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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 18, 2020Cuyahoga County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Jun 18, 2020, 8:25 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jun 18, 2020, 8:25 PM EDT (00:25 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2020, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH

County Cuyahoga County, OH

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 18, 7:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 7:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 3:58 AM EDT, 16 hours 27 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
358 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2020

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-
089-PAZ001>003-190800-
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-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-
358 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Lake Erie, eastern
Lake Erie, western Lake Erie, 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...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, Jun 18, 4:26 PM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
426 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2020

OHZ028-029-036-037-182115-
Crawford-Marion-Richland-Morrow-
426 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN RICHLAND...NORTHEASTERN
MARION...NORTHERN MORROW AND SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

At 426 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Bellville, or
10 miles south of Mansfield, moving west at 30 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Mansfield, Galion, Ontario, Lexington, Crestline, Bellville, Butler,
Lucas, Caledonia, North Robinson, Iberia and Shauck.

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 4060 8300 4086 8290 4069 8236 4055 8237
      4055 8264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 106DEG 24KT 4062 8246

Kahn

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 4:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
456 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2020

OHZ027>029-036-037-182145-
Crawford-Wyandot-Marion-Richland-Morrow-
456 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2020

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN RICHLAND...
EASTERN MARION...SOUTHEASTERN WYANDOT...MORROW AND CRAWFORD
COUNTIES...

At 456 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Shelby to near Chesterville.
Movement was west at 25 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Mansfield, Marion, Bucyrus, Mount Gilead, Galion, Shelby, Ontario,
Lexington, Crestline, Cardington, New Washington, Waldo, Chatfield,
Benton, Nevada, Caledonia, Edison, Tiro, Fulton and North Robinson.

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 4070 8316 4096 8313 4097 8253 4055 8260
      4055 8264 4053 8265 4043 8283 4044 8313
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 111DEG 20KT 4093 8264 4055 8271

Kahn

Local storm report, Jun 18, 5:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 18, 7:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 18, 7:48 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 18, 8:25 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 18, 8:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Cuyahoga	48 min
Jun 19, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Huron	29 min
Jun 19, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Seneca	23 min
Jun 19, 3:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Seneca	44 min
Jun 19, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Geauga	55 min
Jun 19, 6:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Ashtabula, Geauga, Trumbull	2 hr
Jun 19, 6:40 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CLE	Ashtabula, Trumbull	3 hr
Jun 19, 6:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Portage	43 min
Jun 19, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford	34 min

Nearby

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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.