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Lake Effect Snow Warning 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

January 30, 20134 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this lake effect snow warning at Jan 30, 2013, 3:53 PM EST for 4 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 31, 2013, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 40 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2013, 3:53 PM EST (20:53 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 31, 2013, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 1, 2013, 10:03 PM EST
In force
40 hr
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 20:54 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 31, 6:22 PM ESTSNOW 2.1Waterford, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Jan 31, 6:50 PM ESTSNOW 3.2Thompson 5sw, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Jan 31, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 2.1Fairview, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Jan 31, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 2.3Erie Airport, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Jan 31, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 2.6Millcreek Twp, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Jan 31, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 2.8Franklin Ctr, PA24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Jan 31, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 3Edinboro, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Jan 31, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 4Conneautville 6sw, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Jan 31, 7:40 PM ESTSNOW 6Northeast 6sw, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Jan 31, 7:52 PM ESTSNOW 5.5Pierpont 2se, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 5:00 AM ESTSNOW 2.5Montville, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 5:30 AM ESTSNOW 3.51 Sse Montville, OH24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 6:15 AM ESTSNOW 51 Nne Meadville, PA24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 2Cleveland Hopkins Airpo, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 2Northeast 6sw, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 2South Madsion, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 2.4Madison Village, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 2.5Ashtabula, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 3.2Thompson 5sw, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 3.3Amity Twp, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 5.5Westlake, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 6Cleveland-Old Brooklyn, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 6Franklin Ctr, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 7Chagrin Falls, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 93 Wnw Springboro, PA24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 9Garfield Hts, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 9Springbor 3nw, PA24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 9.56 Sse Erie, PA24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 2.2Ashtabula 1sw, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 3Burton, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 3Roaming Shores, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 4.7Canadohta Lake, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 4.82 W South Russell, OH24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 6.51 Ne Middlefield, OH24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 6.8Pierpont 2se, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL. STORM TOTAL SO FAR 12.3 INCHES
Feb 1, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 7Meadville 5w, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 7.5Solon, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 9.3Conneautville 6sw, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 9:00 AM ESTSNOW 2.6Waterford, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 9:00 AM ESTSNOW 5Meadville, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 9:00 AM ESTSNOW 7Corry, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 9:34 AM ESTSNOW 6Chardon, OH24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 9:40 AM ESTSNOW 2Conneaut I-90, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 10:50 AM ESTSNOW 7Cambridge Springs, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 12:00 PM ESTSNOW 3.5Nw Mayfield, OH24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 1:31 PM ESTSNOW 7Chardon, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 1:34 PM ESTSNOW 7Ashtabula, OH
Feb 1, 2:17 PM ESTSNOW 3Painesville, OH
Feb 1, 3:00 PM ESTSNOW 2Shaker Hts, OH24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 3:35 PM ESTSNOW 13Burton, OHSNOW SINCE MIDNIGHT.
Feb 1, 5:50 PM ESTSNOW 6Chardon, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 5:53 PM ESTSNOW 2South Madsion, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 6:00 PM ESTSNOW 4.5Montville, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 6:05 PM ESTSNOW 2Ashtabula, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 6:25 PM ESTSNOW 3Amity Twp, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 6:26 PM ESTSNOW 8Conneautville 6sw, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 2.7Erie Airport, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 3.2Franklin Ctr, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 7.2Hambden Twp, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 1, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 10.2Hambden Twp, OH24 HOUR SNOWFALL.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 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 2013-01-30Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2013-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 744 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1106 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
79 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
744 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
813 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.

402 
WWUS41 KCLE 302053
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
353 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING AN ARCTIC
AIRMASS TO SETTLE OVER THE REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND INTENSIFY ON THURSDAY. THE
FLOW OVER LAKE ERIE WILL BE WESTERLY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
BEFORE SHIFTING TO NORTHWESTERLY. THE WESTERLY TRAJECTORY IS
FAVORABLE FOR A DOMINANT WEST TO EAST BAND THAT MAY AFFECT THE
SHORELINE AT TIMES. IF A WEST TO EAST BAND SETS UP ALONG THE
SHORELINE THEN SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE ONE TO TWO FEET OF
SNOW. FURTHER INLAND ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER A FOOT.

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-310500-
/O.UPG.KCLE.LE.A.0002.130131T1100Z-130202T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.LE.W.0002.130131T1100Z-130202T1100Z/
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 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM
EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATIONS....SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WHERE
  SNOW BANDS PERSIST. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR
  THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE WITH LESSER AMOUNTS AS YOU MOVE INLAND.

* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE COLD
  FRONT. THE SNOW WILL TRANSITION INTO LAKE EFFECT THURSDAY AND
  CONTINUE ALONG THE SNOW BELT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. SIGNIFICANT 
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 90.

* TEMPERATURES...DAILY HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 20S AND NIGHT TIME
  LOWS WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF 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.

&&

$$
12 follow-up statements
478 
WWUS41 KCLE 302059 CCA
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
359 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING AN ARCTIC
AIRMASS TO SETTLE OVER THE REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND INTENSIFY ON THURSDAY. THE
FLOW OVER LAKE ERIE WILL BE WESTERLY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
BEFORE SHIFTING TO NORTHWESTERLY. THE WESTERLY TRAJECTORY IS
FAVORABLE FOR A DOMINANT WEST TO EAST BAND THAT MAY AFFECT THE
SHORELINE AT TIMES. IF A WEST TO EAST BAND SETS UP ALONG THE
SHORELINE THEN SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE ONE TO TWO FEET OF
SNOW. FURTHER INLAND ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER A FOOT.

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-310515-
/O.UPG.KCLE.LE.A.0002.130131T1100Z-130202T1100Z/
/O.COR.KCLE.LE.W.0002.130131T1100Z-130202T1100Z/
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
359 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM
EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATIONS....SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WHERE
  SNOW BANDS PERSIST. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR
  THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE WITH LESSER AMOUNTS AS YOU MOVE INLAND.

* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE COLD
  FRONT. THE SNOW WILL TRANSITION INTO LAKE EFFECT THURSDAY AND
  CONTINUE ALONG THE SNOW BELT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. SIGNIFICANT 
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 90.

* TEMPERATURES...DAILY HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 20S AND NIGHT TIME
  LOWS WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF 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.

&&

$$
951 
WWUS41 KCLE 310310
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1010 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING AN ARCTIC
AIRMASS TO SETTLE OVER THE REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND INTENSIFY ON THURSDAY. THE
FLOW OVER LAKE ERIE WILL BE WESTERLY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
BEFORE SHIFTING TO NORTHWESTERLY. THE WESTERLY TRAJECTORY IS
FAVORABLE FOR A DOMINANT WEST TO EAST BAND THAT MAY AFFECT THE
SHORELINE AT TIMES. IF A WEST TO EAST BAND SETS UP ALONG THE
SHORELINE THEN SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE ONE TO TWO FEET OF
SNOW. FURTHER INLAND ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER A FOOT.

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-311115-
/O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.130131T1100Z-130202T1100Z/
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
1010 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY
TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS....SOME ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WHERE
  SNOW BANDS PERSIST. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
  BE NEAR THE LAKESHORE WITH LESSER AMOUNTS WELL INLAND.

* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE COLD
  FRONT. THE SNOW WILL TRANSITION INTO LAKE EFFECT THURSDAY AND
  CONTINUE IN THE SNOW BELT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. SIGNIFICANT 
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 90.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 20S WITH LOWS IN THE TEENS.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF 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.

&&

$$
162 
WWUS41 KCLE 310851
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
351 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013

A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD
SNOW OVER THE AREA WILL TRANSITION INTO LAKE EFFECT THIS
AFTERNOON. THE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE WEST TODAY BEFORE
SHIFTING TO NORTHWESTERLY. IF A WEST TO EAST BAND SETS UP ALONG
THE SHORELINE THEN SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE ONE TO TWO FEET OF
SNOW. FURTHER INLAND ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER A FOOT.

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-311700-
/O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.130131T1100Z-130202T1100Z/
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
351 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS....SOME ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WHERE 
  SNOW BANDS PERSIST. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  BE NEAR THE LAKESHORE WITH LESSER AMOUNTS WELL INLAND.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE SNOW BELT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. SIGNIFICANT 
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 90.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 20S WITH LOWS IN THE TEENS.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF 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.

&&

$$
653 
WWUS41 KCLE 311506
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1006 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO AFFECT THE SNOWBELT...

.WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA WILL TRANSITION INTO LAKE
EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON. THE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY STEADY
FROM THE WEST THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A SHIFT TO THE WEST-
NORTHWEST FRIDAY. IF A PRIMARY WEST TO EAST BAND SETS UP ALONG THE
SHORELINE THEN SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE IN EXCESS OF A FOOT OF
SNOW. A WIND SHIFT MORE TO THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS
TO MORE LOCATIONS AND FURTHER INLAND ACROSS THE EAST LAKESHORE
COUNTIES.

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-010000-
/O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1100Z/
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
1006 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS....GENERALLY WILL BE BETWEEN 6 AND 12
  INCHES...BUT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WILL BE
  POSSIBLE WHERE BANDS PERSIST.

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO MORE
  ORGANIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO
  OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  FRIDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. GUSTS WILL
  DIMINISH TO NEAR 35 MPH FOR FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING OF SNOW.

* IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. SIGNIFICANT 
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 90.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S TODAY...FALLING INTO THE TEENS
  TONIGHT. HIGHS FRIDAY WILL BE NEAR 20 WITH TEMPERATURES FRIDAY
  NIGHT FALLING TO NEAR 10 DEGREES.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF 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.

&&

$$

OUDEMAN
812 
WWUS41 KCLE 312039
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
339 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO AFFECT THE SNOWBELT...

.WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA WILL TRANSITION INTO LAKE
EFFECT EARLY THIS EVENING. THE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY
STEADY FROM THE WEST THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A SHIFT TO THE WEST-
NORTHWEST EARLY FRIDAY. IF A PRIMARY WEST TO EAST BAND SETS UP
ALONG THE SHORELINE THEN SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE IN EXCESS OF A
FOOT OF SNOW. THE WIND SHIFT MORE TO THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING SNOW
SHOWERS TO MORE LOCATIONS AND FURTHER INLAND ACROSS THE EAST
LAKESHORE COUNTIES.

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-010500-
/O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1100Z/
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
339 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS....STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THURSDAY THROUGH
  FRIDAY NIGHT WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES...BUT
  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE WHERE LAKE
  EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST.

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL TRANSITION TO MORE
  ORGANIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO
  OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS THIS EVENING
  WILL BE UP TO 40 MPH...BUT WILL DIMINISH TO NEAR 35 MPH AFTER
  MIDNIGHT. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL
  CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

* IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH
  POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW WILL MAKE FOR VARIABLE ROAD CONDITIONS. SIGNIFICANT
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 90.

* TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT. HIGHS FRIDAY
  WILL BE NEAR 20 WITH TEMPERATURES FRIDAY NIGHT FALLING TO NEAR
  10 DEGREES.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF 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.

&&

$$

OUDEMAN
877 
WWUS41 KCLE 010312
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1012 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO AFFECT THE SNOWBELT...

.THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE AROUND AS THE FLOW CHANGES
FROM WEST TONIGHT TO NORTHWEST BY DAYBREAK AND THEN BACK TO THE
WEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IF A PRIMARY WEST TO EAST BAND SETS UP
ALONG THE SHORELINE THEN SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE IN EXCESS OF A
FOOT OF SNOW. THE WIND SHIFT MORE TO THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING SNOW
SHOWERS TO MORE LOCATIONS AND FURTHER INLAND ACROSS THE EAST
LAKESHORE COUNTIES.

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-011115-
/O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1100Z/
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
1012 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS....STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
  WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES...BUT SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE WHERE LAKE EFFECT
  SNOW BANDS PERSIST.

* TIMING...BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE AROUND AS
  THE WESTERLY FLOW TONIGHT SHIFTS TO THE NORTHWEST BY MORNING AND
  THEN BACK TO THE WEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...IN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
  POOR...THE ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE
  DIFFICULT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE FOR VARIABLE ROAD CONDITIONS EVEN IF IS NOT
  SNOWING.
 
* TEMPERATURES...WILL BE IN THE TEENS TONIGHT. HIGHS FRIDAY WILL
  BE NEAR 20 WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO NEAR 10 DEGREES FRIDAY NIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF 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.

&&

$$
922 
WWUS41 KCLE 010852
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
352 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO AFFECT THE SNOWBELT...

.A TROUGH WILL SWING ACROSS THE LAKE TODAY. AS IT DOES THE WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST PUSHING THE SNOW BANDS INLAND. THE
SNOW BANDS WILL SHIFT BACK TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING AS THE WINDS
WILL SWITCH BACK TO THE WEST.

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-011700-
/O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1100Z/
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
352 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS....A WIDESPREAD 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS
  THE PRIMARY SNOWBELT TODAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BEFORE
  THE SNOW ENDS LATE TONIGHT.

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...IN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS THE VISIBILITY WILL BE 
  POOR...THE ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE 
  DIFFICULT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE FOR VARIABLE ROAD CONDITIONS 
  EVEN IF IS NOT SNOWING.

* TEMPERATURES...8 TO 19 ABOVE.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF 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.

&&

$$
800 
WWUS41 KCLE 011444
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
944 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO AFFECT THE SNOWBELT...

.A TROUGH WILL SWING ACROSS THE LAKE TODAY. A BAND OF PERSISTENT
SNOW FROM DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND ACROSS LAKE...NORTHERN GEAUGA AND
ASHTABULA COUNTIES INTO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
LITTLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS BAND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
MOVING NORTH LATER TODAY. OTHER SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE AS WELL. THE HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH INTO
ERIE COUNTY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-012245-
/O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1100Z/
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
944 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM
  AN INCH OR LESS IN WESTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY TO 4 TO 6 INCHES IN
  ACROSS NORTHERN GEAUGA...ASHTABULA AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES.
  LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WHERE THE BANDS PERSIST.
  SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR MORE AN HOUR ARE LIKELY. ANOTHER 1
  TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN THE PRIMARY SNOWBELT. SOME
  AREAS COULD HAVE STORM TOTALS OF NEARLY TWO FEET.  

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...IN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS THE VISIBILITY WILL BE 
  POOR...THE ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE 
  DIFFICULT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE FOR VARIABLE ROAD CONDITIONS 
  EVEN IF IS NOT SNOWING.

* TEMPERATURES...5 TO 18 ABOVE.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF 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.

&&

$$
KUBINA
546 
WWUS41 KCLE 012019
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
319 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO AFFECT THE SNOWBELT...

.LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. A PERSISTENT BAND
FROM LAKE COUNTY EAST INTO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE LITTLE THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS BAND MAY SAG SOUTH AND AFFECT
THE NORTHEASTERN TIP OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY.  OTHER BANDS OF SNOW ARE
LIKELY AS WELL. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE UP THE LAKE LATER
THIS EVENING AS THE STEERING FLOW BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST. THE LAKE
EFFECT THREAT SHOULD END OVERNIGHT.  


OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-020430-
/O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1100Z/
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
319 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
  A DUSTING OVER WESTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY TO 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG
  THE EASTERN LAKESHORE COUNTIES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
  POSSIBLE WHERE THE STRONGER BANDS PERSIST. MOST OF THIS
  ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR BY MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF
  AN INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW.
  SOME AREAS COULD SEE STORM TOTALS OF NEARLY TWO FEET OF SNOW. 

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...IN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS THE VISIBILITY WILL BE 
  POOR...THE ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE 
  DIFFICULT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE FOR VARIABLE ROAD CONDITIONS 
  EVEN IF IS NOT SNOWING.

* TEMPERATURES...5 TO 19 ABOVE.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF 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.

&&

$$
KUBINA
318 
WWUS41 KCLE 012306
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
606 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO AFFECT THE SNOWBELT...

.LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FAR EAST
SNOWBELT THIS EVENING. THE SNOW BANDS WILL MOVE UP THE LAKESHORE
AS THE STEERING FLOW BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST. THE LAKE EFFECT THREAT
SHOULD END OVERNIGHT.

OHZ011>013-020015-
/O.CAN.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1100Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON
606 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING.

$$

OHZ014-089-PAZ001>003-020715-
/O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1100Z/
ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
606 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS....ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE
  FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER
  TO THE LAKESHORE WHERE BANDS MAY PERSIST A WHILE LONGER. MOST OF
  THIS ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR BY MIDNIGHT. 

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...IN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS THE VISIBILITY WILL BE 
  POOR...THE ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE 
  DIFFICULT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE FOR VARIABLE ROAD CONDITIONS 
  EVEN IF IS NOT SNOWING.

* TEMPERATURES...TONIGHT 5 TO 15 ABOVE.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF 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.

&&

$$

OUDEMAN
292 
WWUS41 KCLE 020111
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
811 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO AFFECT THE SNOWBELT...

.LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FAR EAST
SNOWBELT THIS EVENING. THE SNOW BANDS WILL MOVE UP THE LAKESHORE
AS THE STEERING FLOW BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST. THE LAKE EFFECT
THREAT SHOULD END OVERNIGHT.

OHZ014-089-PAZ003-020215-
/O.CAN.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1100Z/
ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...MEADVILLE
811 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING.

$$

PAZ001-002-020915-
/O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1100Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO
811 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS....ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
  INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION
  OF ERIE COUNTY WHERE BANDS MAY PERSIST LONGER.

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...IN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS THE VISIBILITY WILL BE 
  POOR...THE ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE 
  DIFFICULT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE FOR VARIABLE ROAD CONDITIONS 
  EVEN IF IS NOT SNOWING.

* TEMPERATURES...TONIGHT 5 TO 14 ABOVE.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF 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.

&&

$$

OUDEMAN
554 
WWUS41 KCLE 020303
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1003 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

PAZ001-002-020415-
/O.CAN.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1100Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO
1003 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING.

$$

OUDEMAN

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 Jan 30, 12:42 PM EST, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 12:42 PM EST, 3 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1242 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS TO NEAR LAKE
ERIE TODAY THEN NORTHEAST INTO QUEBEC TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL PULL
A STRONG COLD FRONT EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. A TROUGH WILL
LINGER OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
FOLLOWED BY A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE OHIO VALLEY
ON FRIDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OUT OF NORTHEAST OHIO
AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS HAVE TAPERED
OFF ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO...BUT SKIES REMAIN CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES
WILL LIKELY REMAIN STEADY...MAY SEE A DEGREE OR TWO RISE THIS
AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LINE OF SHOWERS IS DEVELOPING AHEAD AND ALONG A
COLD FRONT IN ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. THE SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO MAKE
THEIR WAY INTO NORTHWEST OHIO THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL
LIKELY OCCUR WITH THE SHOWERS. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NECESSARY
TONIGHT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS THE RISK AS THE DAY GOES ON.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP OFF BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...HELPING THE
RAIN TO TRANSITION QUICKLY INTO SNOW.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AN ABRUPT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER WILL BE FELT ON THURSDAY AS 850MB
TEMPERATURES DROP TO BETWEEN -15 TO -18C. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S WILL
OCCUR EARLY IN THE DAY WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. WINDS
WILL REMAIN BRISK THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING
TO NEAR OR BELOW ZERO BY THURSDAY NIGHT.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SNOWBELT FROM
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FLOW WILL BE WESTERLY THROUGH THE
FIRST HALF OF THURSDAY NIGHT AND POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A DOMINANT
WEST TO EAST BAND THAT COULD BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE
LAKESHORE COUNTIES. A TROUGH WILL SWING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
WITH THE FLOW BECOMING MORE NORTHWESTERLY. THIS WILL PUSH SNOW
SHOWERS FURTHER INLAND WITH SOME RE-ORGANIZATION INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. A RIDGE WILL EVENTUALLY BUILD OVER THE OHIO VALLEY ON
FRIDAY WITH THE FLOW BACKING AROUND TO SOUTHWESTERLY TOWARDS FRIDAY
EVENING. SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT IS POSSIBLE WHERE SQUALLS
PERSIST WITH PARTICULAR CONCERN FOR THE LAKESHORE AREAS WITH THIS
EVENT.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
LOOKS LIKE A CLIPPER IS ON TRACK FOR SATURDAY. THE MODELS HINT AT A
TWO PUNCH SYSTEM...THE FIRST A WEAKENING CLIPPER IN A SURGE OF WARM
ADVECTION ON SATURDAY WHICH COULD PUT DOWN AN INCH OR TWO OF
SNOW...THEN THE MORE TRADITIONAL GREAT LAKES CLIPPER SATURDAY
NIGHT...THEN LAKE EFFECT REDEVELOPING ON SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES MAY
TRY TO RISE SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT
BUT DID NOT TRY TO GET TOO DETAILED IN THE FORECAST YET.

THE CORE OF THE COLDEST AIR IS PROGGED TO PASS THROUGH BY LATE
SUNDAY. BY MONDAY THE NEXT CLIPPER APPROACHES AND STRONG WARM
ADVECTION IS UNDERWAY AGAIN. THERE COULD BE SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION
AND IT WILL PROBABLY REMAIN COLD ENOUGH ALOFT FOR SNOW ON MONDAY
ALTHOUGH WILL MENTION RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES AS
WELL WITH HIGHS RISING UP THROUGH THE 30S. COLDER AGAIN ON
TUESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
WEATHER SITUATION LOOKS TOUGH FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG
LOW LEVEL JET HAS PUSHED EAST OF AREA SO WINDS SHOULD BE RELATIVELY
LIGHT UNTIL COLDER AIR MOVES IN WITH THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. CONVEYOR BELT OF MOIST AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH NE INTO
THE AREA TO TRY AND MAINTAIN THE RAIN OVER THE EAST PART OF THE
AREA. AIRMASS IS SATURATED SO CLOUDS MAY OCCUR AT ALMOST ANY HEIGHT
AND THAT IS WHAT IS SO TRICKY WITH THE FORECAST. WILL TEND TO GO
WITH PERSISTENCE AT TAF SITES FOR NEXT FEW HOURS THEN ALLOW
CONDITIONS TO LOWER WEST TO EAST INTO THE EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR
STARTS TO ARRIVE AND WINDS SHIFT TO WEST AND BEGIN TO INCREASE.

CONDITIONS SHOULD LOWER TO LOW MVFR OR IFR TONIGHT AND THE RAIN WILL
CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST. WINDS SHOULD START TO GUST TO 30
TO 40 KNOTS FOR MOST LOCATIONS WITH THE HIGHER GUSTS FOR THE WEST
AND LAKESHORE AREAS. THE STRONGER GUSTS SHOULD SHIFT MORE INTO THE
SNOWBELT ON THU. LIKEWISE...THE WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO
MAINLY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AROUND THE SNOWBELT BY MIDDAY WITH
MOSTLY JUST SCATTERED FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.

OUTLOOK...THE NON VFR WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SHIFT INTO JUST THE
SNOWBELT THU NIGHT AND FRI. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOULD PRODUCE NON VFR
THROUGHOUT THE AREA SAT INTO EARLY SUN AND AGAIN MON WITH A BRIEF
PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD VFR SUN NIGHT.

&&

.MARINE...
A BRIEF SURGE OF WIND WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING AS THE SOUTHERLY LOW
LEVEL JET MOVES ACROSS THE LAKE. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH GALE
FORCE OR BRIEFLY EXCEED GALE FORCE AS SOME OF THE STRONGER WINDS
MIX DOWN BUT THE REAL THREAT OF A GALE FORCE WIND EVENT BEGINS THIS
EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE LAKE AND THE COLD ADVECTION
GETS UNDERWAY. WILL REPLACE THE GALE WATCH WITH THE GALE WARNING
BEGINNING AT 4 PM FOR THE WESTERN BASIN...AND 7 PM FOR THE EAST TWO
THIRDS. WILL GO A LITTLE LONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL WATCH...ENDING THE
GALE THURSDAY MORNING IN THE WEST AND LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THE
EAST. IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE UNTIL FRIDAY FOR THE WINDS TO REALLY
DIMINISH. THE CLIPPER SYSTEM THIS WEEKEND APPEARS TO BE RELATIVELY
WEAK...BUT THE SYSTEM EARLY NEXT WEEK ON MONDAY COULD BRING MORE
GALE FORCE WINDS.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
     FRIDAY NIGHT FOR OHZ011>014-089.
PA...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
     FRIDAY NIGHT FOR PAZ001>003.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR
     LEZ061-146>149-166>169.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     LEZ142>145.
     GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY
     FOR LEZ142>145-162>165.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
     LEZ146>149.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KUBINA
NEAR TERM...YEAGER
SHORT TERM...KEC
LONG TERM...KOSARIK
AVIATION...KOSARIK
MARINE...KOSARIK
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 3:44 PM EST, 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
344 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-312045-
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
344 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ICE JAM POTENTIAL WILL BE HEIGHTENED OVERNIGHT WITH RUNOFF
FROM THE RECENT RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ003-006>010-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-312045-
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-
MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-
WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
344 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ICE JAM POTENTIAL WILL BE HEIGHTENED OVERNIGHT WITH RUNOFF
FROM THE RECENT RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LEZ142>145-162>165-312045-
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-
344 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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>169-312045-
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-
344 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 29, 9:58 PM ESTLake Effect Snow WatchCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake18 hr
Jan 30, 3:43 AM ESTWind AdvisoryCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more6 hr
Jan 30, 4:13 AM ESTGale WarningCLE42 hr
Jan 30, 8:07 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLELake36 hr
Jan 29, 10:07 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEErie113 min
Jan 30, 11:11 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningCLECrawford12 hr

Nearby

Lake Effect Snow Warnings in Ohio, 2013Lake Effect Snow Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2013Every lake effect snow warning in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.