Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Cleveland, OH

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WWUS51 KCLE 101923
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
323 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

OHC063-101945-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130410T1945Z/
HANCOCK OH-
323 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR HANCOCK COUNTY...

AT 321 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR MOUNT BLANCHARD...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FINDLAY...MOVING EAST 
AT 60 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE NOW AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 4116 8388 4117 8387 4116 8342 4099 8342
      4099 8346 4095 8346 4095 8348 4091 8348
      4090 8352 4081 8352 4081 8376 4082 8389
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 252DEG 52KT 4097 8353

$$

LAPLANTE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
219 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL OSCILLATE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND
TONIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
LATE THURSDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 88 ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHWEST
PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AS STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP. ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME UNSTABLE ENOUGH ACROSS
THIS AREA TO SUPPORT THE STRONG CONVECTION AND HENCE THE NEED FOR
THE WATCH. ZONES AND WATCH HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE WATCH.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
ANOTHER WAVE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ALONG THE
BOUNDARY OVERNIGHT...BUT MODELS NOT IN GOOD AGREEMENT EXACTLY WHERE
THE BOUNDARY WILL SET UP OVERNIGHT. MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE
AGREEMENT MOVING STRONG LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. EXPECT
WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS THE LOW MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

SEE THE HYDRO DISCUSSION FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE FLOODING THREAT.

MUCH COLDER AIR RETURNS TO THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND. THE 850MB
TEMPS DIP TO MINUS 8C BY SATURDAY MORNING.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THE SURFACE HIGH SHOULD BUILD IN BY SATURDAY NIGHT WITH RIDGING ON
SUNDAY. TEMPS SHOULD RECOVER TO NEAR NORMAL ON SUNDAY.

THE PATTERN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK HINTS AT SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS
WEEK...WITH LOW PRESSURE EVENTUALLY COMING OUT OF THE PLAINS STATES
AND A BOUNDARY DEVELOPING ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. IT LOOKS
LIKE WE SHOULD GET INTO THE WARM SECTOR MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE 60S. THE GFS BRINGS A WAVE FROM THE
WEST QUICKLY ON MONDAY WHILE THE ECMWF IS SLOWER. WILL COMPROMISE
WITH THE TIMING AND STAY NEAR CONTINUITY WITH A SLOWLY INCREASING
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND EVENTUALLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WITHIN A COUNTY OR TWO OF
THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ERIE WITH MVFR AND IFR CEILINGS NORTH OF
THE FRONT. LOOK FOR MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

RAIN SHOWERS WILL LIKELY PERSIST TONIGHT ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN
OHIO...LAKE ERIE AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. THUNDER COULD OCCUR
AT JUST ABOUT ANYTIME THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS NORTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS NORTH OF THE FRONT AND SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS SOUTH
OF THE FRONT.

THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WITH A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL EXIT THE
FORECAST ROUTES LATE THURSDAY AND USHER IN A COOL AIR MASS.

.OUTLOOK...NON-VFR CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
THE NORTHEAST WIND IS ALREADY ESTABLISHED ON THE LAKE. THE GRADIENT
WILL COME AND GO TODAY AS EACH BATCH OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
PASSES BY WHICH COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES. THE
MAIN CONCERN IS MORE FOR LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE NORTHEAST
GRADIENT TIGHTENS AS LOW PRESSURE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TRACKS
EAST. WILL POST THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY STARTING AT 4 PM TO GIVE
SOME CUSHION SINCE THERE WILL MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVING
ACROSS THE LAKE BY LATE AFTERNOON. NOT SURE WHEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO
TAKE THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DOWN. THE SURFACE LOW WILL PASS NEAR
THE LAKE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WEST FLOW BEHIND THE LAKE MAY REQUIRE A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ON FRIDAY BUT WILL LET IT END THURSDAY NIGHT
FOR THE TIME BEING. THE WEST FLOW WILL BECOME NORTHWEST THIS
WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BUILD IN ON SATURDAY AND THE WINDS
SHOULD BEGIN TO CALM DOWN...ESPECIALLY BY SATURDAY EVENING.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
CONCERNS FOR FLOODING FROM LATE TONIGHT THRU FRIDAY. OVERNIGHT THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO OUR NORTH IS PROJECTED TO SINK BACK INTO
NORTHERN OHIO. MEANWHILE THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE ROCKIES
WILL BEGIN TRACKING TOWARDS THE PLAINS OVERNIGHT...AND A BROAD AREA
OF 40-50KT 850MB WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS JET WILL
INTERSECT WITH THE FRONT AND ADVECT WARM/MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF.
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL JUMP TO AROUND 1.35" WHICH IS IN THE
99TH PERCENTILE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THIS UNUSUALLY MOIST AIRMASS
COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN IN ANY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. OVERNIGHT
THE GFS AND NAM SUGGEST A WEAK WAVE ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER
N OH/ NW PA WHICH COULD BE SUCH A CATALYST. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
WILL BE MEANDERING IN/NEAR THE REGION UNTIL THE UPPER TROF SWINGS
THROUGH FRI. WILL FOCUS ATTENTION ON THE QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT AS
IT CAN SUPPORT CONVECTION OVER THE SAME AREA FOR A LONG DURATION.
RAINFALL RATES COULD BE UPWARDS OF 1.5" IN 3 HRS WHICH IS ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE FLOODING THIS TIME OF YEAR. SOME FACTORS THAT COULD HELP
SLOW/REDUCE THE FLOODING IS THE DRY WINTER AND THE ONSET OF GROWING
SEASON. HOWEVER THESE FACTORS COULD BE QUICKLY OVERWHELMED IF
RAINFALL RATES ARE HIGH ENOUGH. AT THE TIME OF THIS ISSUANCE THE
HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER NORTHERN OHIO
NOTABLY IN THE MAUMEE RIVER BASIN. CANNOT RULE OUT ISOLATED AREAS OF
2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN BEFORE THE WORK WEEK IS OUT.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR LEZ142>149.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DJB
NEAR TERM...LOMBARDY
SHORT TERM...DJB
LONG TERM...KOSARIK
AVIATION...BC
MARINE...KOSARIK
HYDROLOGY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
933 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-111345-
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-
933 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY.
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM JUST SOUTH OF TOLEDO THROUGH CLEVELAND TO SOUTHERN CRAWFORD
COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG TO
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

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

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER THURSDAY. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL.

THERE COULD BE PROLONGED PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH FRIDAY WHICH
COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-111345-
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-
933 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

LOMBARDY