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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 5, 20209 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Mar 5, 2020, 10:56 PM EST for 9 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 64 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 5, 2020, 10:56 PM EST (03:56 UTC)
Expired: Mar 6, 2020, 12:00 AM EST
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Crawford County, OH, Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH, Marion County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The radar

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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 5, 9:41 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 9:41 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 5, 8:14 PM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 5, 10:56 PM EST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1056 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2020

OHZ003-006>009-018-019-027>029-036-037-060500-
Crawford-Seneca-Wyandot-Huron-Marion-Erie-Richland-Wood-Ottawa-
Sandusky-Morrow-Lucas-
1056 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2020

...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE...

At 1055 PM EST, radar indicated showers were located along a line
extending from near Oregon to near Genoa to 10 miles south of
Gibsonburg to near Fostoria to Marseilles. Movement was northeast at
45 mph.

Winds around 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with these
showers.

LAT...LON 4061 8341 4149 8348 4168 8330 4152 8297
      4151 8299 4152 8289 4159 8284 4151 8272
      4151 8275 4145 8304 4143 8301 4146 8270
      4138 8250 4141 8240 4107 8238 4106 8244
      4099 8244 4056 8235 4044 8320
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 245DEG 39KT 4164 8333 4151 8345 4125 8338 4121
8342 4070 8338

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 5, 8:14 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Hancock, Lucas, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood, Wyandot	91 min
Mar 6, 3:33 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		27 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.