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Lake Effect Snow Advisory 2, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this lake effect snow advisory at Jan 3, 2016, 3:41 AM EST for Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania; 8 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Jan 3, 2016, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2016, 3:41 AM EST (08:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2016, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2016, 11:24 AM EST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Lake County, OH, Medina County, OH, Portage County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 146 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1103 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 273 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 261 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
408 WWUS41 KCLE 030841 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 341 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING... .SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ALONG THE LAKE SHORE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL DECREASE BRIEFLY BEFORE REDEVELOPING AGAIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE MONDAY MORNING. INITIALLY...A WEST TO EAST BAND WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE LAKE SHORE INTO ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES. THEN...AS THE FLOW SHIFTS AROUND TO A MORE NORTHWEST DIRECTION...THE COMBINATION OF LAKES HURON AND ERIE WILL SUPPORT LAKE EFFECT SNOW THAT WILL PENETRATE FURTHER INLAND IN THE PRIMARY SNOW BELT AREAS. THE BANDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN ONE PLACE FOR A LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME AND THEREFORE WILL LIMIT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. OHZ014-089-031645- /O.UPG.KCLE.LE.A.0001.160103T1800Z-160104T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.160103T1700Z-160104T1500Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA 341 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE MUCH LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ALONG THE LAKE SHORE AND THEN SHIFT INLAND LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE BAND SLOWLY MOVES EAST TO WEST ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS TODAY IN THE LOWER 30S FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S TONIGHT. HIGHS MONDAY IN THE MID 20S. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED IN THE HEAVIER SNOW AND IN GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER 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. && $$ OHZ011>013-022-023-031645- /O.NEW.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.160103T1700Z-160104T1500Z/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... RAVENNA...WARREN 341 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE MUCH LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ALONG THE LAKE SHORE AND THEN SHIFT INLAND LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE BAND SLOWLY MOVES EAST TO WEST ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS TODAY IN THE LOWER 30S FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S TONIGHT. HIGHS MONDAY IN THE MID 20S. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED IN THE HEAVIER SNOW AND IN GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ LOMBARDY
7 follow-up statements
220 WWUS41 KCLE 031636 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1136 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TODAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INITIALLY BE FOCUSED ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO IN LAKE...ASHTABULA AND GEAUGA COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. BY TONIGHT...THE PASSAGE OF A SECONDARY TROUGH WILL CAUSE THE FLOW TO SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AND EVENTUALLY NORTH. THE COMBINATION OF LAKE HURON AND ERIE WILL SUPPORT LAKE EFFECT SNOW THAT WILL PENETRATE FURTHER INLAND IN THE PRIMARY SNOW BELT AREAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BANDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREATER CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN AREA DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. OHZ020-021-040045- /O.EXB.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.160104T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ MEDINA-SUMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON 1136 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INLAND TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY AFTER 4 AM. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT AND HOLD NEARLY STEADY ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED IN THE HEAVIER SNOW AND IN GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER 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. && $$ OHZ012-013-040045- /O.EXT.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.160103T1700Z-160104T1800Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON 1136 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN GEAUGA COUNTY. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TODAY THEN SHIFT INLAND OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS TODAY IN THE LOWER 30S FALLING INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID 20S ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED IN THE HEAVIER SNOW AND IN GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011-022-040045- /O.EXT.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.160104T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ CUYAHOGA-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...RAVENNA 1136 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. SOUTHERN PORTAGE COUNTY WILL SEE LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INLAND TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY AFTER 4 AM. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT AND HOLD NEARLY STEADY ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED IN THE HEAVIER SNOW AND IN GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER 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. && $$ OHZ014-023-089-040045- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.160103T1700Z-160104T1500Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-TRUMBULL-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...WARREN...ASHTABULA 1136 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ALONG THE LAKE SHORE AND THEN SHIFT INLAND LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS A HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND SETS UP ACROSS THE COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY BECOMING NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND NORTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS TODAY IN THE LOWER 30S FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID 20S ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED IN THE HEAVIER SNOW AND IN GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
659 WWUS41 KCLE 032056 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 356 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SNOW BELT REGION TONIGHT...WITH HIGH SNOWFALL RATES AT TIMES. A HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAN BE SEEN ON REGIONAL RADARS DEVELOPING DOWNWIND OF LAKE HURON. THIS BAND WILL SET UP TOWARDS EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA THIS EVENING. THE BAND WILL SLOWLY SHIFT WESTWARD OVERNIGHT AS WINDS TRANSITION FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTH. THE PASSAGE OF A SECONDARY TROUGH WILL INCREASE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY OFF OF THE LAKES LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW BAND WILL TRAVERSE THE CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN AREA DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 5 AM AND 10 AM WITH SNOW SQUALLS PRODUCING 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES. RAPID ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WHERE BANDS PERSIST. OHZ013-040500- /O.UPG.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.LE.W.0002.160103T2056Z-160104T1800Z/ GEAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHARDON 356 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY AFTER 4 AM AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AND 10 AM. HIGH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID 20S ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED AND UNTREATED SURFACES WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER 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. && $$ OHZ014-089-040500- /O.UPG.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.LE.W.0002.160103T2056Z-160104T1800Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA 356 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. * TIMING...A HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL SET UP ACROSS ASHTABULA COUNTY THIS EVENING. THE BAND WILL SLOWLY SHIFT WEST ACROSS THE COUNTY TONIGHT. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 4 AM. HIGH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE BAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID 20S ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED AND UNTREATED SURFACES WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ PAZ001>003-040500- /O.EXA.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 356 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND WHERE SNOW BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. A HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND EXTENDING FROM LAKE HURON COULD EFFECT WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY BECOMING NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND NORTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID 20S ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED AND UNTREATED SURFACES WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER 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. && $$ OHZ023-040500- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1500Z/ TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARREN 356 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. * TIMING...A HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL SET UP ACROSS TRUMBULL COUNTY THIS EVENING. THE BAND WILL SLOWLY SHIFT WEST ACROSS THE COUNTY TONIGHT. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 6 AM. HIGH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE BAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID 20S ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED AND UNTREATED SURFACES WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ012-040500- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENTOR 356 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY AFTER 4 AM AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AND 10 AM. HIGH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID 20S ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED AND UNTREATED SURFACES WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER 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. && $$ OHZ011-020>022-040500- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.160104T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ CUYAHOGA-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA 356 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. SOUTHERN PORTAGE COUNTY WILL SEE LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY AFTER 4 AM AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AND 10 AM. HIGH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID 20S ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED AND UNTREATED SURFACES WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
017 WWUS41 KCLE 040024 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 724 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SNOW BELT TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF OF LAKE HURON OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT. THE BAND WILL SLOWLY SHIFT WEST OVERNIGHT AS WINDS VEER FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTH. THE PASSAGE OF A SECONDARY TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INCREASE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY OFF OF THE LAKES LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW BAND WILL SHIFT WEST ACROSS THE CLEVELAND AND AKRON AREA DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS WILL PRODUCE 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES. RAPID ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WHERE BANDS PERSIST. OHZ013-014-089-040930- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA 724 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...BETWEEN 4 AND 10 AM MONDAY. LOCAL SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID 20S ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER 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. && $$ OHZ023-PAZ001>003-040930- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1500Z/ TRUMBULL-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 724 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND WHERE SNOW BANDS PERSIST. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY BECOMING NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND NORTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID 20S ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ012-040930- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENTOR 724 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR AFTER 4 AM AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AND 10 AM. LOCAL SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID 20S ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER 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. && $$ OHZ011-020>022-040930- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ CUYAHOGA-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA 724 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST AND IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY AFTER 4 AM AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AND 10 AM. HIGH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID 20S ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
705 WWUS41 KCLE 040310 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1010 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND BECOME HEAVIER OVERNIGHT. IN PARTICULAR...A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFF OF LAKE HURON IN ASHTABULA COUNTY WILL SLOWLY SHIFT WEST OVERNIGHT AS WINDS VEER FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTH. THE PASSAGE OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INCREASE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY OFF OF THE LAKES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE SNOW BAND WILL SHIFT WEST ACROSS THE CLEVELAND AKRON AND MEDINA AREA DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AND COULD GET TO LORAIN. PAZ001-040415- /O.CAN.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ERIE 1010 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE ERIE PENNSYLVANIA LAKESHORE. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND MONDAY MORNING THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE NINETY AND TO THE WEST OF THE ERIE PENNSYLVANIA LAKESHORE. SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY WILL ACCUMULATE AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES ALONG THE ERIE LAKESHORE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS UNTREATED ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED OR ICY. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO THE LOWER 20S. $$ OHZ013-014-089-041115- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA 1010 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST. * TIMING...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IN ASHTABULA COUNTY WILL EXPAND TO GEAUGA COUNTY OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...ENDING AROUND 10 AM MONDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER AND MID 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED. ALLOW EXTRA TIME IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL AND BE PREPARED FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ023-PAZ002-003-041115- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1500Z/ TRUMBULL-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1010 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND WHERE SNOW BANDS PERSIST. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN EARLY MONDAY THEN DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY BECOMING NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND NORTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 BY DAYBREAK. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE VERY LITTLE ON MONDAY WITH HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 20S. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER 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. && $$ OHZ012-041115- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENTOR 1010 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST AND IN THE HILLS JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE NINETY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AND 10 AM. LOCAL SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 20S BY DAYBREAK. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY IN THE LOWER AND MID 20S ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011-020>022-041115- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ CUYAHOGA-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA 1010 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST AND IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 AND 10 AM. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE VERY LITTLE ON MONDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER 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. && $$
209 WWUS41 KCLE 040905 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 405 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AND EXPAND BY DAWN AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND...BECOME HEAVIER TOWARD DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY. IN PARTICULAR...A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFF OF LAKE HURON IN ASHTABULA COUNTY WILL SLOWLY SHIFT WEST THIS MORNING AS WINDS VEER FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTH-NORTHEAST. THE PASSAGE OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INCREASE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY OFF OF THE LAKES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE SNOW BAND WILL SHIFT WEST ACROSS THE CLEVELAND AKRON AND MEDINA AREA DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE MORNING COMMUTE AND COULD GET TO LORAIN BY LATE MORNING. PAZ002-003-041015- /O.CAN.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1500Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 405 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIGHT AND ONLY AMOUNT TO ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO. $$ OHZ013-014-089-041800- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA 405 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES TODAY FOR STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST. * TIMING...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IN ASHTABULA COUNTY WILL EXPAND TO GEAUGA COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...ENDING AROUND 10 AM MONDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY TODAY IN THE LOWER 20S. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED. ALLOW EXTRA TIME IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL AND BE PREPARED FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER 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. && $$ OHZ023-041500- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1500Z/ TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARREN 405 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY FOR A STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND WHERE SNOW BANDS PERSIST. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY IN THE LOWER 20S. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ012-041800- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENTOR 405 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES TODAY FOR A STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST AND IN THE HILLS JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE NINETY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL SHIFT WESTWARD THIS MORNING. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...WILL OCCUR THROUGH 10 AM. LOCAL SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID 20S TODAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER 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. && $$ OHZ011-020>022-041800- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ CUYAHOGA-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA 405 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES TODAY FOR A STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO LOCALLY 5 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST AND IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE WITH HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW LIKELY. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...WILL OCCUR THROUGH NOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID 20S. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RAPIDLY WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST. VISIBILITY WILL BE SHARPLY REDUCED. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
859 WWUS41 KCLE 041351 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 851 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS TAPERING OFF... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TODAY AS THE BANDS BECOME DISORGANIZED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH DRIER AIR TO HELP DISSIPATE THE SNOW BANDS. OHZ013-014-089-041500- /O.CAN.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA 851 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS SHIFTED WEST AND THE THREAT FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ OHZ023-041500- /O.CAN.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1500Z/ TRUMBULL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARREN 851 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS SHIFTED WEST AND THE THREAT FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ OHZ012-022-041500- /O.CAN.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ LAKE-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...RAVENNA 851 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS SHIFTED WEST AND THE THREAT FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ OHZ011-020-021-041800- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ CUYAHOGA-MEDINA-SUMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MEDINA...AKRON 851 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES TODAY. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR WHERE THE SNOW BANDS PERSIST AND IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT GRADUALLY WEST THIS MORNING AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE LOCAL AREA. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...WILL OCCUR THROUGH NOON. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID 20S. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND MAKE UNTREATED ROADWAYS SLIPPERY. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ LOMBARDY
819 WWUS41 KCLE 041624 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1124 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 OHZ011-020-021-041730- /O.CAN.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160104T1800Z/ CUYAHOGA-MEDINA-SUMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MEDINA...AKRON 1124 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS HAVE BECOME DISORGANIZED ACROSS THE AREA AND NO LONGER POSE A THREAT FOR LONG PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. THEREFORE...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY FOR SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA WITH BRIEF BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL MAKE UNTREATED ROADS SLIPPERY SO MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE SNOW SHOWERS OCCUR. $$ LOMBARDY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow advisory 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 advisory went out at Jan 2, 10:05 PM EST, 5 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 10:05 PM EST, 5 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES WILL DROP
ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
SOUTHEAST OUT OF CANADA ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY. THE HIGH
WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST STATES MID WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AS WARM
ADVECTION CONTINUES AT THE SURFACE AND A 35 TO 40 KNOT LOW LEVEL
JET BEGINS TO VEER TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND WEAK COLD ADVECTION
DEVELOPS ALOFT. COULD SQUEEZE OUT A FEW FLURRIES/LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PA TOWARD DAYBREAK.
TEMPERATURES WILL NOT DROP MUCH...REMAINING ESSENTIALLY STEADY AS
THE WIND KEEPS THINGS MIXED. TEMPS COULD DROP A DEGREE OR TWO
RIGHT ABOUT DAYBREAK WHEN THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT LIGHTENS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND THE WIND BEGINS TO DIMINISH. LOWS MOSTLY
IN THE MID AND UPPER 20S.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL SET UP ALONG THE SHORELINE AREAS
DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES FROM ERIE UP
THE SHORELINE TOWARDS NORTHEAST. IF THE BAND IS MORE PERSISTENT THAN
EXPECTED THAN WE MAY NEED TO RAISE ACCUMULATIONS. THE BAND SHOULD
GET DISRUPTED DURING THE DAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH AND
THE FLOW SHIFTS TO NORTHWEST. ACCUMULATIONS WILL FAVOR THE TYPICAL
UPSLOPE AREAS LATER IN THE DAY BUT WILL ALSO BE ENHANCED BY SOME
SHORELINE CONVERGENCE.
ON SUNDAY NIGHT ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH THE GREAT
LAKES REGION...ENHANCING LIFT WITH THE MOISTURE DEPTH INCREASING.
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS TROUGH...A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND IS
EXPECTED TO SET UP FROM LAKE HURON...TOWARDS NORTHEAST OHIO.
ALTHOUGH SOME UNCERTAINTY IS IN PLACE IN THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THIS
BAND...HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS ARE PLACING THE BRUNT OF THE SNOW
ACROSS ASHTABULA COUNTY. THE BAND MAY INITIALLY SET UP IN FAR
WESTERN ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES...BUT THE FLOW IN THOSE
COUNTIES SHIFTS TO NORTHERLY AND DRIES OUT RATHER QUICKLY SO DID
NOT THINK THEY WERE WORTHY OF THE WATCH AT THIS TIME. THE BAND IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE OVERNIGHT BUT SHOULD EXPERIENCE SEVERAL HOURS OF
HEAVY SNOW IN THE 6-12Z WINDOW. ADJACENT COUNTIES WILL ALL SEE
SNOW AND WILL LIKELY NEED ADVISORIES. ASHTABULA SEEMED PRIMED FOR
THE HEAVIEST SNOW...AS THIS BANDS SLOWLY PIVOTS WESTWARD AND COULD
EXCEED 6 INCHES OF SNOW...MOSTLY ON SUNDAY NIGHT. CARRIED THE
WATCH A LITTLE LONGER AS THE SNOW BEGINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
COULD POTENTIALLY LINGER INTO THE MORNING COMMUTE...BUT WE CAN
REFINE TIMING WITH LATER HEADLINES.
THE FLOW THROUGH THE COLUMN SHIFTS TO NORTHERLY ON MONDAY WITH SNOW
SHOWERS EXPANDING WESTWARD AS THE DOMINANT BAND BREAKS APART AND
BRINGS MINOR ACCUMULATIONS TO NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. VERY DRY AIR
ARRIVES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND SHOULD BRING AN END TO ALL BUT A
FEW FLURRIES. SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR OF THE YEAR ARRIVES WITH HIGHS
ONLY IN THE LOW TO MID 20S.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE OHIO
VALLEY FOR THE MID PART OF THE WEEK. THIS ARCTIC HIGH SHOULD KEEP
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND COOLER TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP OVER THE
GREAT PLAINS LATE IN THE WEEK AND WORK EASTWARD TOWARD THE FORECAST
AREA FOR THE WEEKEND. WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL BEGIN IN ADVANCE OF
THIS SYSTEM ON THURSDAY AND TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE
NORMAL FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP AS THE
WARM FRONT ADVANCES TOWARDS THE REGION. THE FIRST CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND MAY FALL AS EITHER
RAIN OR SNOW AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE MARGINAL FOR FROZEN
PRECIPITATION. AS THE WARM AIR CONTINUES TO SURGE INTO THE
REGION...THE PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO RAIN BY FRIDAY
MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
VFR FOR THIS EVENING EXCEPT NW PA AS SKIES FINALLY CLEAR OUT. BUT
IT WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS CLOUDS REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF
APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
TOMORROW. ONLY EXPECT FLURRIES TO A LIGHT DUSTING AT BEST FOR
TOMORROW EXCEPT IN THE SNOWBELT.
OUTLOOK...OCCASIONAL NON VFR AGAIN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...MAINLY
IN EXTREME NE OH/NW PA WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS.
&&
.MARINE...
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE LAKE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY
MORNING AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE LAKE. WINDS WILL REMAIN ABOVE
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE LAKE LATE SUNDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. NORTHERLY WINDS EARLY IN THE WEEK WILL BECOME
LIGHT BY MID WEEK AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CENTERS OVER THE
REGION. I WILL CONTINUE THE CURRENT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10
PM SUNDAY.
&&
.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING FOR OHZ014-089.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST SUNDAY FOR LEZ142>149.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KOSARIK
NEAR TERM...KOSARIK
SHORT TERM...KEC
LONG TERM...GARNET
AVIATION...DJB
MARINE...GARNETHazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 4:29 PM EST, 11 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 429 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2016 OHZ014-089-032130- ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- 429 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ012-013-023-PAZ001>003-032130- LAKE-GEAUGA-TRUMBULL-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- 429 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHEAST SHORELINE ON SUNDAY BRINGING A FEW INCHES OF SNOW EARLY IN THE DAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL SHIFT INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND INCREASE OVERNIGHT. SOME AREAS WILL RECEIVE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF IN THE SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT TIME FRAME AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ003-006-008>011-017>022-027>033-036>038-047-032130- LUCAS-WOOD-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON- MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK- MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- 429 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...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. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ007-032130- 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-OTTAWA- 429 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 3:56 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Geauga | 17 hr |
Nearby
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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.