO ON MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DECREASE TONIGHT AND BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011-023-020545- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.120102T0900Z-120103T2100Z/ CUYAHOGA-TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...WARREN 432 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS....SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY THE END OF THE EVENT ON TUESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT NEAR THE LAKE AND INTENSIFY AS IT SPREADS INLAND INTO MONDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PEAK MONDAY NIGHT AND TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT... BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT THEN HOLD NEARLY STEADY MONDAY BEFORE DROPPING INTO THE TEENS MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO ON MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON MONDAY AND MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ020>022-020545- /O.NEW.KCLE.LE.A.0001.120102T1500Z-120103T2100Z/ MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA 432 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL TO EXCEED 8 INCHES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON MONDAY...PEAKING IN INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. | * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT THEN HOLD NEARLY STEADY MONDAY BEFORE DROPPING INTO THE TEENS MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO ON MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON MONDAY AND MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
117 WWUS41 KCLE 020352 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1052 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...FIRST MAJOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW OF THE SEASON ON THE WAY... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A SECONDARY ARCTIC COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH ACROSS LAKE ERIE. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIER NEAR THE SHORELINE TONIGHT BUT WILL SPREAD FURTHER INLAND ON MONDAY AS WINDS SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PEAK IN INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF ON TUESDAY AS DRIER AIR ARRIVES. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY WITH WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-021200- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2100Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1052 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS....SNOWFALL TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY THE END OF THE EVENT ON TUESDAY WILL EXCEED 12 INCHES IN MOST AREAS AND MAY EXCEED 20 INCHES IN FAVORED LOCATIONS. * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TONIGHT... BECOMING NORTHWEST ON MONDAY. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 20S TONIGHT THEN HOLD NEARLY STEADY ON MONDAY. LOWS WILL DIP INTO THE TEENS MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO ON MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011-023-021200- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.120102T0900Z-120103T2100Z/ CUYAHOGA-TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...WARREN 1052 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS....SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AROUND 8 INCHES. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY THE END OF THE EVENT ON TUESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AS IT SPREADS INLAND ON MONDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PEAK MONDAY NIGHT AND TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TONIGHT... BECOMING NORTHWEST ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 20S TONIGHT THEN HOLD NEARLY STEADY ON MONDAY. LOWS WILL DIP INTO THE TEENS MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO ON MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS... ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ020>022-021200- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.A.0001.120102T1500Z-120103T2100Z/ MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA 1052 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL INCREASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL TO EXCEED 8 INCHES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY...PEAKING IN INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. | * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT THEN HOLD NEARLY STEADY ON MONDAY. LOWS WILL DIP INTO THE TEENS MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO ON MONDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
640 WWUS41 KCLE 020900 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 400 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...THE FIRST MAJOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW OF THE SEASON WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ONE TO TWO FEET IN THE SNOWBELT BY TUESDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES TODAY. TRAVEL MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES TODAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. OHZ020>022-021700- /O.UPG.KCLE.LE.A.0001.120102T1500Z-120103T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KCLE.LE.W.0001.120102T1500Z-120103T1700Z/ MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA 400 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON TUESDAY FOR MEDINA... SUMMIT... AND PORTAGE COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF MEDINA... SUMMIT AND PORTAGE COUNTIES WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTH. * TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TODAY BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL INCREASE TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE TODAY AND DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S TODAY AND TEENS TONIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A HUNDRED FEET DURING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-021700- /O.EXT.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 400 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS... WILL AVERAGE 6 TO 12 INCHES TODAY AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ADDITIONAL TONIGHT IN THE SNOWBELT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW SQUALLS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TODAY. NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S TODAY AND TEENS TONIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS TODAY AND TONIGHT...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011-023-021700- /O.EXT.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ CUYAHOGA-TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...WARREN 400 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS... 3 TO 8 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ADDITIONAL TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW SQUALLS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY. NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S TODAY AND TEENS TONIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS... ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
965 WWUS41 KCLE 021703 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1203 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...THE FIRST MAJOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW OF THE SEASON WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS GRADUALLY TRANSITIONING FROM WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE LOCATED FROM EASTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY TO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...BEFORE PUSHING FURTHER INLAND THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM A COUPLE INCHES TO NEARLY A FOOT IN SOME OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF NEAR TWO FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THE SNOW BELT BY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOWER VISIBILITIES THROUGH TONIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES TODAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-030115- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1203 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES TODAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW SQUALLS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TODAY...DROPPING INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS TODAY AND TONIGHT...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN HEAVIER BANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011-023-030115- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ CUYAHOGA-TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...WARREN 1203 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 6 ADDITIONAL INCHES TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW SQUALLS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TODAY...DROPPING INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS... ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN HEAVIER BANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ020>022-030115- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA 1203 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT WITH HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE INTERMITTENT TODAY BUT BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED THIS EVENING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE TODAY AND DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TODAY...DROPPING INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A HUNDRED FEET DURING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAINLY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
907 WWUS41 KCLE 022108 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 408 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND BEGIN TAPERING OFF TUESDAY... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AT MANY LOCATIONS TOWARDS DAYBREAK. A TROF WAS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION LATE TODAY AND THAT WILL EVEN BRING IN SOME COLDER AIR ALOFT. THE TROF AND THE COLDER AIR WILL HELP ORGANIZE SOME BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT TONIGHT AS THE FLOW ALOFT IS NORTHWEST. A SIGNIFICANT BAND OF LAKE EFFECT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM LAKE HURON AND EXTEND INTO EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO OR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA LATE TONIGHT. OTHER LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS MAY FORM. THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL BE MAINLY AT INLAND LOCATIONS WHERE THE TERRAIN WILL HELP. THE WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOWER VISIBILITIES THROUGH TONIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES INTO TUESDAY MORNING IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-030515- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 408 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL MAY BE AS HIGH AS 2 FEET AT SOME LOCATIONS OVER ASHTABULA COUNTY AND INLAND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER CLOSE TO THE LAKE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011-023-030515- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ CUYAHOGA-TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...WARREN 408 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME DRIFTING SNOW MAY OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * VISIBILITIES...MAY DROP TO UNDER A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ020>022-030515- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA 408 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO LOCALLY 5 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT OVER THE EXTREME NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES WITH UP TO AN INCH ELSEWHERE. * TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE MAINLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
421 WWUS41 KCLE 030324 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1024 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND BEGIN TAPERING OFF TUESDAY... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND MAY EVEN INTENSIFY AS COLDER AIR ALOFT MOVES OVER THE LAKE. A SIGNIFICANT BAND OF LAKE EFFECT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM LAKE HURON AND EXTEND INTO EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO OR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA LATE TONIGHT. OTHER LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS MAY FORM. THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL BE MAINLY AT INLAND LOCATIONS WHERE THE TERRAIN WILL HELP. THE WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOWER VISIBILITIES THROUGH TONIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES INTO TUESDAY MORNING IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPPER OFF FROM THE WEST TUESDAY. OHZ033-031130- /O.EXA.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ MAHONING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YOUNGSTOWN 1024 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...WILL REACH 4 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...16 TO 19. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-031130- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1024 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...WILL REACH UP TO 8 INCHES OVERNIGHT WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL MAY BE AS HIGH AS 2 FEET AT SOME LOCATIONS OVER ASHTABULA COUNTY AND INLAND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...14 TO 20. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011-023-031130- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ CUYAHOGA-TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...WARREN 1024 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...FROM 2 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES WILL FALL OVERNIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...SOME DRIFTING SNOW MAY OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURES...16 TO 21. * VISIBILITIES...MAY DROP TO UNDER A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ020>022-031130- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA 1024 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE ANY BANDS PERSIST. * TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE MAINLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURES...15 TO 20. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ010-031130- /O.NEW.KCLE.LE.Y.0001.120103T0324Z-120103T1700Z/ LORAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LORAIN 1024 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. * TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL OCCUR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE MAINLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
274 WWUS41 KCLE 030900 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 400 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW TAPER OFF TODAY... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TODAY. THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY WILL LIKELY PERSIST ACROSS ASHTABULA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO AND ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW FROM LAKE HURON WILL CONTINUE. OHZ033-031000- /O.CAN.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ MAHONING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YOUNGSTOWN 400 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FOR MAHONING COUNTY. SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING COULD LOCALLY ACCUMULATE AN INCH OR TWO. ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED MAY BE SNOW COVERED. $$ OHZ010-031000- /O.CAN.KCLE.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ LORAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LORAIN 400 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FOR LORAIN COUNTY. SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING COULD LOCALLY ACCUMULATE AN INCH OR TWO. ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED MAY BE SNOW COVERED. SOME BLOWING SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE. $$ OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-031700- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 400 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES FOR INLAND ERIE COUNTY AND CRAWFORD COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 16 AND 19 EXCEPT LOWER 20S AT THE LAKE ERIE LAKE SHORE. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO BELOW A HUNDRED FEET IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011-023-031700- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ CUYAHOGA-TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...WARREN 400 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...SOME DRIFTING SNOW MAY OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 16 AND 19 EXCEPT LOWER 20S AT THE LAKE ERIE LAKE SHORE. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO UNDER A HALF A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ020>022-031700- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA 400 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * ACCUMULATIONS....ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURES...16 TO 20. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
985 WWUS41 KCLE 031455 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 955 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW TAPER OFF TODAY... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIKELY PERSIST ACROSS EASTERN LAKE AND ASHTABULA COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OHIO AND ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW FROM LAKE HURON WILL CONTINUE. OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-031700- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 955 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES FOR INLAND ERIE COUNTY AND CRAWFORD COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 16 AND 19 EXCEPT LOWER 20S AT THE LAKE ERIE LAKE SHORE. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO BELOW A HUNDRED FEET IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011-023-031700- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ CUYAHOGA-TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...WARREN 955 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * IMPACTS...SOME DRIFTING SNOW MAY OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 16 AND 19 EXCEPT LOWER 20S AT THE LAKE ERIE LAKE SHORE. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO UNDER A HALF A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ020>022-031700- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA 955 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * ACCUMULATIONS....ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * IMPACTS...SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE 16 TO 20 DEGREES. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE UNDER A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ LOMBARDY
179 WWUS41 KCLE 031648 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1148 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW TAPER OFF TODAY... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIKELY PERSIST FROM EASTERN CUYAHOGA AND SUMMIT COUNTIES EAST TO ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW FROM LAKE HURON WILL CONTINUE. OHZ020-031800- /O.CAN.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ MEDINA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEDINA 1148 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS THAT WILL PRODUCE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL PERSIST EAST OF MEDINA COUNTY. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR A FEW LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA BUT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LIGHT. $$ OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-040000- /O.EXT.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1148 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES FOR INLAND ERIE COUNTY AND CRAWFORD COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 16 AND 19 EXCEPT LOWER 20S AT THE LAKE ERIE LAKE SHORE. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO BELOW A HUNDRED FEET IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011-023-040000- /O.EXT.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ CUYAHOGA-TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...WARREN 1148 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SOME DRIFTING SNOW MAY OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 16 AND 19 EXCEPT LOWER 20S AT THE LAKE ERIE LAKE SHORE. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO UNDER A HALF A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ021-022-040000- /O.EXT.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ SUMMIT-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AKRON...RAVENNA 1148 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * ACCUMULATIONS....ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE 16 TO 20 DEGREES. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE UNDER A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ LOMBARDY
487 WWUS41 KCLE 032030 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 330 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW TAPER OFF THIS EVENING... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL FINALLY END THIS EVENING AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST INTO THE REGION. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT THE WIND FLOW AWAY FROM THE LAKE AND AID IN ENDING THE SNOW THREAT. OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-040000- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 330 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR INLAND ERIE COUNTY AND CRAWFORD COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT BACK NORTHEAST OVER THE REGION BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 10 DEGREES THIS EVENING AND THEN BEGIN TO RISE BACK INTO THE TEENS OVERNIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO BELOW A FIVE HUNDRED FEET IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011-023-040000- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ CUYAHOGA-TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...WARREN 330 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SOME DRIFTING SNOW MAY OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THIS EVENING AND THEN BEGIN TO WARM BACK INTO THE LOWER 20S OVERNIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO A MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ021-022-040000- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ SUMMIT-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AKRON...RAVENNA 330 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * ACCUMULATIONS....ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 DEGREES BUT WILL WARM BACK INTO THE LOWER 20S OVERNIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE UNDER A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ LOMBARDY
748 WWUS41 KCLE 032304 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 604 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 OHZ011>014-021>023-089-PAZ001>003-040015- /O.CAN.KCLE.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...ASHTABULA...ERIE... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 604 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. WHILE THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS AROUND THE AREA...THE THREAT OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS ENDED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow warning 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 lake effect snow warning went out at Dec 31, 11:38 PM EST, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 11:38 PM EST, 3 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1138 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE EAST COAST
OVERNIGHT. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS WILL TRACK
THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES ON SUNDAY PULLING A STRONG COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. A SECONDARY ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH INTO
OHIO ON MONDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
LOW CLOUDS ARE STILL HANGING TOUGH ACROSS THE AREA BUT THEY ARE
BEGINNING TO LIFT NORTHWARD. IT IS CLEAR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE STATE. BELIEVE THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF
PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLEAR SKIES ACROSS AT LEAST THE SOUTHWESTERN
THIRD OF THE REGION. IT SHOULD BE BRIEF AS NEW CLOUDS BEGIN TO
STREAM BACK INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF THE LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES.
THERE IS STILL SOME FOG AND LIKELY DRIZZLE FROM EXTREME NE OHIO
INTO NW PA. BELIEVE THE WORST OF THE DRIZZLE WILL BE ACROSS INLAND
NW PA. THIS SHOULD ALL END SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ONLY MADE MINOR CHANGES TO TEMPERATURES BUT AM CONCERNED THE BRIEF
CLEARING COULD ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP A COUPLE DEGREES LOWER
THAN CURRENT THINKING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
THE SHORT TERM FORECAST IS BUSY WITH BOTH WIND AND LAKE EFFECT
SNOW CONCERNS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK OUT OF THE PLAINS
ON SUNDAY AND MERGE WITH A STRONGER TROUGH DROPPING SOUTHEAST OUT
OF CANADA. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE TROUGH DROPPING OUT
OF CANADA AND WILL CATCH THE LEADING FRONT JUST IN TIME TO BRING A
GOOD PUSH OF COLD ADVECTION TO NORTHERN OHIO. TEMPERATURES WILL
PEAK BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT BEFORE FALLING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONG ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE WESTERN COUNTIES WHERE PRESSURE RISES WILL BE AS HIGH AS 18MB
IN 12 HOURS. CONDITIONS IN THE WESTERN COUNTIES WILL BE BORDERLINE
FOR NEEDING A HIGH WIND WARNING AND A WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
SIX COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO. WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE FRONT
LOOKING A LITTLE MORE COMPACT TO REALLY MAXIMIZE THE WINDS BUT
THERE WILL BE DOWNWARD MOMENTUM WITH 50 KNOTS AT AROUND 2000 FEET
OFF THE SURFACE AND WILL LET THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT MAKE THE FINAL
CALL ON THE WARNING/ADVISORY. AN ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
REST OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A FEW LIGHT
RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT BUT THE BULK OF
THE PRECIPITATION WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL THE LAKE EFFECT RAMPS UP IN
THE SUNDAY NIGHT-TUESDAY TIME FRAME.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SUNDAY NIGHT AS COLDER
AIR ARRIVES OVER LAKE ERIE. THE SNOW MAY TAKE A FEW HOURS TO GET
GOING ON SUNDAY EVENING BUT ENHANCED CONVERGENCE ALONG THE SHORELINE
WILL HELP LAKESHORE PORTIONS OF LAKE AND ASHTABULA COUNTIES SEE SNOW
FIRST. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE ON SUNDAY NIGHT
WITH THE WESTERLY FLOW BEFORE THE FLOW VEERS TO MORE NORTHWESTERLY
AND SNOW PUSHES INLAND ON MONDAY BEHIND THE ARCTIC FRONT. HAVE
DELAYED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING FOR
CUYAHOGA/TRUMBULL COUNTIES WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION EXPECTED
IN THOSE AREAS UNTIL AFTER THAT TIME.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY ON MONDAY...ESPECIALLY MONDAY
AFTERNOON/MONDAY NIGHT WHEN A SECONDARY FRONT DROPS 850MB TEMPS DOWN
TO -19C. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO NEAR 35 MPH ALONG THE
SHORELINE ON MONDAY WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES FALL AND SNOW RATIOS INCREASE.
VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO APPROACH ZERO IN SNOW SQUALLS BUT DID NOT WANT
TO GO WITH ANY BLIZZARD HEADLINES GIVEN THE LAKE EFFECT NATURE OF
THE SNOW AND THE FACT THAT THE WINDS WILL BE DECREASING AS THE
HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH STILL LOOKS ON
TRACK WITH 8+ INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE AND MAY HAVE TO BE EXPANDED
TO PORTAGE/SUMMIT COUNTIES. ADVISORIES MAY ALSO BE NEEDED FURTHER
INLAND.
DEEPER MOISTURE WILL EXIT QUICKLY ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO A
GRADUAL DECREASE IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS IN THE SNOW BELT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...THEN THE FLOW BECOMES SOUTHWEST. ELSEWHERE PARTLY CLOUDY.
THE MODELS TRY TO INDICATE A DRY TROF TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH ON
FRIDAY...WILL HAVE SOME CLOUDS AND HOLD OFF UNTO THE THREAT OF SOME
PRECIPITATION UNTIL SATURDAY WHEN THE MOISTURE IS A LITTLE BETTER.
WENT CLOSE TO HPC FOR THE GUIDANCE FOR TEMPERATURES.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OFF TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT. SATELLITE
SHOWING A SHARP CLEARING LINE WITH VFR CONDITIONS BUILDING
NORTHEAST THROUGH CENTRAL OH...AND EXPECTING THIS TO CONTINUE
PUSHING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT ALLOWING
VFR AT SITES. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE
OVERNIGHT. SOME CLOUDS WELL TO THE SOUTH MAY QUICKLY BUILD NORTH
INTO THE AREA TOWARD 12Z COMBINED WITH OTHER MID LEVEL CLOUDS
ACROSS MI THAT MAY GET NORTHERN SITES FROM TOL-CLE-ERI.
WINDS WILL BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT OVERALL ISSUES THROUGH THE DAY
SUNDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA AND THE COLD FRONT
CROSS SITES FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SE WINDS WILL
TURN WSW BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECTING SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 20S
WITH GUSTS UPWARD OF 40 KNOTS AT SOME LOCATIONS DURING THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
PERIOD.
SOME RAIN WITH THE FRONT EXPECTED WITH CIGS DROPPING BACK TO MVFR
NEAR AND BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MVFR PERSISTING ACROSS
SITES BEHIND THE FRONT...AND AS COLDER AIR BUILDS INTO THE AREA
SUNDAY EVENING PRECIP TYPE WILL SHIFT FROM RAIN SHOWERS TO SNOW
SHOWERS. AFTER 00Z MON ANY PRECIP ACROSS SITES WILL BE IN THE
FORM OF SNOW.
.OUTLOOK...NON VFR THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. NON VFR CONTINUING ACROSS
EASTERN SITES DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.MARINE...
WILL CONTINUE THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ON THE EAST END OF THE LAKE
UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING...THE WINDS ARE SLOWLY DECREASING.
UPGRADED THE GALE WATCH TO A GALE WARNING STARING SUNDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. IT WILL BE A HIGH END GALE WARNING 45 KNOTS.
THE COLD ADVECTION IS SOMEWHAT GRADUAL SO BECAUSE OF THAT I FEEL
THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE STORM FORCE WINDS BUT IT COULD BE CLOSE FOR A
FEW HOURS AFTER FROPA. LOW WATER WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE ON THE WEST
END OF THE LAKE. A LOW WATER ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED BY THE
MIDNIGHT SHIFT.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AFTER
THE GALE...PROBABLY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL THE WINDS DECREASE
AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE LAKE. THE NEXT THREAT FOR SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES COULD BE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS A TROF CROSSED THE
LAKE...IT WILL BE MARGINAL AND WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED.
&&
.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR OHZ012>014-089.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT
FOR OHZ011>014-089.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR OHZ011-023.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY FOR OHZ009-010-
019>023-027>033-036>038-047.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 9 AM EST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR OHZ003-006>008-017-018.
PA...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PAZ001>003.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT
FOR PAZ001-002.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY FOR PAZ003.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM EST MONDAY FOR LEZ061-
146>149-166>169.
GALE WARNING FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY FOR
LEZ142>145-162>165.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KEC
NEAR TERM...MULLEN
SHORT TERM...KEC
LONG TERM...KIELTYKA
AVIATION...ABE
MARINE...KIELTYKAHazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 4:13 PM EST, 11 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 413 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001-002-012115- LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE- 413 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ009-010-019>022-027>033-036>038-047-012115- ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- 413 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ011-012115- CUYAHOGA- 413 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ003-006>008-017-018-012115- LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA- 413 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ023-012115- TRUMBULL- 413 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ003-012115- CRAWFORD PA- 413 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LEZ142>145-162>165-012115- MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- 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- 413 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LEZ061-146>149-166>169-012115- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- 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 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- 413 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:15 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 17 more | 114 days |
| Jan 1, 4:36 AM EST | Low Water Advisory | CLE | 29 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:32 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | CLE | Medina, Portage, Summit | 11 hr |
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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.