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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Cleveland, OH

December 14, 20137 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this winter storm warning at Dec 14, 2013, 11:33 AM EST for 7 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 16 hr. 27 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
Dec 14, 2013, 11:33 AM EST (16:33 UTC)
Expired
Dec 15, 2013, 3:40 AM EST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Wood County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:36 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
Dec 14, 11:40 AM ESTSNOW 3.5N Bowling Green, OH
Dec 14, 12:35 PM ESTSNOW 4Ese Oak Harbor, OH
Dec 14, 1:06 PM ESTSNOW 4.5Findlay, OH
Dec 14, 1:29 PM ESTSNOW 0.8Stratton, OH
Dec 14, 5:53 PM ESTSNOW 3Geneva, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 6:29 PM ESTSNOW 8Toledo-Pt Place, OH24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 6:30 PM ESTSNOW 2.5Amity Twp, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 6:31 PM ESTSNOW 3.5Titusville, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 6:34 PM ESTSNOW 3.5Jefferson, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 6:55 PM ESTSNOW 3.2Ashtabula, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 5Northeast 6sw, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 7:14 PM ESTSNOW 3.5Conneautville 6sw, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 7:24 PM ESTSNOW 3Meadville 5w, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 7:28 PM ESTSNOW 7.9Genoa, OH24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 7:34 PM ESTSNOW 5Fremont, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 7:36 PM ESTSNOW 4.5Toledo, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 7:43 PM ESTSNOW 3.5Meadville, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 7:50 PM ESTSNOW 4Findlay, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 7:52 PM ESTSNOW 5.7Pierpont 2se, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 7:53 PM ESTSNOW 4Clyde, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 8:00 PM ESTSNOW 2.8Millcreek Twp, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 8:00 PM ESTSNOW 3.5Ashtabula 1sw, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 8:08 PM ESTSNOW 5Edinboro, PA24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 8:13 PM ESTSNOW 3Canadohta Lake, PA12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 8:33 PM ESTSNOW 3.2Perrysburg, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 8:40 PM ESTSNOW 4.5Toledo/Oregon, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 14, 9:06 PM ESTSNOW 4Roaming Shores, OH12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 161 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2013-12-14Temperature 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2013-12-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 325 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
593 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
325 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
365 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.

000 
WWUS41 KCLE 141633
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1133 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-150045-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131215T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0005.131214T1633Z-131215T0100Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN
1133 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST
THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES FOR A
  STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 9 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AND BE MODERATE TO
  HEAVY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SNOW WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH TURNING NORTH THIS
  EVENING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...CLIMBING TO 28 TO 32 TODAY THEN FALLING TO 17 TO
  21 LATE TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE THIS
  AFTERNOON.

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>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-150045-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131215T0400Z/
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
1133 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES FOR A STORM TOTAL OF
  3 TO 7 INCHES. THE LOWER ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR WHERE SNOW
  MIXES WITH SLEET OR RAIN. 

* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY
  MIX WITH SLEET AND POSSIBLY RAIN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WOOSTER TO
  YOUNGSTOWN. MIXED PRECIPITATION MAY EXTEND AS FAR NORTH AS
  CLEVELAND. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH.

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

* TEMPERATURES...CLIMBING 28 TO 34 DEGREES TODAY THEN FALLING TO
  20 TO 25 LATE TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL FLUCTUATE AND DROP TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

OHZ009-019-027>030-036-037-047-150045-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131215T0100Z/
ERIE OH-HURON-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-
KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...NORWALK...UPPER SANDUSKY...
CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...
MOUNT VERNON
1133 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES...FOR A STORM TOTAL
  OF 4 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THEN TAPER OFF THIS 
  EVENING. SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH TURNING NORTH THIS EVENING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...CLIMBING TO 29 TO 33 TODAY THEN FALLING TO 17 TO
  21 LATE TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KCLE 142115
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
415 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013


OHZ038-142215-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131215T0400Z/
HOLMES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILLERSBURG
415 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

PRECIPITATION IS TRANSITIONING TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX AS WARMER
AIR PUSHES UP FROM THE SOUTH. TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO WARMED TO
NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED...THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  

$$

OHZ036-037-047-142215-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131215T0100Z/
MARION-MORROW-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON
415 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

PRECIPITATION IS TRANSITIONING TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX AS WARMER
AIR PUSHES UP FROM THE SOUTH. TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO WARMED TO
NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED...THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

OHZ014-089-PAZ001>003-150400-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131215T0400Z/
/O.EXB.KCLE.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131215T0400Z/
ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
415 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST
THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
  FOR A STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 9 INCHES. 

* TIMING...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8
  PM. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE IN INTENSIFY THROUGH LATE THIS
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH.

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

* TEMPERATURES...CLIMBING 28 TO 32 DEGREES THROUGH EARLY EVENING
  THEN FALLING TO 23 TO 26 LATE TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL GENERALLY BE A HALF MILE OR LESS THROUGH 8
  PM...THEN START TO IMPROVE.

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.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-150100-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131215T0100Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN
415 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR A
  STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND START TO
  TAPER OFF FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH 8 PM. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH TURNING NORTH THIS EVENING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...25 TO 30 INTO THIS EVENING THEN THEN FALLING TO
  17 TO 21 LATE TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...AROUND 1 MILE WILL IMPROVE AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE
  EVENING. 

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>013-020>023-031>033-150400-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131215T0400Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-
STARK-MAHONING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN
415 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR A STORM TOTAL OF
  4 TO 7 INCHES. 

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST
  OHIO FOR 2 TO 3 MORE HOURS...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE IN
  INTENSITY AND COVERAGE FROM THE SOUTH THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY MIX
  WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WOOSTER TO
  YOUNGSTOWN. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH.

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

* TEMPERATURES...CLIMBING TO 30 TO 34 DEGREES THIS EVENING...THEN
  FALLING TO 22 TO 26 LATE TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL GENERALLY BE A MILE OF LESS...OCCASIONALLY
  DROPPING TO A HALF MILE. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE AFTER 8 PM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

OHZ009-019-027>030-150100-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131215T0100Z/
ERIE OH-HURON-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...NORWALK...UPPER SANDUSKY...
CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND
415 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES...FOR A
  STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DECREASE AS WE MOVE INTO THE EVENING
  HOURS.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH TURNING NORTH THIS EVENING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...CLIMBING TO 29 TO 33 TODAY THEN FALLING TO 17 
  TO 21 LATE TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...GENERALLY 1 TO 2 MILES...DROPPING TO A MILE OR
  LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS41 KCLE 150110
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
810 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-150215-
/O.EXP.KCLE.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131215T0100Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN
810 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS NOW MOVED EAST OF THE WARNED AREA. AN
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF AN INCH OR LESS IS STILL POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING. 

$$

OHZ009-019-029-030-150400-
/O.EXP.KCLE.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131215T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WW.Y.0017.131215T0110Z-131215T0400Z/
ERIE OH-HURON-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...NORWALK...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND
810 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES...FOR A
  STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...RAIN OR
  FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH TURNING NORTH THIS EVENING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...CLIMBING TO 29 TO 33 TODAY THEN FALLING TO 17 
  TO 21 LATE TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...GENERALLY 1 TO 2 MILES...DROPPING TO A MILE OR 
  LESS AT TIMES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

OHZ027-028-150215-
/O.EXP.KCLE.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131215T0100Z/
WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS
810 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. LITTLE OR NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

$$

OHZ014-089-PAZ001>003-150400-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131215T0400Z/
ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
810 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS 
  EXPECTED FOR A STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 9 INCHES.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 11
  PM. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE IN INTENSIFY THROUGH LATE THIS
  EVENING. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX OF
  SNOW...RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH.

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

* TEMPERATURES...CLIMBING 28 TO 32 DEGREES THROUGH EARLY EVENING 
  THEN FALLING TO 23 TO 26 LATE TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL GENERALLY BE A HALF MILE OR LESS THROUGH 8 
  PM...THEN START TO IMPROVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>013-020>023-031>033-150400-
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131215T0400Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-
STARK-MAHONING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN
810 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR A STORM TOTAL 
  OF 4 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX OR
  SNOW...RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH.

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

* TEMPERATURES...CLIMBING TO 30 TO 34 DEGREES THIS EVENING...
  THEN FALLING TO 22 TO 26 LATE TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL GENERALLY BE A MILE OF LESS...OCCASIONALLY 
  DROPPING TO A HALF MILE. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE AFTER 8 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS41 KCLE 150346
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1046 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

OHZ010-031>033-150500-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131215T0400Z/
LORAIN-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN
1046 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. LESS THAN AN INCH 
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.

$$

OHZ009-019-029-030-150500-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-131215T0400Z/
ERIE OH-HURON-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...NORWALK...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND
1046 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

$$

OHZ014-089-PAZ001>003-150900-
/O.EXT.KCLE.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131215T0900Z/
ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
1046 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO LOCALLY 3 MORE INCHES OF NEW SNOW...FOR STORM
  TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH.

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

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 20S OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL GENERALLY BE A HALF MILE OR LESS THROUGH 8 
  PM...THEN START TO IMPROVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

OHZ011>013-020>023-150900-
/O.EXT.KCLE.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131215T0900Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...MEDINA...
AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN
1046 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES MORE INCHES FOR
  A STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL GRADUALLY TAPER TO
  FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH.

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

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO THE LOWER TO MID 20S OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL GENERALLY BE A MILE OF LESS...OCCASIONALLY 
  DROPPING TO A HALF MILE. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE AFTER 8 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS41 KCLE 150840
WSWCLE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
340 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013


PAZ001>003-151645-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131215T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.LE.Y.0010.131215T1800Z-131216T1500Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
340 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 AM EST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5
  INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER INCH OR TWO MONDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
  THIS AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF BY LATE MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH BY LATE TODAY.

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

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING FROM THE MID 20S EARLY THIS AFTERNOON TO
  THE MID TO UPPER TEENS TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL GENERALLY BE A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE
  HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

OHZ014-089-150945-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131215T0900Z/
ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA
340 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING.

THE WIDESPREAD MODERATE SNOW HAS TAPERED TO FLURRIES SO THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR
TODAY INTO MONDAY AND SOME AREAS COULD SEE ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES
OF ACCUMULATION.

$$

OHZ011>013-020>023-150945-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131215T0900Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...MEDINA...
AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN
340 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE WIDESPREAD MODERATE SNOW HAS TAPERED TO FLURRIES SO THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR
TODAY INTO MONDAY AND SOME AREAS COULD SEE ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES
OF ACCUMULATION.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 14, 7:23 AM EST, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 7:23 AM EST, 4 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
723 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO OHIO BY EARLY TONIGHT THEN SHIFT OFF
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST INTO SUNDAY LEAVING A TROUGH EXTENDING WEST
FROM THE LOW INTO THE GREAT LAKES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE AREA EARLY MONDAY THEN A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE HIGH
PRESSURE PUSHES UP THE OHIO VALLEY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
THE LATEST MODELS CONTINUE TO KEEP THINGS ON TRACK WITH A LOW
LIFTING NE INTO SE OH EARLY TONIGHT THEN WEAKENING AS A NEW LOW
DEEPENS ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. SHORT TERM MODELS INDICATE
SOMEWHAT OF A LULL IN SNOW INTENSITY THRU 10 OR 11 AM THEN THINGS
SHOULD PICK UP AGAIN.

STILL LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
TODAY...POSSIBLY 3 TO 5 IN SOME PLACES WHERE SOME HEAVIER BANDING
TAKES PLACE. INCLUDING EARLY TONIGHT...SHOULD SEE A TOTAL OF 5 TO 7
INCHES ON AVERAGE. STILL WOULD PREFER TO KEEP AN ADVISORY GOING FOR
THIS EVENT AS THE SNOW SHOULD BE LIGHT MOST OF THE TIME AND OVERALL
TOTALS NOT EXPECTED TO GET TO THE 8 INCHES OR MORE CRITERIA FOR THE
24 HOUR PERIOD TO WARRANT A WARNING. ALSO A LITTLE SLEET COULD MIX
INTO THE SNOW AT TIMES WHICH WOULD LEAD TO LESSER ACCUMULATION
TOTALS.

DUE TO THE CLOUD AND SNOW PREFER TO ONLY ALLOW HIGH TEMPS TO RISE
AROUND THE FREEZING POINT AT MOST FOR ALL BUT THE FAR SE COS WHERE
WARM ADVECTION A LITTLE BETTER SO COULD SEE TEMPS GET TO 33 OR 34
THERE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
THE DYNAMICS AND DEEPER MOISTURE SHIFT EAST TONIGHT AS A NEW LOW
DEVELOP NEAR THE NJ COAST. EXPECT SNOW TO TAPER TO FLURRIES WEST TO
EAST DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE NIGHT LEAVING JUST LIGHT
ACCUMULATING SNOW LEFT IN THE EAST FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE NIGHT
WITH MAYBE UP TO ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE. WILL EXTEND ENDING OF
ADVISORIES A LITTLE MORE INTO EARLY TONIGHT IN THE WEST AND FURTHER
INTO THE NIGHT IN THE EAST.

COLDER TEMPS WILL LEAD TO IMPROVING LAKE EFFECT CONDITIONS SUN INTO
SUN NIGHT BUT LACK OF DECENT MOISTURE ABOVE 850 MB SHOULD MEAN
ACCUMULATIONS STAY LIGHT WITH MAYBE AN INCH OR TWO FOR FAVORED AREAS
SUN AND AGAIN SUN NIGHT.

THE MODELS INDICATE A WEAK WARM ADVECTION PATTERN SETTING UP MON AND
MON NIGHT. UPPER ENERGY DROPPING SE INTO THE LAKES IN COMBINATION
WITH THE WARM ADVECTION SHOULD PROVIDE LIFT TO CREATE THE FORCING
FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW TO AFFECT THE AREA. THE BETTER THREAT SHOULD BE
CLOSER TO LERI WHERE OVERALL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN MORE FAVORABLE.
THINK ACCUMULATION WILL RUN AN INCH OR LESS MON AND AGAIN MON NIGHT
ALTHOUGH SOME HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS IN THE SNOWBELT COULD SEE A
LITTLE MORE.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON TUESDAY CAUSING SOME SNOW SHOWERS
WITH THE BEST CHANCE IN THE SNOW BELT. ALL PARTS OF THE FORECAST
AREA WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES
THROUGH.

TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY THE SNOW BELT WILL HAVE SNOW SHOWERS
WITH A WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW. MOISTURE IS MARGINAL...AN ADVISORY
MAY OR MAY NOT BE NEEDED. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE ENDING QUICKLY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE HIGH OVER THE OHIO VALLEY MOVES EAST AND THE
FLOW BECOMES SOUTHWEST.

THURSDAY WILL BE DRY AND WARMING IN A STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW. SOME
RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOPING DURING THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD
BE RISING OR STEADY DURING THE NIGHT. A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH MILD TEMPERATURES.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE INITIAL WAVE OF PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING THROUGH AND THE MORE
POTENT ROUND OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOVING IN ESPECIALLY THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE LOW HEADS UP FROM THE GULF COAST STATES. SOME
CONCERN WITH THE TRACK OF THE LOW GOING UP NEAR PHD/EAST CENTRAL OHIO THAT
SOME LOCATIONS COULD MIX WITH SLEET AND MAY BE EVEN RAIN. THIS
WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED. VISIBILITY AND CEILINGS ARE VERY VARIABLE
THIS MORNING...ONCE THE SURFACE LOW GETS CLOSER AND THE BETTER
SNOW MOVES IN THEN CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN MORE CONSTANT GENERALLY
1 MILE OR LESS AND CEILINGS BELOW 1000 FEET.

THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY END FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE LOW MOVES INTO
WESTERN PA.

.OUTLOOK...FREQUENTLY NON VFR ESPECIALLY ACROSS NE OH/NW PA.

&&

.MARINE...
UPDATED TO ADJUST THE WORDING FOR TODAY.

ANOTHER VERY ACTIVE PERIOD FOR THE LAKE.

EAST WINDS ARE PICKING UP ON THE LAKE TODAY WITH THE LOW MOVING
THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND THE HIGH TO THE NORTH. WINDS AND OR
WAVES WILL JUST MEET SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA ON MUCH OF THE
NEARSHORE. THE WINDS WILL SWITCH FROM EAST TO NORTH OR NORTHEAST
TONIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WINDS AND WAVES COULD BRIEFLY DROP
BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA...IT WILL BE BRIEF SO WILL KEEP
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GOING. SOME ICE COVER NEAR THE ISLANDS
MAY LOWER THE WAVES DOWN A LITTLE.

ON SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE STARTING TO BUILD TOWARD THE OHIO
VALLEY AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL LAKES A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE TO BE NEEDED. THE THREAT FOR SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LAST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

A BREAK FROM THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH A
SOUTHWEST FLOW...HOWEVER...WAVES COULD STILL BE HIGH ON THE EAST
END. A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH ON TUESDAY AND IN ITS WAKE...WINDS
AND WAVES WILL MEET SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER MUCH OF THE
LAKE. A BREAK FROM THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY. HOWEVER...LATE ON THURSDAY THE SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD
OF A FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY WILL BE INCREASING.
THE WINDS ALOFT WILL BE VERY STRONG SO EVENTUALLY SOME OF THOSE
WINDS WILL MAKE IT TO THE LAKE SO A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY
BE NEEDED THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
     OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-038-089.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR OHZ003-
     006>009-017>019-027>030-036-037-047.
PA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
     PAZ001>003.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY FOR LEZ142>149.

&&

SYNOPSIS...ADAMS
NEAR TERM...ADAMS
SHORT TERM...ADAMS
LONG TERM...KIELTYKA
AVIATION...KIELTYKA
MARINE...KIELTYKA
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 14, 3:38 AM EST, 7 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
338 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-150845-
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-
TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
338 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-150845-
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-KNOX-
338 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-150845-
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-
338 AM EST SAT DEC 14 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 14, 9:24 AM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
924 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0924 AM     SNOW             PERRY TOWNSHIP          41.71N  81.19W
12/14/2013  M2.0 INCH        LAKE               OH   SNOW SPOTTER

            12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CLE1301414

LW
Local storm report, Dec 14, 9:36 AM EST, 1 hour 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
936 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0935 AM     SNOW             MEADVILLE 5W            41.65N  80.22W
12/14/2013  M2.3 INCH        CRAWFORD           PA   SNOW SPOTTER

            12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CLE1301415

LW
Local storm report, Dec 14, 9:37 AM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
937 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0937 AM     SNOW             TOLEDO/OREGON           41.66N  83.49W
12/14/2013  M2.0 INCH        LUCAS              OH   SNOW SPOTTER

            12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CLE1301416

LW
Local storm report, Dec 14, 9:58 AM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
958 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0958 AM     SNOW             MADISON VILLAGE         41.78N  81.03W
12/14/2013  M2.4 INCH        LAKE               OH   SNOW SPOTTER

            12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CLE1301417

LW
Local storm report, Dec 14, 10:17 AM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1017 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1017 AM     SNOW             FINDLAY                 41.04N  83.65W
12/14/2013  M2.5 INCH        HANCOCK            OH   SNOW SPOTTER

            12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CLE1301419

LW
Local storm report, Dec 14, 10:18 AM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1018 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SNOW             6 SW ERIE               42.06N  80.15W
12/14/2013  M3.1 INCH        ERIE               PA   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL.

0800 AM     SNOW             6 SE PERRYSBURG         41.49N  83.54W
12/14/2013  M2.0 INCH        WOOD               OH   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL.

0800 AM     SNOW             1 WNW SYLVANIA          41.72N  83.73W
12/14/2013  M2.0 INCH        LUCAS              OH   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL.

0800 AM     SNOW             1 WNW NORTH EAST        42.22N  79.86W
12/14/2013  M2.1 INCH        ERIE               PA   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CLE1301420
EVENT NUMBER CLE1301421
EVENT NUMBER CLE1301422
EVENT NUMBER CLE1301423

LW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 14, 3:54 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE59 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Ohio, 2013Winter Storm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2013Every winter storm 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.