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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 27, 2016Medina County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Aug 27, 2016, 7:30 PM EDT for Medina County, Ohio. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 27, 2016, 7:30 PM EDT (23:30 UTC)
Expired: Aug 27, 2016, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH

County Medina County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 233 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -150 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1069 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 27, 6:51 PM EDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 6:51 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 5:42 AM EDT, 13 hours 48 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
542 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

LEZ142-143-162-163-OHZ003-006>008-017-018-027-280945-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-LUCAS-WOOD-
OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-
542 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE AND NORTHWEST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION...MAINLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY APPROACH
SEVERE LIMITS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT.

.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.

LEZ144>146-164>166-OHZ009>011-019>021-028>031-036>038-047-280945-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-ERIE-LORAIN-
CUYAHOGA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-MARION-
MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
542 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION...MAINLY
THIS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY APPROACH
SEVERE LIMITS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT.

.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.

LEZ061-147>149-167>169-OHZ012>014-022-023-032-033-089-PAZ001>003-
280945-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE OH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-LAKE-GEAUGA-
ASHTABULA INLAND-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-STARK-MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD-
542 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 4:04 PM EDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
404 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

OHZ007>009-018-019-272215-
OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE-SENECA-HURON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT CLINTON...FREMONT...SANDUSKY...
TIFFIN...NORWALK
404 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS
THE AREA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. RAINFALL RATES WILL ALSO BE
VERY HIGH AND AN INCH OR MORE OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN 30
MINUTES. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME PONDING ON ROADS SO MOTORISTS SHOULD
USE EXTREME CAUTION.

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 4:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
439 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

OHZ007>009-018-019-272145-
ERIE-OTTAWA-HURON-SANDUSKY-SENECA-
439 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN HURON...ERIE...
EASTERN SANDUSKY...OTTAWA AND EASTERN SENECA COUNTIES...

AT 438 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER TIFFIN. THE STORM WAS
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SANDUSKY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...FREMONT...PORT CLINTON...BELLEVUE...
CLYDE...GREEN SPRINGS...MILAN...NORTHERN MILAN...BLOOMVILLE...
CASTALIA...BALLVILLE...MONROEVILLE...BERLIN HEIGHTS...BAY VIEW...
REPUBLIC...VICKERY...BLOOMINGVILLE AND FLAT ROCK.

LAT...LON 4154 8299 4144 8255 4141 8250 4142 8243
      4140 8235 4100 8308 4109 8326
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 180DEG 0KT 4111 8314

LOMBARDY

Local storm report, Aug 27, 5:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 27, 5:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 27, 5:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 27, 7:30 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 27, 2:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Lucas, Wood	42 min
Aug 27, 2:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		94 min
Aug 27, 2:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ottawa, Sandusky	64 min
Aug 27, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		65 min
Aug 27, 4:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Erie, Seneca	66 min
Aug 27, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Huron, Lorain	59 min
Aug 27, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Knox, Richland	55 min
Aug 27, 5:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Knox, Morrow, Richland	64 min

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.