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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 5, 2018Hancock County, Wyandot County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2018, 1:46 PM EDT for Hancock County, Wyandot County, Ohio. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 5, 2018, 1:46 PM EDT (17:46 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2018, 2:45 PM EDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Hancock County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 164 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.

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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: 1880 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1143 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 98 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 Jul 5, 10:53 AM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 10:53 AM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 4:38 AM EDT, 9 hours 8 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
438 AM EDT Thu Jul 5 2018

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-061100-
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-
438 AM EDT Thu Jul 5 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Thunderstorms today and this evening will be capable of producing
locally heavy rainfall and may result in flooding. A few storms may
produce strong, gusty winds.

.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.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-061100-
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-
438 AM EDT Thu Jul 5 2018

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...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

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 9:24 AM EDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 11:06 AM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 11:10 AM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 11:54 AM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1154 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2018

OHZ014-023-PAZ002-003-051700-
Trumbull-Ashtabula Inland-Southern Erie-Crawford-
1154 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2018

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN TRUMBULL...
SOUTHEASTERN ASHTABULA...SOUTHEASTERN ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

At 1153 AM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 6 miles west of Findley Lake to near
Cambridge Springs to Andover to near West Farmington. Movement was
east at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and up to dime size hail are possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Meadville, Titusville, Union City, Kinsman, West Farmington,
Wattsburg, Adamsville, Canadohta Lake, Pymatuning Central, Riceville,
Lincolnville, Guys Mills, Atlantic, Mecca, Johnston, Cochranton,
Conneaut Lake, Jamestown, Hydetown and Blooming Valley.

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

LAT...LON 4162 7982 4149 8000 4149 8052 4139 8052
      4139 8100 4159 8053 4171 8004 4217 7980
      4217 7976 4201 7976 4199 7961 4162 7962
TIME...MOT...LOC 1553Z 267DEG 31KT 4211 7986 4172 8007 4159 8056 4143
8097

Lombardy

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 1:46 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
146 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2018

OHZ017-018-027-051845-
Seneca-Wyandot-Hancock-
146 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN SENECA...
NORTHWESTERN WYANDOT AND SOUTHERN HANCOCK COUNTIES...

At 145 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Arlington, or 7
miles south of Findlay, moving east at 15 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Findlay, Upper Sandusky, Forest, Arlington, Rawson, Vanlue, New
Riegel, Carey, Mount Blanchard, Wharton, Jenera, Kirby and
Williamstown.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Rainfall rates of 2.0 inches an hour are likely
with this storm.  Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

LAT...LON 4102 8378 4106 8329 4079 8330 4081 8350
      4082 8351 4082 8357 4084 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 271DEG 12KT 4094 8369

Lombardy

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 9:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Summit	66 min
Jul 5, 9:47 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		39 min
Jul 5, 11:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Portage	65 min
Jul 5, 1:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Hancock	3 hr
Jul 5, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Richland	43 min
Jul 5, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Cuyahoga	44 min
Jul 5, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron, Lorain	26 min
Jul 5, 3:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga	3 hr
Jul 5, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		65 min
Jul 5, 3:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga	48 min
Jul 5, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		49 min
Jul 5, 4:13 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		38 hr
Jul 5, 4:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Lorain	3 hr
Jul 5, 4:16 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain, Lucas and 1 more	38 hr
Jul 5, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Cuyahoga, Medina, Summit	58 min
Jul 5, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Stark	65 min
Jul 5, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Mahoning	82 min
Jul 5, 5:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Stark	3 hr
Jul 5, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Trumbull	44 min
Jul 5, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Trumbull	42 min
Jul 4, 8:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Crawford	3 hr
Jul 5, 11:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford	24 min
Jul 5, 11:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford	66 min
Jul 5, 12:34 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CLE	Crawford	3 hr

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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.