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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 30, 201911 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Mar 30, 2019, 11:43 PM EDT for 11 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 92 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
Mar 30, 2019, 11:43 PM EDT (03:43 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2019, 1:15 AM EDT
In force
92 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashland County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Lake County, OH, Medina County, OH, Portage County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Wayne County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 261 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2019-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 462 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2019-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 106 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
462 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
592 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
1.3

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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 Mar 30, 10:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 10:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 11:12 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1112 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2019

OHZ003-006>009-014-017>019-021>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-
PAZ001>003-010315-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-
Huron-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-
Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
1112 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Rain will continue to transition to snow from northwest to southeast
overnight. Some areas, especially portions of north central Ohio
could see a quick 1 to 3 inches of snow, especially through 2 AM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ010>013-020-010315-
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Medina-
1112 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2019

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-010315-
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-
1112 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

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, Mar 30, 11:43 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 9:28 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina8 hr
Mar 30, 11:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEKnox6 hr
Mar 31, 2:25 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEStark9 hr
Mar 31, 2:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEHolmes, Wayne4 days
Mar 31, 4:29 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull33 hr
Mar 31, 9:15 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEMarion47 hr
Mar 31, 10:43 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLESandusky, Wood22 hr
Mar 31, 10:43 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELorain19 hr
Mar 31, 7:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull25 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Ohio, 2019Every special weather statement in 2019

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.