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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 27, 2017Stark County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Apr 27, 2017, 5:49 PM EDT for Stark County, Ohio. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Apr 27, 2017, 5:49 PM EDT (21:49 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2017, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

County Stark County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 119 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2017-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2017-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-506 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1916 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Apr 27, 3:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
359 PM EDT Thu Apr 27 2017

.SYNOPSIS...
Strong low pressure over the northern Great lakes will move
across eastern Canada and the associated cold front will move east
of the area early tonight. High pressure will build across the area
tonight into Friday. A warm front will develop over the lower
Ohio Valley Friday night and lift north of the area on Sunday.
Another strong low pressure system will develop over the
Mississippi Valley on Sunday and push a cold front across the
area late Sunday night and Monday.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
The showers remain essentially in two lines, the first on the trough
from the outflow from the old convection. The second line is with
the actual front. Mid level lapse rates remain rather marginal
for significant convection and the SBCape is weak across
central Ohio but east of the I-71 corridor the SPC analysis
progs are a bit more favorable for convection. Given the time
of day, it would seem reasonable that we will see showers flair
up some. Updrafts will be able to reach high enough to generate
thunder in the stronger cells as well as hail given that the
freezing level is about 11k. The wind field is such that we are
already maxing out our gusts in the mixed layer but there is
enough wind aloft that taller cells could produce additional
wind. The severe threat will likely remain isolated late this
afternoon/early evening. The front should be east of the
forecast area by 9 PM.

Plenty of subsidence following the front and the stratocumulus
out west seems flat and diurnal looking and we should see clearing
spread across the area tonight. The air mass is seasonable (I keep
having to remind myself that it is April) and with winds lightening
before daybreak we should be able to sneak down into the mid 40s in
most areas with some lower 40s in the cooler spots. high clouds will
begin to increase toward daybreak which may keep the bottom from
falling out on temps.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
The fast flow aloft will redevelop as the trough lifts out on
Friday. Hard to get excited about the prospects for any significant
showers, at least for Friday. Frontogenetic forcing will slowly
increase and the jet is slowly progged to lift north across
the Great Lakes as we go into Friday night and the weekend. Upward
motion will likely increase in the entrance region of the jet.
Friday may be one of those days where radar echoes increase but it
takes a while for much of anything to reach the ground. Will have a
small chance of showers, mainly across northwest Ohio later in the
day. The wind field in the mid and lower layers is progged to
increase significantly Friday night and the threat of showers and
thunderstorms will increase as a short wave moves east in the
fast flow. The GFS develops a surface low over the lower Great Lakes
early Saturday while the ECMWF just drifts the front north and then
south again. In any case, temperatures near Lake Erie could
slide back down Saturday afternoon as the flow comes around more
from the north, the type of pattern where Toledo never does warm up
during the day.

The ridge builds on Sunday and it looks as if the warm front will
move north. Temperatures should shoot up in the south flow as 850 mb
temperatures are progged to rise to 16C or so. Not quite as
confident farther north at Toledo and Erie where the warm air may
arrive slightly later in the day so will hedge a  bit on
temperatures there.

The cold front will approach from the west later Sunday n night or
early Monday morning from the west and the chance of showers and
thunderstorms will begin to increase again. Sunday night will be a
warm night ahead of the front.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
The main upper trough over the US will set up over the MS river
valley into the Great Lakes thru the period. S/W's rotating thru the
upper trough will induce surface lows that move thru the region
Monday and again by Thu night while a front remains near the area
thru the period. Expect good chances for shra/tsra Mon then a lesser
chance for Mon night thru Thu. Temps will start out near normal on
Mon then trend below normal for Tue thru Thu.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z Thursday THROUGH Tuesday/...
A cold front crossing the area will trigger shra and tsra that will
progress east with the front and should exit the ERI area around 01z
to 02z. Isolated storms could be strong to marginally severe with
winds that could gust to 50 knots. Cigs will probably drop to mvfr
levels for the west half of the area into this evening with a lesser
chc for this to occur in the east half. South winds gusting 20 to 25
knots will veer to WSW with fropa then diminish the first half of
tonight before backing back to south late tonight and Friday morning.

Any mvfr cigs should be breaking up by late Fri morning while higher
clouds start to move back into the area.

OUTLOOK...Non-VFR at times in showers and thunderstorms Sat through
Mon then just showers Tue.

&&

.MARINE...
A cold front crossing the lake this evening will veer winds more to
the west while wind speeds should stay just under that needed to
produce sca conditions. Weak high pressure moving across Ohio should
diminish the winds late tonight and cause a backing to mainly south
for Fri as the front pushes back north of the lake briefly before
shifting back south across the lake Sat. Winds will veer to north
then ne sat into Sat night and increase enough to produce sca
conditions for a while into Sun until the front moves back north
thru the lake turning winds to south.

South winds will increase Sun night to 30 knots then turn sw then
west as a deep low passes by and pulls a series of cold fronts
across the lake Mon. West winds could be near gale force on Tue as
cool air pushes across the lake.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...None.
PA...None.
MARINE...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS...Kosarik
NEAR TERM...Kosarik
SHORT TERM...Kosarik
LONG TERM...Adams
AVIATION...Adams
MARINE...Adams
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 3:42 AM EDT, 14 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
342 AM EDT Thu Apr 27 2017

LEZ061-145>149-165>169-OHZ010>014-020>023-029>033-037-038-047-089-
PAZ001>003-280745-
Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo NY-
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 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-Lorain-Cuyahoga-
Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Richland-
Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
Northern Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford-
342 AM EDT Thu Apr 27 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie, north central
Ohio, northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Showers and scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon as a
cold front moves east across the area. Some of the thunderstorms may
be strong to severe, with damaging winds possible, along with
isolated large hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ142>144-162>164-OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027-028-036-280745-
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 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-Lucas-Wood-
Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Wyandot-Crawford-Marion-
342 AM EDT Thu Apr 27 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie, north central Ohio
and northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

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Special weather statement, Apr 27, 5:27 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
527 PM EDT THU APR 27 2017

PAZ001-002-272215-
Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
527 PM EDT THU APR 27 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN ERIE COUNTY...

At 526 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Conneaut,
moving northeast at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Erie, Conneaut, Girard, Albion, Lake City, Cranesville, Platea,
McKean, Avonia and Middleboro.

LAT...LON 4202 8007 4185 8040 4185 8052 4197 8052
      4195 8063 4199 8057 4211 8021 4218 8014
      4219 8012 4219 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 230DEG 34KT 4192 8051

Clark
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 5:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
549 PM EDT THU APR 27 2017

OHZ022-032-272230-
Portage-Stark-
549 PM EDT THU APR 27 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN PORTAGE AND NORTHERN
STARK COUNTIES...

At 549 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over North Canton,
or near Canton, moving northeast at 50 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and dime size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Canton, Massillon, Green, Alliance, North Canton, Louisville,
Hartville, Canal Fulton, Randolph, Atwater, Edinburg, Windham,
Deerfield, Meyers Lake, Hills And Dales, Limaville, Greentown,
Wayland, Maximo and Perry Heights.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4088 8157 4091 8153 4091 8142 4098 8142
      4099 8139 4101 8139 4125 8105 4125 8100
      4099 8100 4099 8108 4091 8109 4074 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 231DEG 44KT 4087 8141

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLERichland29 min
Apr 27, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Portage29 min
Apr 27, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshland32 min
Apr 27, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshtabula48 min
Apr 27, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
Apr 27, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECuyahoga, Medina47 min
Apr 27, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHolmes, Stark50 min
Apr 27, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELake40 min
Apr 27, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLETrumbull42 min
Apr 27, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie48 min
Apr 27, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford43 min
Apr 27, 6:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie39 min

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