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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 13, 20174 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Mar 13, 2017, 9:44 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 91 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: Mar 13, 2017, 9:44 PM EDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired: Mar 13, 2017, 11:15 PM EDT
In force: 91 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH, Lorain County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 191 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-p

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: 610 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 44 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 Mar 13, 8:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 8:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 13, 3:04 AM EDT, 18 hours 40 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
304 AM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017

OHZ009>014-019-089-PAZ001>003-140715-
Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Huron-
Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford-
304 AM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT WEDNESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, 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.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-027-140715-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Hancock-Seneca-Wyandot-
304 AM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
EDT TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest 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.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ028-036-037-047-140715-
Crawford-Marion-Morrow-Knox-
304 AM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM EDT TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central 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.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ020>023-029>033-038-140715-
Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-
Holmes-
304 AM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio and
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.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-140715-
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-
304 AM EDT Mon Mar 13 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...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Snowfall reports would be appreciated with the upcoming winter storm.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 13, 9:02 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
902 PM EDT MON MAR 13 2017

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

0830 PM     SNOW             OAK HARBOR              41.51N 83.15W
03/13/2017  E2.5 INCH        OTTAWA             OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

0850 PM     SNOW             BOWLING GREEN           41.38N 83.65W
03/13/2017  E3.0 INCH        WOOD               OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STORM TOTAL

&&

CLARK

Local storm report, Mar 13, 9:24 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
924 PM EDT MON MAR 13 2017

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

0923 PM     SNOW             TOLEDO-PT PLACE         41.72N  83.49W
03/13/2017  M3.0 INCH        LUCAS              OH   SNOW SPOTTER

            12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

&&

LW

Local storm report, Mar 13, 9:27 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
927 PM EDT MON MAR 13 2017

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

0900 PM     SNOW             GIBSONBURG              41.39N 83.32W
03/13/2017  E3.3 INCH        SANDUSKY           OH   PUBLIC

&&

CLARK

Special weather statement, Mar 13, 9:44 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
944 PM EDT MON MAR 13 2017

OHZ009>011-019-140315-
Huron-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-
944 PM EDT MON MAR 13 2017

...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT HURON...ERIE...CUYAHOGA AND
LORAIN COUNTIES...

At 942 PM EDT, an area of heavy snow was located across Erie and
Huron counties. Snow will continue to expand and intensify across
Lorain and western Cuyahoga County through 11 PM EDT. Snowfall rates
of one inch per hour are expected in this band with visibilities
dropping to a half mile or less.

Locations impacted include...
Lorain, Elyria, Sandusky, Norwalk, Willowick, Vermilion, Lakewood,
Strongsville, Westlake, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, and Amherst.

LAT...LON 4164 8149 4157 8147 4134 8159 4127 8174
      4127 8197 4120 8197 4120 8207 4114 8207
      4114 8217 4109 8217 4101 8282 4143 8284
      4150 8265 4141 8248 4154 8201 4153 8172
      4165 8152 4166 8145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 260DEG 4KT 4161 8193 4115 8265

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 13, 11:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Erie, Huron, Lorain	77 min
Mar 14, 9:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashland, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Medina, Summit and 1 more	84 min

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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.