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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Dec 9, 2016, 6:07 AM EST for Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Lake County, Ohio. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2016, 6:07 AM EST (11:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2016, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Lake County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 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
- 868 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 111 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Dec 9, 6:01 AM EST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 6:01 AM EST, 6 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 9, 4:09 AM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 409 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-100915- LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD- 409 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ011-100915- CUYAHOGA- 409 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ010-020>022-100915- LORAIN-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- 409 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES WILL BE IMPACTED BY INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES THIS MORNING. A FEW OF THESE HEAVIER SNOWS SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO TONIGHT. A COUPLE LOCATIONS MAY SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OHZ023-100915- TRUMBULL- 409 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES WILL BE IMPACTED BY INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES FRIDAY MORNING. A FEW OF THESE HEAVIER SNOWS SHOWERS WILL LIKELY LINGER INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY SEE ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>033-036>038-047- 100915- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- 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 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 MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS 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- 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-LUCAS-WOOD- OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- 409 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE...NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 9, 12:08 AM EST, 5 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1208 AM EST FRI DEC 09 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1038 PM SNOW MEADVILLE 41.65N 80.14W
12/08/2016 M2.0 INCH CRAWFORD PA SNOW SPOTTER
12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
1107 PM SNOW JEFFERSON 2NW 41.76N 80.81W
12/08/2016 M3.5 INCH ASHTABULA OH SNOW SPOTTER
12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
&&
SEFCOVICSpecial weather statement, Dec 9, 1:53 AM EST, 4 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 153 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 OHZ012>014-089-090800- ASHTABULA INLAND OH-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE OH-GEAUGA OH-LAKE OH- 153 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 ...AN INTENSE SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT LAKE...SOUTHERN ASHTABULA AND NORTHEASTERN GEAUGA COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM EST... AT 152 AM EST, RADAR INDICATED AN INTENSE SNOW SQUALL NEAR PERRY, OR 7 MILES EAST OF PAINESVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... VISIBILITY RAPIDLY DROPPING TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE... UP TO 2 INCHES OF QUICK SNOW ACCUMULATION... LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PAINESVILLE, CHARDON, FAIRPORT HARBOR, MENTOR, WILLOUGHBY, EASTLAKE, GENEVA, MADISON, PERRY, ORWELL, MENTOR-ON-THE-LAKE, HUNTSBURG, MONTVILLE, HARTSGROVE, ROAMING SHORES, CHERRY VALLEY, NORTH PERRY, THOMPSON, KIRTLAND HILLS AND ROCK CREEK. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THIS SNOW SQUALL. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY SLICK ROADS ARE LIKELY TO LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SQUALL PASSES YOUR LOCATION. LAT...LON 4150 8052 4150 8100 4169 8146 4185 8100 TIME...MOT...LOC 0652Z 301DEG 16KT 4171 8111 && ODOT DMS 315 AND 326. MULLEN
Special weather statement, Dec 9, 3:02 AM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
302 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016
OHZ012>014-023-090900-
TRUMBULL OH-ASHTABULA INLAND OH-GEAUGA OH-LAKE OH-
302 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016
...AN INTENSE SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT LAKE...NORTHERN TRUMBULL...
SOUTHERN ASHTABULA AND NORTHEASTERN GEAUGA COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM
EST...
AT 300 AM EST, RADAR INDICATED AN INTENSE SNOW SQUALL BAND FROM NEAR
MENTOR TO NORTHEAST OF CHARDON TO ORWELL, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
VISIBILITY RAPIDLY DROPPING TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE...
UP TO 2 INCHES OF QUICK SNOW ACCUMULATION...
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PAINESVILLE, WILLOWICK, CHARDON, FAIRPORT HARBOR, MENTOR, WILLOUGHBY,
EASTLAKE, MADISON, MIDDLEFIELD, KINSMAN, NORTH BLOOMFIELD, PERRY,
ORWELL, BURTON, TIMBERLAKE, WEST FARMINGTON, LAKELINE, WICKLIFFE,
WILLOUGHBY HILLS AND MENTOR-ON-THE-LAKE.
USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THIS SNOW
SQUALL. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY SLICK ROADS ARE
LIKELY TO LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE
SQUALL PASSES YOUR LOCATION.
LAT...LON 4172 8100 4171 8107 4150 8052 4138 8052
4138 8100 4157 8138 4157 8148 4163 8149
4163 8150 4172 8140 4178 8124 4177 8121
4186 8101
TIME...MOT...LOC 0800Z 300DEG 19KT 4166 8121
&&
ODOT DMS 314, 315, AND 326.
MULLENSpecial weather statement, Dec 9, 4:59 AM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
459 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016
OHZ011>013-091100-
GEAUGA OH-CUYAHOGA OH-LAKE OH-
459 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016
...AN INTENSE SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT LAKE...GEAUGA AND NORTHEASTERN
CUYAHOGA COUNTIES UNTIL 600 AM EST...
AT 457 AM EST, RADAR INDICATED INTENSE SNOW SQUALLS FROM EASTLAKE TO
AROUND BURTON, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS AREA OF SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO SAG TO THE SOUTH AND WEST THROUGH 6 AM.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
VISIBILITY RAPIDLY DROPPING TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE...
UP TO 2 INCHES OF QUICK SNOW ACCUMULATION...
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLEVELAND, PAINESVILLE, WILLOWICK, CHARDON, FAIRPORT HARBOR, EUCLID,
MENTOR, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, SOLON, WILLOUGHBY, EASTLAKE, WARRENSVILLE
HEIGHTS, SOUTH RUSSELL, MIDDLEFIELD, BURTON, HIGHLAND HILLS,
TIMBERLAKE, LAKELINE, CHESTERLAND AND SHAKER HEIGHTS.
USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THIS SNOW
SQUALL. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY SLICK ROADS ARE
LIKELY TO LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE
SQUALL PASSES YOUR LOCATION.
LAT...LON 4167 8111 4172 8110 4171 8100 4135 8100
4134 8116 4135 8139 4153 8167 4176 8133
4179 8122
TIME...MOT...LOC 0957Z 306DEG 30KT 4157 8131
&&
ODOT DMS 312, 313, 314, 315, 319, 320, 326, AND 329.
MULLENSpecial weather statement, Dec 9, 5:26 AM EST, 41 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 7:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake | 115 min |
| Dec 9, 1:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lake | 67 min |
| Dec 9, 3:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Geauga | 58 min |
| Dec 9, 4:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga | 61 min |
| Dec 9, 6:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 93 min |
| Dec 9, 8:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Geauga, Lake | 62 min |
| Dec 9, 10:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake | 90 min |
| Dec 9, 11:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Trumbull | 2 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 2 hr |
| Dec 9, 5:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 108 min |
| Dec 9, 5:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Erie | 64 min |
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