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Winter Weather Advisory 2, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this winter weather advisory at Jan 20, 2012, 3:04 AM EST for Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania; 28 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Jan 20, 2012, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2012, 3:04 AM EST (08:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2012, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2012, 5:39 AM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
All 30 counties
Ashland County, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Portage County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 189 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 92 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 346 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
829 WWUS41 KCLE 200804 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 304 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE UP THE OHIO VALLEY LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027-028-036-201615- /O.NEW.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.120120T1900Z-120121T1100Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MARION 304 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL START EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ OHZ010>014-020>023-029>033-037-038-047-089-PAZ002-003-201615- /O.NEW.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.120120T2200Z-120121T1400Z/ LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT- PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MORROW- HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 304 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS TONIGHT. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY END SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ KUBINA
7 follow-up statements
179 WWUS41 KCLE 201011 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 511 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE UP THE OHIO VALLEY LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. PAZ001-201815- /O.EXA.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.120120T2200Z-120121T1400Z/ NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ERIE 511 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS TONIGHT. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY END SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027-028-036-201815- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.120120T1900Z-120121T1100Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MARION 511 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL START EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ010>014-020>023-029>033-037-038-047-089-PAZ002-003-201815- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.120120T2200Z-120121T1400Z/ LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT- PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MORROW- HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 511 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS TONIGHT. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY END SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$
943 WWUS41 KCLE 201501 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1001 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE UP THE OHIO VALLEY LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027-028-036-202315- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.120120T1900Z-120121T1100Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MARION 1001 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL START BY MID AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ010>014-020>023-029>033-037-038-047-089-PAZ001>003-202315- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.120120T2200Z-120121T1400Z/ LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT- PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MORROW- HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 1001 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY END SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$
441 WWUS41 KCLE 201748 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1248 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE UP THE OHIO VALLEY LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027-028-036-210200- /O.EXT.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.120120T2100Z-120121T1100Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MARION 1248 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL START BY MID AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN HALF A MILE... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ029-030-037-047-210200- /O.EXT.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.120120T2100Z-120121T1400Z/ RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MOUNT GILEAD... MOUNT VERNON 1248 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY END SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN HALF A MILE... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-210200- /O.EXT.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.120120T2300Z-120121T1400Z/ LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT- PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER... CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 1248 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. FOR SOME LOCATIONS THE SNOW WILL START NEAR THE END OF THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY END SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN HALF A MILE... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
224 WWUS41 KCLE 202033 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 333 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE UP THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AND THEN INTO THE CAROLINAS SATURDAY. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027-028-036-210445- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.120120T2100Z-120121T1100Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MARION 333 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN HALF A MILE... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ OHZ029-030-037-047-210445- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.120120T2100Z-120121T1400Z/ RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MOUNT GILEAD... MOUNT VERNON 333 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND QUICKLY END SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN HALF A MILE... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-210445- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.120120T2300Z-120121T1400Z/ LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT- PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER... CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 333 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY END SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN HALF A MILE... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$
971 WWUS41 KCLE 210302 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1002 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE UP THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AND THEN INTO THE CAROLINAS SATURDAY. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. THE SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST SATURDAY MORNING. OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027-028-036-211100- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120121T1100Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MARION 1002 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS....4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER TEENS. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN HALF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ029-030-037-047-211115- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120121T1400Z/ RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MORROW-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MOUNT GILEAD... MOUNT VERNON 1002 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS....4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY END SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN HALF A MILE. 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. && $$ OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-211115- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120121T1400Z/ LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT- PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER... CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 1002 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS....4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY END SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN HALF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OUDEMAN
490 WWUS41 KCLE 210828 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 328 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2012 OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027-028-036-210930- /O.CAN.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120121T1100Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MARION 328 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. THERE WILL BE A FEW LINGERING FLURRIES THIS MORNING...BUT NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED. $$ OHZ010>014-020>023-029>033-037-038-047-089-PAZ001>003-211400- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120121T1400Z/ LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT- PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MORROW- HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 328 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * ACCUMULATIONS....AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL END FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES LESS THAN HALF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
105 WWUS41 KCLE 211039 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 539 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2012 OHZ010>014-020>023-029>033-037-038-047-089-PAZ001>003-211145- /O.CAN.KCLE.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120121T1400Z/ LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT- PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MORROW- HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 539 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. THERE WILL BE A FEW LINGERING FLURRIES THIS MORNING BUT NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory 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 winter weather advisory went out at Jan 20, 12:01 AM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 12:01 AM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1201 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVERNIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. LOW
PRESSURE TRACKING ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY WILL BRING SNOWFALL
TO THE ENTIRE AREA BY EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
SNOW WITH THE COLD FRONT FRONT HAS PUSHED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
ENTIRE AREA ALLOWING FOR MAINLY CLEAR SKIES. ONLY SNOW LEFT TO
MENTION FOR THE OVERNIGHT WILL BE SOME FLURRIES AND SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS ASHTABULA COUNTY AND INTERIOR NW PA. ACCUMS THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT...BUT DID USED SCATTERED
WORDING. WITH THE SNOW RATIOS BEING SO HIGH WANTED TO MENTION
PERHAPS A FLUFFY INCH AS BEING POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF NE OH EXPECTING JUST SLGT CHC OF SNOW SHOWERS OR
FLURRIES WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUM.
TEMPS FALLING QUICKLY THIS EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT. LOWER SINGLE
DIGITS FOR LOWS CONTINUE TO LOOK REASONABLE FOR LOWS ACROSS THE
WEST WITH MID TO UPPER SINGLE DIGITS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
HIGH PRESSURE EARLY FRIDAY AND THEN ATTENTION TURNS TO APPROACHING
LOW AND ITS IMPACT FOR THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. HAVE PRECIP MOVING
INTO WESTERN AREAS INCLUDING TOLEDO AND FINDLAY BY LATE AFTERNOON.
THERE IS SOME CHANCE THAT SOME LIGHTER SNOW WILL MAKE IT TO THE
I71 CORRIDOR BY EVENING RUSH. SNOW DOES QUICKLY OVERSPREAD THE
AREA WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT FALLING BETWEEN 6 PM AND 6 AM
FRIDAY NIGHT. QPF WITH THIS SYSTEM WOULD BRING US A SOLID 4 TO 5
INCH SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THERE IS STILL SOME CONCERN
ABOUT A WINTRY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND/OR SLEET SOUTH OF U.S.
30 AND HAVE MENTIONED THAT IN THE FORECAST AND HAZARDOUS WEATHER
OUTLOOK. THE NAM STILL WANTS TO BRING A WARM LAYER ALOFT...WITH
THE ECMWF BACKING AWAY FROM IT. THE GFS HAS BEEN THE COLDEST. THE
IMPACT SCALE IS STILL TILTING MORE TO THE SNOW THAN A MIX. WILL
LET TODAYS COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED SNOW PASS BEFORE ISSUING A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS NEXT SYSTEM. TEMPERATURES FRIDAY
NIGHT WILL SIT FAIRLY STEADY IN THE LOWER 20S.
THIS SYSTEM CLEARS OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY SATURDAY...WITH THE GFS ON
THE FAST SIDE. WILL NOT GO THAT FAST...BUT MOST OF THE SNOW WILL
BE GONE BY THE MORNING HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR THE REST
OF THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL BE SEASONABLE. HAVE
GONE ON THE COLDEST SIDE OF GUIDANCE SUNDAY. UPPER PATTERN
AMPLIFIES FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK AND A SURGE OF RELATIVELY WARMER AIR
TRIES TO MAKE IT OUR WAY. HAVE THE FORECAST IN THE UPPER 30S OR
JUST TOUCHING 40 FOR SUNDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MODELS ARE COMING MORE IN LINE FOR MONDAY WITH RAIN PROBABLY
CHANGING TO SNOW WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. THE SNOW SHOULD
SHIFT INTO JUST THE SNOWBELT MONDAY NIGHT AS THE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY
ALTHOUGH THE LAKE EFFECT NOT LOOKING OVERLY HEAVY AS 850 MB TEMPS
ONLY PROGGED TO FALL TO ABOUT MINUS 10. HIGH PRESSURE QUICKLY MOVES
IN BY LATE TUE AND SHOULD SHUT OFF THE LAKE EFFECT.
BRIEF DRY PERIOD TO QUICKLY END AS ANOTHER FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL
SYSTEM PUSHES INTO THE AREA BY WED EVENING WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM FOR
LATE THU. THUS WILL KEEP THREAT FOR SNOW OR RAIN GOING LATER WED
THROUGH THU.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
WE WILL PROBABLY SEE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AT KYNG
KERI...KCLE AND PERHAPS KCAK. CEILINGS MAY BE MVFR...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE SNOW SHOWERS. THE WIND WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE
FRIDAY MORNING.
THE NEXT SYSTEM IS COMING QUICKLY FRIDAY. THE MORNING AND MIDDAY
WILL START OUT VFR. SNOW WITH LOWERING CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES
WILL SPREAD IN FROM WEST TO EAST MID TO LATE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. IT
WILL NOT TAKE LONG (AN HOUR OR TWO) AFTER THE SNOW STARTS LATER
FRIDAY FOR IFR CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. WIDESPREAD IFR
CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SOME LIFR...ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE
SNOW MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE SNOW SHOULD MOVE OUT EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.
.OUTLOOK...IFR CONDITIONS WITH SNOW MAY LINGER SATURDAY MORNING
NE OH/NW PA. NON VFR CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP BY MONDAY...
PROBABLY LINGERING TUESDAY ACROSS NE OH/NW PA.
&&
.MARINE...
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER CENTRAL LAKE ERIE AND
WILL CLEAR THE LAKE BY AROUND 8 PM. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL
VEER TO WESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL EXTEND THE GALE WARNING
FOR THE EASTERN OPEN WATERS THROUGH 10 PM AS THE FRONT CLEARS. WINDS HAVE
BEEN MORE MARGINAL FOR GALES IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS AND WILL GO
AHEAD AND CONVERT THIS OVER TO A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WHICH WILL BE
IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF AVON...AND INTO TOMORROW
MORNING FOR AREAS EAST OF AVON. IN THE WESTERN BASIN...PROLONGED
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS EARLY TODAY HAVE RESULTED IN FALLING WATER
LEVELS. THE WATER LEVEL HAS FALLEN TO WITHIN A COUPLE INCHES OF THE
CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. WATER LEVELS WILL BOTTOM OUT NEAR
THE CRITICAL MARK BY 5 PM BEFORE STARTING TO RISE AS WINDS HAVE
SHIFTED AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AND WILL FALL BELOW 10 KNOTS TOWARDS
MORNING.
IMPROVING MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS EAST ACROSS THE REGION. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 15-20 KNOTS ON FRIDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS
THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY WITH HIGH PRESSURE RETURNING FOR SATURDAY.
&&
.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR LEZ146>149.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR LEZ142>145.
&&
SYNOPSIS...OUDEMAN
NEAR TERM...ABE
SHORT TERM...OUDEMAN
LONG TERM...ADAMS
AVIATION...KOSARIK
MARINE...KECHazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 12:54 AM EST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1254 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-210600- LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW- HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- 1254 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE UP THE OHIO VALLEY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST OHIO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY EVENING. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE LIKELY BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN COULD MIX WITH THE SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. BEST CHANCES FOR THIS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE U.S. 30 CORRIDOR. IT IS LIKELY THAT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WILL BE NEED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-210600- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- 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 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- 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- 1254 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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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.