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Winter Storm Watch 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

January 4, 201511 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this winter storm watch at Jan 4, 2015, 3:26 PM EST for 11 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Jan 5, 2015, 9:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 4, 2015, 3:26 PM EST (20:26 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 5, 2015, 9:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 5, 2015, 3:05 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashland County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Knox County, OH, Marion County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Richland County, OH, Stark County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Jan 4, 12:30 PM EST, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 12:30 PM EST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 5:15 AM EST, 10 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
515 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

OHZ003-006>010-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-051015-
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-
515 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WINDS GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SNOW LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL LIKELY ACCUMULATE SEVERAL
INCHES. VERY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH
WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LEZ142-162-051015-
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH-
515 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.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.

   LOW WATER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LEZ061-145>149-165>169-051015-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
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 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-
515 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.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.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LEZ143-144-163-164-051015-
RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION-
515 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.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.

   LOW WATER ADVISORY.
   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-051015-
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
515 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WINDS GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SNOW LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL LIKELY ACCUMULATE SEVERAL
INCHES. SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO
EARLY THURSDAY. VERY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO.

.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 4, 4:46 AM ESTLow Water AdvisoryCLE23 hr
Jan 4, 4:46 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE4 days
Jan 4, 10:48 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLELake12 hr
Jan 4, 2:38 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLELorain16 hr
Jan 4, 2:38 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull25 hr
Jan 4, 3:26 PM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake30 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in Ohio, 2015Every winter storm watch in 2015

Sources

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