Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Lake Effect Snow Warnings in 2017
Lake Effect Snow Warning 2, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this lake effect snow warning at Jan 7, 2017, 12:16 PM EST for Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 7, 2017, 2:00 PM EST. It was in force for 26 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2017, 12:16 PM EST (17:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2017, 2:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2017, 3:49 PM EST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
County Erie County, PA
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.7 | Erie Airport, PA | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 7, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.9 | Millcreek Twp, PA | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 8, 8:30 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 5 Sw Erie, PA | 6+ INCHES IN 12 HOURS WITH 5 OF THE INCHES FALLING BETWEEN 5P AND 11P. |
| Jan 8, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Waterford, PA | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 8, 10:14 AM EST | SNOW 2.6 | Amity Twp, PA | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 8, 10:19 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Northeast 6sw, PA | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 8, 11:10 AM EST | SNOW 3.2 | Fairview, PA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 8, 11:18 AM EST | SNOW 2.3 | Edinboro, PA | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 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
- 906 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
458 WWUS41 KCLE 071716 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1216 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW INCREASES... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS A TROUGH APPROACHES FOR TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF ERIE COUNTY. THE GREATEST IMPACT FOR LAKESHORE ERIE COUNTY WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FROM THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. PAZ002-080130- /O.UPG.KCLE.LE.A.0002.170107T2100Z-170108T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.LE.W.0002.170107T1900Z-170108T2100Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EDINBORO 1216 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE AROUND AND WILL VARY IN INTENSITY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES AND ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 16. * WIND CHILLS...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW...THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNED AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN EFFECT. && $$ PAZ001-080130- /O.NEW.KCLE.LE.W.0002.170107T1900Z-170108T2100Z/ NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ERIE 1216 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE IMPACTING LAKESHORE ERIE COUNTY THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES AND ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...14 TO 19. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW...THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNED AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN EFFECT. && $$ OHZ014-089-PAZ003-080130- /O.NEW.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.170107T1900Z-170108T2100Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...MEADVILLE 1216 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...9 TO 16 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW... THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ OHZ012-013-080130- /O.NEW.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.170108T0000Z-170108T1800Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON 1216 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...9 TO 17 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW... THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$
7 follow-up statements
840 WWUS41 KCLE 072308 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 608 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 PAZ001-002-080715- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO 608 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE IMPACTING ERIE COUNTY TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES AND ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 15. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW...THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNED AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN EFFECT. && $$ OHZ014-089-PAZ003-080715- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...MEADVILLE 608 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 14 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW... THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ OHZ012-013-080715- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.170108T0000Z-170108T1800Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON 608 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 14 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW... THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$
330 WWUS41 KCLE 080307 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1007 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 PAZ001-002-081115- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO 1007 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE IMPACTING ERIE COUNTY TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES AND ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 16. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW...THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNED AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN EFFECT. && $$ OHZ012-013-081115- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON 1007 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 14 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW... THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ OHZ014-089-PAZ003-081115- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...MEADVILLE 1007 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 14 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW... THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$
709 WWUS41 KCLE 080509 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1209 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 PAZ001-002-081315- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO 1209 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG THE LAKESHORE WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES INLAND. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL SHIFT INLAND THROUGH 3 AM. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES AND ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 16. * WIND CHILLS...ZERO TO 5 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW...THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNED AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN EFFECT. && $$ OHZ011-081200- /O.EXB.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T1200Z/ CUYAHOGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLEVELAND 1209 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...A HEAVY SNOW BAND WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 3 AM WITH SNOW BECOMING LIGHT LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE AS A HEAVY BAND OF SNOW MOVES THROUGH. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 15 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL...ZERO TO 5 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW... THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ OHZ012-013-081315- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON 1209 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW FOR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...A HEAVY BAND WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 3 AM. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY IN GEAUGA COUNTY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW THROUGH 3 AM. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 14 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL...ZERO TO 5 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW... THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ OHZ014-089-PAZ003-081315- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...MEADVILLE 1209 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...A HEAVY BAND WILL SINK SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 3 AM. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY FOR INLAND AREAS. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES THROUGH 3 AM. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 14 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL...ZERO TO 5 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW... THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$
124 WWUS41 KCLE 080856 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 356 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 PAZ001-002-081700- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO 356 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * ACCUMULATIONS...RANGING FROM AN INCH ALONG THE SHORELINE TO 1 TO 3 INCHES INLAND. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. A HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW EXTENDING FROM LAKE HURON MAY IMPACT EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. SNOW COVERED ROADS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 16. * WIND CHILLS...ZERO TO 5 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW...THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNED AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN EFFECT. && $$ OHZ012-013-081700- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON 356 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...MAINLY FOR INLAND AREAS. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE STARTING TO TAPER OFF. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL BE AROUND 1 MILE IN SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 14 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL...ZERO TO 5 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW... THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ OHZ014-089-PAZ003-081700- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...MEADVILLE 356 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...MAINLY FOR INLAND AREAS. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE STARTING TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL BE AROUND 1 MILE IN SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 14 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL...ZERO TO 5 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW... THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$ OHZ011-081200- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T1200Z/ CUYAHOGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLEVELAND 356 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH...MAINLY IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE STARTING TO TAPER OFF. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND ONE MILE IN SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 15 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL...ZERO TO 5 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW... THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$
440 WWUS41 KCLE 081153 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 653 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 OHZ014-089-081300- /O.CAN.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA 653 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. SCATTTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE TODAY BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIGHT. $$ OHZ012-013-081300- /O.CAN.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/ LAKE-GEAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON 653 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. SCATTTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE TODAY BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIGHT. $$ OHZ011-081300- /O.CAN.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T1200Z/ CUYAHOGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLEVELAND 653 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL TAPER OFF TODAY AS MUCH DRIER AIR ARRIVES. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ PAZ001-002-082000- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO 653 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * ACCUMULATIONS...RANGING FROM AN INCH ALONG THE SHORELINE TO 2 INCHES INLAND. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY. VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 16. * WIND CHILLS...ZERO TO 5 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW...THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNED AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN EFFECT. && $$ PAZ003-082000- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEADVILLE 653 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...MAINLY FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL OCCASIONALLY DROP BELOW ONE MILE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 14 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL...ZERO TO 5 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW... THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$
053 WWUS41 KCLE 081507 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1007 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 PAZ001-002-082100- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO 1007 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * ACCUMULATIONS...RANGING FROM AN 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG THE SHORELINE TO 2 TO 4 INCHES INLAND. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY. VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 16. * WIND CHILLS...ZERO TO 5 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW...THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNED AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN EFFECT. && $$ PAZ003-082100- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEADVILLE 1007 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...MAINLY FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL OCCASIONALLY DROP BELOW ONE MILE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 14 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL...ZERO TO 5 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW... THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. && $$
291 WWUS41 KCLE 082049 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 349 PM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 PAZ001-002-082200- /O.CAN.KCLE.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ERIE...EDINBORO 349 PM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ALLOWED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING TO EXPIRE. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY STILL SEE AN ADDITIONAL COUPLE INCHES. $$ PAZ003-082200- /O.CAN.KCLE.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEADVILLE 349 PM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ALLOWED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY TO EXPIRE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow warning 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 warning went out at Jan 7, 10:33 AM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 10:33 AM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1033 AM EST Sat Jan 7 2017
.SYNOPSIS...
Scattered lake effect snow showers today become more widespread
tonight behind another cold front. Arctic air remains entrenched
across the region through the weekend before a warming trend
starts Monday as southerly flow returns. An area of low pressure
will move across the Great Lakes Tuesday bringing with it snow and
rain to the area.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
In the end adjustments were minor with this mid morning update.
Have adjusted timing of precip chances into Lake/Geauga tonight a
little sooner. Overall amounts still the same. Will look at
guidance that will be arriving shortly for any further adjustments
and any headline decisions. Also tweaked sky coverage for this
morning clearing out a larger portion of the area...for a time.
Tweaked temperatures. Ahead of this next trough winds backing and
lake effect moving up the shore out of Cuyahoga county for the
time being. Lake effect picks back up again by mid/late afternoon
with westerly flow.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY/...
Lake effect snow will increase in both coverage and intensity this
evening through Sunday morning as a trough swings southeast
through the Great Lakes. West-northwest flow this evening will
become northwest overnight as a result. The inversion height will
increase to above 10k feet tonight with strong to extreme lake
induced instability, and the strongest lift will be within the
dendritic growth zone.
With the flow turning to 300 to 310 degrees early tonight, this
would favor a band setting up somewhere across the eastern
Cuyahoga/southwest Lake/Geauga County area. A few hi-res models
are hinting at this scenario. Depending on where exactly the band sets
up, Cleveland could be impacted. This is something we will keep a
close eye on as advisory level snow would be possible across this
area if a heavy snow band develops. Still a little too much
uncertainty right now with regards to how strong this band will be
and where it will develop to issue a Lake Effect Snow Advisory.
The heaviest snow will fall across inland Erie County, an area where
significant snow has already fallen over the past couple of days.
A Lake Effect Snow Watch has been issued from this evening through
early Sunday afternoon for this area. Additional snowfall amounts
of 6 to 9 inches are expected, with locally higher amounts
possible where bands persist.
Advisory level snow is possible across Erie lakeshore and Crawford
County, as well as Ashtabula County. Will wait until the current
headlines are down before issuing any new advisories/warnings.
Drier air will move in Sunday afternoon as surface high pressure
builds into the Ohio Valley. This will bring an end to the
snowfall by Sunday night. Southerly winds on the back side of the
high will keep the area dry Monday with temperatures warming back
up to the upper 20s to around 30.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Warm advection precipitation will develop on Monday night ahead of a
low pressure system tracking out of the Plains. Precip type should
begin as snow in nearly all areas but will transition to rain from
east to west with minor accumulations into Tuesday. Expecting non-
diurnal temperatures on Monday night with lows occurring during the
evening and the southwestern counties approaching the freezing mark
towards dawn Tuesday. Will need to keep an eye on model trends over
the coming days to make sure some other type of mixed precip does
not come into play, but given the strong low level jet that will
accompany this system feel confident that we will warm enough to
transition over to rain. Models are in good agreement showing winds
near 850mb of around 70 knots on Tuesday. Although an inversion will
prevent the strongest winds from mixing down, winds do increase to
20 to 30 mph with gusts to at least 40 mph likely as the pressure
gradient tightens and strong winds move overhead. A Wind Advisory
may be needed for the downsloping winds along the Erie, PA lakeshore
and could possibly need one in some other areas if we do start to
mix down some of the stronger winds aloft.
Models in poor agreement with how much cold air will follow this
system on Wednesday with the 00Z/07 GFS considerably cooler than the
GEM/ECMWF. Given the tightly packed baroclinic zone draped across
the Great Lakes, it will be a tough call on the degree of cooling
and have gone with a blended forecast. Precipitation will return
Wednesday night into Thursday as the warm front lifts back north
with more rain and temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. At
this time the axis of heavier rain is focused closer to the Ohio
Valley but will need to keep an eye on expected qpf for the end of
the week.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z Saturday THROUGH Wednesday/...
Light lake effect snow showers continue across extreme northeast
Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. There will be a chance for snow
to briefly impact CLE/ERI through 14Z with MVFR visibilities
before tapering to flurries. Otherwise a break in the snow is
expected for much of the day before increasing again tonight. Lake
effect snow will flare back up as moisture increases over the area
and may be heavy at times. Best window for snow at CLE/ERI will be
from 03-09Z with IFR visibilities possible at times. Southwest
winds will shift to the west today and increase this evening,
gusting to around 20 knots for sites closer to Lake Erie.
OUTLOOK...Non-VFR possible into Sunday in the snowbelt from lake
effect snow showers. Non-VFR returns Monday night and continues
into Wednesday.
&&
.MARINE...
Low pressure developing near Lake Superior this morning will pass
north of Lake Ontario tonight. Westerly winds of 10 to 15 knots this
morning will ramp up to 20 to 25 knots this evening and 30 knots on
the east half of the lake late tonight as winds shift to the
northwest. A Small Craft Advisory will be needed beginning this
evening and continuing through the day on Sunday. High pressure will
build over the lake on Sunday night then shift to the east coast on
Monday.
Low pressure will track out of the Plains towards the Great Lakes on
Monday night with strong southerly winds developing on Lake Erie as
a very strong low level jet moves over the lake. Southerly winds are
expected to reach 30 knots Tuesday afternoon and evening and may
approach gales for a brief window. For now will leave at 30 knots in
the forecast and monitor trends. Winds will shift to the southwest
at 15 to 25 knots with the passage of the associated cold front on
Wednesday.
&&
.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...None.
PA...Lake Effect Snow Watch from 4 PM EST this afternoon through
Sunday afternoon for PAZ002.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 4 PM this afternoon to 9 PM EST
Sunday for LEZ144>149.
&&
SYNOPSIS...Mottice
NEAR TERM...Mottice/Oudeman
SHORT TERM...Mottice
LONG TERM...KEC
AVIATION...KEC
MARINE...KECHazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 8:13 AM EST, 4 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 813 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 PAZ002-081315- SOUTHERN ERIE- 813 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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 WATCH. .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. OHZ011>014-022-023-089-PAZ001-003-081315- CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD- 813 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED WHERE BANDS PERSIST. .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. OHZ003-006>010-017>021-027>033-036>038-047-081315- LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA- SUMMIT-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION- MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- 813 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BELOW ZERO INTO SUNDAY. .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>169-081315- 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- 813 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .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
Local storm report, Jan 7, 10:05 AM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1005 AM EST SAT JAN 07 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM SNOW 1 WNW NORTH EAST 42.22N 79.86W
01/07/2017 M6.4 INCH ERIE PA COCORAHS
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
1004 AM SNOW MENTOR 41.69N 81.36W
01/07/2017 M2.5 INCH LAKE OH SNOW SPOTTER
12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
&&
LWLocal storm report, Jan 7, 10:08 AM EST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1008 AM EST SAT JAN 07 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1008 AM SNOW NORTH KINGSVILLE 41.94N 80.66W
01/07/2017 M2.0 INCH ASHTABULA OH SNOW SPOTTER
12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
&&
LWLocal storm report, Jan 7, 10:10 AM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1010 AM EST SAT JAN 07 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1010 AM SNOW MENTOR 41.68N 81.33W
01/07/2017 M2.0 INCH LAKE OH SNOW SPOTTER
12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
&&
LWLocal storm report, Jan 7, 10:11 AM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1011 AM EST SAT JAN 07 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1011 AM SNOW PAINESVILLE 41.75N 81.19W
01/07/2017 M2.0 INCH LAKE OH SNOW SPOTTER
12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
&&
LWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 4:01 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | CLE | Erie | 8 hr |
| Jan 7, 12:16 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | CLE | Crawford | 28 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Erie | 88 min |
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Lake Effect Snow Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2017Every lake effect snow warning in 2017
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.