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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

January 29, 2017Cuyahoga County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Jan 29, 2017, 8:37 PM EST for Cuyahoga 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

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The facts

Issued: Jan 29, 2017, 8:37 PM EST (01:37 UTC)
Expired: Jan 29, 2017, 9:30 PM EST
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH

County Cuyahoga County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 174 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1190 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jan 29, 7:50 PM EST, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 7:50 PM EST, 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 3:58 PM EST, 4 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
358 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017

OHZ003-006>010-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-PAZ001>003-302100-
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-
SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-
STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
358 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY EVENING
AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE LOW ON TUESDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL FROM
MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ011>014-089-302100-
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
358 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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.

LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY EVENING
AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE LOW ON TUESDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL FROM
MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-302100-
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-
358 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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 29, 5:41 PM EST, 2 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
541 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0509 PM     SNOW             SOUTH MADSION           41.71N  81.03W
01/29/2017  M5.0 INCH        GEAUGA             OH   SNOW SPOTTER

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL.

0531 PM     SNOW             PAINESVILLE             41.75N  81.19W
01/29/2017  M2.0 INCH        LAKE               OH   SNOW SPOTTER

            12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

&&

BM

Local storm report, Jan 29, 6:10 PM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
610 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0540 PM     SNOW             JEFFERSON-LENOX TWP     41.68N  80.77W
01/29/2017  M4.0 INCH        ASHTABULA          OH   SNOW SPOTTER

            12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

0549 PM     SNOW             EUCLID                  41.61N  81.50W
01/29/2017  M3.0 INCH        CUYAHOGA           OH   SNOW SPOTTER

            12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

&&

BM

Local storm report, Jan 29, 7:26 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
726 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0649 PM     SNOW             NORTHEAST 6SW           42.13N  79.89W
01/29/2017  M3.0 INCH        ERIE               PA   SNOW SPOTTER

            12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

0654 PM     SNOW             CHARDON                 41.58N  81.20W
01/29/2017  M2.7 INCH        GEAUGA             OH   SNOW SPOTTER

            12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

0700 PM     SNOW             GENEVA 7S               41.73N  80.95W
01/29/2017  M4.0 INCH        ASHTABULA          OH   SNOW SPOTTER

            12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

0700 PM     SNOW             JEFFERSON               41.74N  80.76W
01/29/2017  M2.3 INCH        ASHTABULA          OH   SNOW SPOTTER

            12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

0703 PM     SNOW             CHARDON 2N              41.58N  81.25W
01/29/2017  M6.5 INCH        GEAUGA             OH   SNOW SPOTTER

            12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

0718 PM     SNOW             CHARDON                 41.59N  81.21W
01/29/2017  M7.0 INCH        GEAUGA             OH   SNOW SPOTTER

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL.

&&

BM

Local storm report, Jan 29, 8:04 PM EST, 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 29, 8:32 PM EST, 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 29, 8:37 PM EST, 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
Jan 29, 7:41 PM EST	Lake Effect Snow Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Trumbull	17 hr
Jan 29, 9:44 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake	2 hr
Jan 30, 12:00 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Trumbull	105 min
Jan 30, 2:31 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lorain	119 min
Jan 30, 5:03 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Geauga, Lorain, Trumbull	87 min
Jan 30, 5:25 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashtabula, Lake	80 min
Jan 30, 6:08 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Medina, Portage, Summit, Trumbull	52 min
Jan 30, 7:15 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Medina, Summit	60 min
Jan 30, 8:18 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Portage, Summit	57 min
Jan 30, 10:14 AM EST	Lake Effect Snow Advisory	CLE	Portage	3 hr
Jan 30, 2:40 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Portage and 2 more	21 hr

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