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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 19, 2018, 10:15 AM EDT for Ashtabula County, Lake County, Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2018, 10:15 AM EDT (14:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Lake County, OH, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 2.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 362 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 610 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
125 WHUS41 KCLE 191415 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1015 AM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018 OHZ012-089-PAZ001-192215- /O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0004.180619T1415Z-180620T0000Z/ Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 1015 AM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening. * LOCATIONS...Lake, Ashtabula and Erie Counties. * TIMING...Through 8 PM this evening. * IMPACTS...High swimming risk from waves and dangerous currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when swimming risks exist from a combination of wind and large waves including rip currents and longshore currents. These swimming risks can create life- threatening conditions even for good swimmers. Follow the instruction of local authorities or stay out of the water. && $$
2 follow-up statements
317 WHUS41 KCLE 191807 CFWCLE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 207 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018 OHZ003-007>009-200000- /O.NEW.KCLE.LS.W.0005.180619T1807Z-180620T0000Z/ Lucas-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie- 207 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Lakeshore Flood Warning, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening. * LAKE SHORE FLOODING...Water levels continue to rise on the western basin of Lake Erie. Winds from the northeast at 15 to 25 knots will continue to cause the water level to rise and cause flooding along the lakeshore. * TIMING...Through 8 PM this evening. * IMPACTS...Flooding of the shoreline areas including docks, ramps, property not protected by shore structures, and bay shores will take place. Rivers feeding into the western basin will also be impacted with higher water levels and river bank flooding is also expected near the mouth of the river. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Lakeshore Flood Warning is issued when flooding is occurring or imminent along the lake. Residents on or near the shore in the warned area should take immediate action to protect life and property. && $$ OHZ012-089-PAZ001-200000- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180620T0000Z/ Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 207 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Lake, Ashtabula and Erie Counties. * TIMING...Through 8 PM this evening. * IMPACTS...High swimming risk from waves and dangerous currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when swimming risks exist from a combination of wind and large waves including rip currents and longshore currents. These swimming risks can create life- threatening conditions even for good swimmers. Follow the instruction of local authorities or stay out of the water. && $$
963 WHUS41 KCLE 200014 CFWCLE LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE National Weather Service Cleveland OH 814 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018 OHZ003-007>009-200115- /O.EXP.KCLE.LS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180620T0000Z/ Lucas-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie- 814 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Lake levels have fallen below critical thresholds, therefore the Lakeshore Flood Warning has been allowed to expire. $$ OHZ012-089-PAZ001-200115- /O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180620T0000Z/ Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 814 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... Winds and waves have subsided, therefore the Beach Hazards Statement has been allowed to expire. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 9:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 87 min | |
| Jun 18, 10:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 113 min | |
| Jun 19, 1:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lorain | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 10:21 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 10 hr | |
| Jun 19, 2:07 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | CLE | Erie, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.