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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

December 19, 2012Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania; 4 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this winter storm watch at Dec 19, 2012, 4:23 PM EST for Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania; 4 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Dec 21, 2012, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2012, 4:23 PM EST (21:23 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 21, 2012, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 20, 2012, 3:01 PM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Lake County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 160 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2012-12-19Temperature 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2012-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 121 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
608 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
113 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
233 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.

440 
WWUS41 KCLE 192123
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
423 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012


OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036>038-047-200530-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WW.Y.0006.121221T0000Z-121221T1200Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
423 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY MAY
  NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY AS WELL.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE 
  DRIVING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED FROM SNOW AND
  BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW,
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-200530-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.A.0002.121221T0900Z-121223T0000Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
423 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH
  SATURDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. IN
  ADDITION STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
  THE SNOW. 

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING
  SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU
ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR
THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
456 
WWUS41 KCLE 200248
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
948 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036>038-047-201100-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0006.121221T0000Z-121221T1200Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
948 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY
TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY MAY 
  NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY AS WELL.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE 
  DRIVING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED FROM SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-201100-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.A.0002.121221T0900Z-121223T0000Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
948 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH 
  SATURDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. IN 
  ADDITION STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF 
  THE SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU
ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR
THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

&&

$$
719 
WWUS41 KCLE 200853
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
353 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036>038-047-201700-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0006.121221T0000Z-121221T1200Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
353 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS....ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO WITH
  ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS LIKELY ON FRIDAY.

* TIMING...7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY MAY 
  NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY AS WELL.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE 
  DRIVING.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 30S TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED FROM SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-201700-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.A.0002.121221T0900Z-121223T0000Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
353 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

* ACCUMULATIONS....6 TO 10 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 15
  INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA

* TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH 
  SATURDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. IN 
  ADDITION STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF 
  THE SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 30S TONIGHT THEN DIPPING TO THE
  20S BY FRIDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU
ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR
THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

&&

$$
785 
WWUS41 KCLE 201658
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1158 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036>038-047-210100-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0006.121221T0000Z-121221T1200Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
1158 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS....ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO TONIGHT WITH
  ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS LIKELY ON FRIDAY.

* TIMING...7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY MAY 
  NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY AS WELL.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE 
  DRIVING.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 30S TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED FROM SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-210100-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.A.0002.121221T0900Z-121223T0000Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
1158 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

* ACCUMULATIONS....6 TO 10 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 15
  INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH 
  SATURDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. IN 
  ADDITION STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF 
  THE SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 30S TONIGHT THEN DIPPING TO THE
  20S BY FRIDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU
ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR
THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

&&

$$
304 
WWUS41 KCLE 202001
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
301 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-210415-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0002.121221T0900Z-121223T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0004.121221T0900Z-121223T0000Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
301 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST OHIO
  SNOWBELT UP TO 12 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
  ACROSS THE SNOW BELT COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST
  PENNSYLVANIA. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN THE MID 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED IN SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ010-020>023-031>033-210415-
/O.EXB.KCLE.WW.Y.0006.121221T0900Z-121222T1800Z/
LORAIN-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...
WARREN...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN
301 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN GENERAL WITH 6 TO 10
  INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN TRUMBULL AND NORTHERN PORTAGE
  COUNTIES.

* TIMING...4AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN THE MID 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED FROM SNOW
  AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036>038-047-210415-
/O.EXT.KCLE.WW.Y.0006.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
301 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 7PM FRIDAY.  

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW...COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE 
  DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN THE MID 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED FROM SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 4:10 PM ESTWind AdvisoryCLECrawford, Erie33 hr
Dec 19, 4:21 PM ESTGale WatchCLE18 hr
Dec 19, 4:23 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCLEAshland, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Hancock and 21 more65 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.