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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Cleveland, OH

February 24, 2012Lucas County, Ottawa County, Wood County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2012, 10:24 AM EST for Lucas County, Ottawa County, Wood County, Ohio. It took effect at Feb 24, 2012, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2012, 10:24 AM EST (15:24 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 24, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 24, 2012, 5:13 PM EST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Lucas County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Wood County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 134 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2012-02-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2012-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 511 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
478 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
95 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
511 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
673 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

049 
WWUS71 KCLE 241524
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1024 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN OHIO THIS
MORNING AND ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO THIS EVENING. AS THIS AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE PASSES WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

OHZ008>013-017>022-027>032-036>038-047-242330-
/O.CON.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120225T0100Z/
SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-
MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-
STARK-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...
CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...
MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
1024 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING AND ESPECIALLY EARLY AFTERNOON

* IMPACTS...TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS EXPECTED

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.

&&

$$

OHZ014-023-033-089-PAZ001>003-242330-
/O.CON.KCLE.HW.W.0001.120224T1600Z-120225T0300Z/
ASHTABULA INLAND-TRUMBULL-MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN...
ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
1024 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING

* IMPACTS...TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS EXPECTED

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.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006-007-242330-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0006.120224T1700Z-120225T0100Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON
1024 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON

* IMPACTS...TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
678 
WWUS71 KCLE 242019
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
319 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN OHIO THIS
MORNING AND ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO THIS EVENING. AS THIS AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE PASSES WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

OHZ014-023-033-089-PAZ001>003-250100-
/O.EXT.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120225T0100Z/
ASHTABULA INLAND-TRUMBULL-MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN...
ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
319 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

OHZ008>013-017>022-027>032-036>038-047-250100-
/O.CON.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120225T0100Z/
SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-
MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-
STARK-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...
CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...
MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
319 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006-007-250100-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120225T0100Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON
319 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE.

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.

&&

$$
635 
WWUS71 KCLE 242213
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
513 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR LAKE ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE
MOVING NORTHEAST TONIGHT. AS THIS HAPPENS THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
SLOWLY DECREASE. 

OHZ008-009-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-242315-
/O.CAN.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120225T0100Z/
SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...
NORWALK...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON
513 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. HOWEVER...WINDS
MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

OHZ003-006-007-242315-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120225T0100Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON
513 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. HOWEVER...WINDS MAY
GUST UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

OHZ010>013-020>022-031-032-038-250100-
/O.CON.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120225T0100Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-WAYNE-STARK-
HOLMES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WOOSTER...CANTON...MILLERSBURG
513 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...ENDING BY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE FOR
  THE REST OF THE EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

OHZ014-023-033-089-PAZ001>003-250100-
/O.CON.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120225T0100Z/
ASHTABULA INLAND-TRUMBULL-MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN...
ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
513 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...ENDING BY EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 23, 10:06 PM ESTGale WatchCLE6 hr
Feb 24, 3:47 AM ESTWind AdvisoryCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 19 more6 hr
Feb 24, 4:00 AM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake, Trumbull39 hr
Feb 24, 4:02 AM ESTGale WarningCLE30 hr
Feb 24, 4:02 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE48 hr
Feb 24, 9:58 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 19 more9 hr
Feb 24, 3:22 PM ESTLow Water AdvisoryCLE7 hr

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.