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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 8, 2018Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Mar 8, 2018, 2:41 AM EST for Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Ohio. It was in force for 79 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Mar 8, 2018, 2:41 AM EST (07:41 UTC)
Expired: Mar 8, 2018, 4:00 AM EST
In force: 79 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH

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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 8, 1:04 AM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 1:04 AM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 5:00 AM EST, 21 hours 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 7, 10:01 PM EST, 4 hours 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 8, 2:41 AM EST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
241 AM EST THU MAR 8 2018

OHZ011>013-080900-
Geauga OH-Lake OH-Cuyahoga OH-
241 AM EST THU MAR 8 2018

...an intense snow squall will affect Geauga...Cuyahoga and southern
Lake Counties Until 400 AM EST...

At 237 AM EST, radar indicated an intense snow squall from Lakewood
east across eastern Cuyahoga county into Geauga and southern Lake
county. This intense snow squall was nearly stationary.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Visibility rapidly dropping to less than a quarter of a mile...
Up to 2 inches of quick snow accumulation...

Locations impacted include...
Cleveland, Willowick, Chardon, Parma, Lakewood, Euclid, Mentor,
Cleveland Heights, Solon, Willoughby, Eastlake, Warrensville Heights,
South Russell, Middlefield, Burton, Highland Hills, Chesterland,
Garfield Heights, Shaker Heights and Maple Heights.

Use extra caution if you must travel into or through this snow
squall. Rapid changes in visibility and potentially slick roads are
likely to lead to accidents. Consider delaying travel until the
squall passes your location.

LAT...LON 4140 8101 4137 8185 4153 8189 4153 8172
      4161 8158 4172 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 0737Z 266DEG 4KT 4147 8153

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ODOT DMS  302, 303, 304, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 317,
318, 319, 320, 322, 323, 324, 328, 329, 330, and 331.

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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 8, 2:47 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Medina, Portage and 2 more	40 hr
Mar 8, 2:46 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Geauga	28 hr

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