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Frost Advisory 8, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 12, 202128 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this frost advisory at May 12, 2021, 2:15 PM EDT for 28 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at May 13, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 12, 2021, 2:15 PM EDT (18:15 UTC)
In effect from
May 13, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 13, 2021, 7:34 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
All 30 counties

Ashland County, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Portage County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 189 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-05-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-05-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -99 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
818 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

759 
WWUS71 KCLE 121815
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
215 PM EDT Wed May 12 2021

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-130300-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FR.Y.0008.210513T0600Z-210513T1200Z/
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-
Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg, 
Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Fremont, Bellevue, Clyde, 
Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, 
Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Painesville, Willowick, 
Wickliffe, Chardon, South Russell, Bainbridge, Chesterland, 
Middlefield, Burton, Jefferson, Orwell, Andover, Roaming Shores, 
Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard, Brunswick, Medina, 
Wadsworth, Akron, Kent, Aurora, Streetsboro, Ravenna, Warren, 
Niles, Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, 
Mansfield, Ashland, Wooster, Orrville, Rittman, Canton, 
Massillon, Alliance, Youngstown, Boardman, Austintown, Marion, 
Mount Gilead, Cardington, Millersburg, Killbuck, Mount Vernon, 
Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva, Erie, Edinboro, Corry, Union City, 
Meadville, and Titusville
215 PM EDT Wed May 12 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest Pennsylvania and north central, 
  northeast and northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Frost is not expected closer to the
  lakeshore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://www.weather.gov/cle
4 follow-up statements
929 
WWUS71 KCLE 130156
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
956 PM EDT Wed May 12 2021

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-131000-
/O.CON.KCLE.FR.Y.0008.210513T0600Z-210513T1200Z/
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-
Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg, 
Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Fremont, Bellevue, Clyde, 
Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, 
Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Painesville, Willowick, 
Wickliffe, Chardon, South Russell, Bainbridge, Chesterland, 
Middlefield, Burton, Jefferson, Orwell, Andover, Roaming Shores, 
Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard, Brunswick, Medina, 
Wadsworth, Akron, Kent, Aurora, Streetsboro, Ravenna, Warren, 
Niles, Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, 
Mansfield, Ashland, Wooster, Orrville, Rittman, Canton, 
Massillon, Alliance, Youngstown, Boardman, Austintown, Marion, 
Mount Gilead, Cardington, Millersburg, Killbuck, Mount Vernon, 
Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva, Erie, Edinboro, Corry, Union City, 
Meadville, and Titusville
956 PM EDT Wed May 12 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in low to mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest Pennsylvania and north central, 
  northeast and northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://www.weather.gov/cle
266 
WWUS71 KCLE 130756
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
356 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-131200-
/O.CON.KCLE.FR.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210513T1200Z/
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-
Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg, 
Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Fremont, Bellevue, Clyde, 
Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, 
Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Painesville, Willowick, 
Wickliffe, Chardon, South Russell, Bainbridge, Chesterland, 
Middlefield, Burton, Jefferson, Orwell, Andover, Roaming Shores, 
Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard, Brunswick, Medina, 
Wadsworth, Akron, Kent, Aurora, Streetsboro, Ravenna, Warren, 
Niles, Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, 
Mansfield, Ashland, Wooster, Orrville, Rittman, Canton, 
Massillon, Alliance, Youngstown, Boardman, Austintown, Marion, 
Mount Gilead, Cardington, Millersburg, Killbuck, Mount Vernon, 
Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva, Erie, Edinboro, Corry, Union City, 
Meadville, and Titusville
356 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the low to mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest Pennsylvania and north central, 
  northeast and northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://www.weather.gov/cle
599 
WWUS71 KCLE 131021
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
621 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021

OHZ003-006>008-017-131130-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FR.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210513T1200Z/
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Hancock-
Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg, 
Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Fremont, Bellevue, Clyde, 
and Findlay
621 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Frost is no longer expected to pose a significant threat with
temperatures in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees. 

$$

OHZ009>014-018>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-131200-
/O.CON.KCLE.FR.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210513T1200Z/
Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Seneca-Huron-
Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-
Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Elyria, 
North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, 
Eastlake, Painesville, Willowick, Wickliffe, Chardon, 
South Russell, Bainbridge, Chesterland, Middlefield, Burton, 
Jefferson, Orwell, Andover, Roaming Shores, Tiffin, Fostoria, 
Norwalk, Willard, Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Akron, Kent, 
Aurora, Streetsboro, Ravenna, Warren, Niles, Upper Sandusky, 
Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Wooster, 
Orrville, Rittman, Canton, Massillon, Alliance, Youngstown, 
Boardman, Austintown, Marion, Mount Gilead, Cardington, 
Millersburg, Killbuck, Mount Vernon, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva,
Erie, Edinboro, Corry, Union City, Meadville, and Titusville
621 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the low to mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest Pennsylvania and north central and
  northeast Ohio.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://www.weather.gov/cle
855 
WWUS71 KCLE 131134
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
734 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021

OHZ009>014-018>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-131245-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FR.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210513T1200Z/
Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Seneca-Huron-
Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-
Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Elyria, 
North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, 
Eastlake, Painesville, Willowick, Wickliffe, Chardon, 
South Russell, Bainbridge, Chesterland, Middlefield, Burton, 
Jefferson, Orwell, Andover, Roaming Shores, Tiffin, Fostoria, 
Norwalk, Willard, Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Akron, Kent, 
Aurora, Streetsboro, Ravenna, Warren, Niles, Upper Sandusky, 
Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Wooster, 
Orrville, Rittman, Canton, Massillon, Alliance, Youngstown, 
Boardman, Austintown, Marion, Mount Gilead, Cardington, 
Millersburg, Killbuck, Mount Vernon, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva,
Erie, Edinboro, Corry, Union City, Meadville, and Titusville
734 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Temperatures are quickly rising into the upper 30s and lower 40s
this morning and frost formation is no longer expected. Therefore,
the frost advisory has been cancelled.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://www.weather.gov/cle

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.