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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

October 15, 20174 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Oct 15, 2017, 3:19 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 56 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: Oct 15, 2017, 3:19 PM EDT (19:19 UTC)
Expired: Oct 15, 2017, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Mahoning County, OH, Portage County, OH, Stark County, OH, Trumbull County, OH

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 100 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: 1178 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 225 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 216 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 Oct 15, 3:19 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 15, 3:19 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 15, 5:22 AM EDT, 9 hours 57 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
522 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-160930-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-
Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-
Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-
Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
522 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Windy conditions expected today as a strong cold front moves east
across the area. Wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph will be common both ahead
of and behind the front with locally higher gusts along the front.

A band of showers will also accompany the front and may evolve into a
stronger line as it reaches northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania
this afternoon. The Storm Prediction Center has included this area
in a marginal risk of severe weather and a few stronger wind gusts of
50 to 60 mph are possible. There may be little in the way of
lightning associated with this narrow convective band as it moves
through.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter reports of strong winds or damage are appreciated.

LEZ142>144-162>164-160930-
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-
522 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017

...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.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.

   Low Water Advisory.
   Gale Warning.

.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.

LEZ061-145>149-165>169-160930-
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-
522 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.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.

   Gale Warning.

.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

Special weather statement, Oct 15, 2:40 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
240 PM EDT SUN OCT 15 2017

OHZ030-031-038-047-151930-
Holmes-Ashland-Wayne-Knox-
240 PM EDT SUN OCT 15 2017

...A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN ASHLAND...SOUTHERN
WAYNE... HOLMES AND KNOX COUNTIES...

At 239 PM EDT, a line of showers was located from Wooster
southwestward to near Mount Vernon, moving east at 60 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are possible with these showers.

Locations impacted include...
Wooster, Mount Vernon, Millersburg, Orrville, Berlin, Walnut Creek,
Loudonville, Gambier, Utica, Dalton, Shreve, Danville, Killbuck,
Holmesville, Glenmont, Mount Eaton, Nashville, Winesburg, Farmerstown
and Smithville.

LAT...LON 4024 8248 4027 8248 4027 8269 4032 8268
      4055 8240 4056 8233 4060 8234 4082 8208
      4090 8165 4044 8167 4045 8218 4024 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 248DEG 52KT 4034 8253

Mottice

Special weather statement, Oct 15, 3:01 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
301 PM EDT SUN OCT 15 2017

OHZ013-014-023-089-PAZ001>003-152015-
Geauga-Trumbull-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Ashtabula Inland-Northern
Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford-
301 PM EDT SUN OCT 15 2017

...A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN TRUMBULL...SOUTHEASTERN
GEAUGA...ASHTABULA...ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

At 300 PM EDT, radar indicated showers were located along a line
extending from North Kingsville to near South Russell. Movement was
east at 65 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are possible with these showers.

Locations impacted include...
Erie, Meadville, Conneaut, Corry, Cortland, Edinboro, Titusville,
North East, Union City, Girard, North Kingsville, Middlefield,
Cambridge Springs, Kinsman, North Bloomfield, Orwell, Waterford,
Albion, Andover and Linesville.

LAT...LON 4227 7976 4201 7976 4199 7961 4162 7962
      4162 7982 4149 8000 4149 8052 4136 8053
      4135 8122 4194 8069 4211 8021 4215 8016
      4225 7991
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 256DEG 55KT 4194 8067 4138 8129

Mottice

Special weather statement, Oct 15, 3:19 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
319 PM EDT SUN OCT 15 2017

OHZ021>023-032-033-152015-
Summit-Portage-Stark-Mahoning-Trumbull-
319 PM EDT SUN OCT 15 2017

...A LINE OF GUSTY SHOWERS WILL AFFECT PORTAGE...MAHONING...
TRUMBULL...STARK AND SOUTHEASTERN SUMMIT COUNTIES...

At 319 PM EDT, radar indicated a line of gusty showers were located
along a line extending from Dalton to near Glenmont. Movement was
northeast at 65 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with these showers.

Locations impacted include...
Akron, Canton, Youngstown, Warren, Salem, Ravenna, Columbiana,
Boardman, Massillon, Green, Alliance, Niles, Tallmadge, North Canton,
Louisville, Campbell, Hubbard, Canfield, Cortland and Newton Falls.

LAT...LON 4091 8165 4136 8100 4136 8052 4090 8052
      4090 8082 4093 8083 4093 8089 4090 8090
      4090 8108 4073 8109 4072 8123 4065 8124
      4066 8146 4064 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 247DEG 61KT 4081 8172 4056 8206

Mottice

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 15, 4:15 AM EDT	Low Water Advisory	CLE		23 hr
Oct 15, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Holmes, Knox, Wayne	50 min
Oct 15, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford, Erie	74 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.