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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 2, 201610 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this high wind warning at Apr 2, 2016, 11:55 AM EDT for 10 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Apr 2, 2016, 3:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2016, 11:55 AM EDT (15:55 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 2, 2016, 3:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 2, 2016, 10:55 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashland County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Knox County, OH, Marion County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Richland County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 171 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2016-04-02Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2016-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -61 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
895 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

754 
WWUS71 KCLE 021555
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1155 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE GREAT LAKES
TODAY WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING AND CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT.

OHZ006-017-018-027>030-036-037-047-030000-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.160402T1800Z-160403T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.HW.W.0001.160402T1900Z-160403T0300Z/
WOOD-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-
MORROW-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON
1155 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
EDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
  THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING...WINDS WILL
  OCCUR AS THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
  DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ003-007>010-019-030000-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.160402T1800Z-160403T0300Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...PORT CLINTON...FREMONT...
SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK
1155 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCALIZED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH 
  POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO 
  THE EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT. 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLES. A FEW TREES LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ011>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-030000-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.160402T2000Z-160403T0800Z/
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...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER...
CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...
MEADVILLE
1155 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT. 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLES. A FEW TREES LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
031 
WWUS71 KCLE 021945
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
345 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT
LAKES THIS EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT.

OHZ006-017-018-027>030-036-037-047-030300-
/O.CON.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160403T0300Z/
WOOD-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-
MORROW-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON
345 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO 
  THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING...WINDS WILL 
  OCCUR AS THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 
  DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ011>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-030345-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.160402T2000Z-160403T0800Z/
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...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER...
CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...
MEADVILLE
345 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AND CONTINUE
  INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AS
  THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT. 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLES. A FEW TREES LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ003-007>010-019-030300-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160403T0300Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...PORT CLINTON...FREMONT...
SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK
345 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL OCCUR AS THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT. 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLES. A FEW TREES LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
766 
WWUS71 KCLE 030255
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1055 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016


OHZ006-017-018-027>030-036-037-047-030400-
/O.CAN.KCLE.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160403T0300Z/
WOOD-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-
MORROW-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION...
MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON
1055 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SO GUSTS ARE LESS THAN 45 MPH AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THE REST OF THE NIGHT.

$$

OHZ013-014-020>023-031>033-038-PAZ003-030400-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160403T0800Z/
GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-
STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...
RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...
MEADVILLE
1055 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE THREAT FOR WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH OR MORE HAS ENDED BUT WINDS
MAY STILL GUST TO 40 MPH AT TIMES INTO THE LATE NIGHT HOURS.

$$

OHZ003-007>010-019-030400-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160403T0300Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...PORT CLINTON...FREMONT...
SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK
1055 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SO GUSTS ARE LESS THAN 45 MPH AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THE REST OF THE NIGHT.

$$

OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-002-030800-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160403T0800Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...ASHTABULA...ERIE...
EDINBORO
1055 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...UNTIL 4 AM. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW POWER
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. A FEW TREES LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 9:55 PM EDTGale WarningCLE36 hr

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Sources

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