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Small Craft Advisory 60, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 4, 2020

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this small craft advisory at Aug 4, 2020, 3:49 PM EDT. It took effect at Aug 4, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 4, 2020, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 4, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired: Aug 5, 2020, 1:40 AM EDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Aug 4, 2:57 PM EDT, 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 2:57 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 4:18 AM EDT, 11 hours 31 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
418 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020

OHZ010>012-089-050830-
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
418 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

There is a moderate risk for rip currents tonight as winds shift to
the north and increase to 15 to 20 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-050830-
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-
418 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Lake Erie, eastern
Lake Erie and western Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Waterspouts will be possible along a cold front this morning and
near any showers that develop this afternoon into tonight as colder
air flows across the lake.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Cool air aloft may cause waterspouts to develop near showers that
develop over the lake Wednesday morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ003-006>009-013-014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-PAZ001>003-050830-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-
Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-
Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
418 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

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, Aug 4, 11:23 AM EDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1123 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020

OHZ047-041615-
Knox-
1123 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTY...

At 1123 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Centerburg, or
near Mount Vernon, moving east at 15 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Mount Vernon, Gambier, Utica, Martinsburg and Bladensburg.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

LAT...LON 4024 8248 4027 8248 4027 8264 4028 8268
      4034 8269 4035 8269 4035 8265 4043 8265
      4045 8263 4036 8219 4024 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1523Z 291DEG 15KT 4034 8259

Saunders

Local storm report, Aug 4, 12:11 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1211 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1209 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WSW SOUTH AMHERST     41.34N 82.30W
08/04/2020  M2.50 INCH       LORAIN             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MAT

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 1:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
143 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020

OHZ022-023-033-041830-
Portage-Mahoning-Trumbull-
143 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN TRUMBULL...
NORTHEASTERN PORTAGE AND NORTHWESTERN MAHONING COUNTIES...

At 143 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Mantua, or near
Ravenna, moving east at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Warren, Ravenna, Newton Falls, Lordstown, Garrettsville, Mantua,
Leavittsburg, Windham, Hiram, Craig Beach, Wayland, South Canal,
Turnpike Interchange and Champion Heights.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

LAT...LON 4121 8130 4132 8124 4129 8085 4105 8091
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 280DEG 15KT 4124 8123

Saunders

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 4, 5:16 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		89 min
Aug 4, 11:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Knox	52 min
Aug 4, 1:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Portage	47 min
Aug 4, 3:50 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	CLE	Ashtabula, Lake	10 hr
Aug 4, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		37 min
Aug 4, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		31 min
Aug 4, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		91 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.