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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 4, 2020Knox County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2020, 11:23 AM EDT for Knox County, Ohio. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 4, 2020, 11:23 AM EDT (15:23 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2020, 12:15 PM EDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH

County Knox County, OH

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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 Aug 4, 10:12 AM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 10:12 AM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 4:18 AM EDT, 7 hours 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 11:23 AM EDT, 0 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

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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, 1:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Portage	47 min
Aug 4, 3:49 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		10 hr
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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