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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

October 12, 2020Ashland County, Medina County, Wayne County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Oct 12, 2020, 10:37 PM EDT for Ashland County, Medina County, Wayne County, Ohio. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 12, 2020, 10:37 PM EDT (02:37 UTC)
Expired
Oct 12, 2020, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashland County, OH, Medina County, OH, Wayne 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 Oct 12, 9:54 PM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 9:54 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 12, 4:34 AM EDT, 18 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
434 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2020

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027-130845-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Wyandot-
434 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Gusty westerly winds may exceed 40 mph in the wake of a cold front
this evening. The strongest winds would likely occur along the
lakeshore counties.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PAZ001-130845-
Northern Erie-
434 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Southeast winds increase ahead of a cold front this afternoon with
wind gusts approaching 45 mph possible. As the cold front passes
around midnight winds will shift to a westerly direction and may gust
to around 40 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ010>012-089-130845-
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
434 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

As a cold front passes late this evening winds will shift to a
westerly direction and may gust to around 40 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-130845-
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-
434 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Westerly winds are expected in the wake of a cold front this evening
with winds of 30 to 35 knots possible. If a very short gale period were
to occur it would be across the western half of the lake.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ013-014-020>023-028>033-036>038-047-PAZ002-003-130845-
Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Crawford-
Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
Southern Erie-
434 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

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, Oct 12, 9:51 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 12, 10:37 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
Oct 12, 9:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford, Richland39 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.