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Lake Effect Snow Advisory 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

January 3, 2016Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania; 8 counties in Ohio

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 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2016-01-03Temperature 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2016-01-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 273 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
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
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The text

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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...GARNET
Hazardous 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 3, 3:56 PM ESTLake Effect Snow WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga17 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.