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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 17, 202119 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this wind advisory at Mar 17, 2021, 3:24 PM EDT for 19 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 18, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 17, 2021, 3:24 PM EDT (19:24 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 18, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 18, 2021, 10:58 PM EDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashland County, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Marion County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 184 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2021-03-17Temperature 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2021-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
863 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

254 
WWUS71 KCLE 171924
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
324 PM EDT Wed Mar 17 2021

OHZ003-006>009-017-018-180330-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.210318T1200Z-210319T0300Z/
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Hancock-Seneca-
Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg, 
Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Fremont, Bellevue, Clyde, 
Sandusky, Huron, Findlay, Tiffin, and Fostoria
324 PM EDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Lucas, Wood, Ottawa, Sandusky, Erie, Hancock and 
  Seneca Counties.

* WHEN...From 8 AM to 11 PM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

OHZ010>012-019-027>030-036-037-047-089-PAZ001-180330-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.210318T1600Z-210319T0800Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Huron-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-
Marion-Morrow-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
Including the cities of Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, 
Avon Lake, Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Painesville, 
Willowick, Wickliffe, Norwalk, Willard, Upper Sandusky, Carey, 
Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Marion, 
Mount Gilead, Cardington, Mount Vernon, Ashtabula, Conneaut, 
Geneva, and Erie
324 PM EDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 4 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From noon Thursday to 4 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://www.weather.gov/cle
5 follow-up statements
640 
WWUS71 KCLE 180203
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1003 PM EDT Wed Mar 17 2021

OHZ007>009-018-181015-
/O.EXT.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.210318T1200Z-210319T0800Z/
Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Seneca-
Including the cities of Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Fremont,
Bellevue, Clyde, Sandusky, Huron, Tiffin, and Fostoria
1003 PM EDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Ottawa, Erie, Sandusky and Seneca Counties.

* WHEN...From 8 AM Thursday to 4 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006-017-181015-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.210318T1200Z-210319T0300Z/
Lucas-Wood-Hancock-
Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg, 
and Findlay
1003 PM EDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Lucas, Hancock and Wood Counties.

* WHEN...From 8 AM to 11 PM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

OHZ010>012-019-027>030-036-037-047-089-PAZ001-181015-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.210318T1600Z-210319T0800Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Huron-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-
Marion-Morrow-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
Including the cities of Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, 
Avon Lake, Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Painesville, 
Willowick, Wickliffe, Norwalk, Willard, Upper Sandusky, Carey, 
Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Marion, 
Mount Gilead, Cardington, Mount Vernon, Ashtabula, Conneaut, 
Geneva, and Erie
1003 PM EDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 4 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From noon Thursday to 4 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://www.weather.gov/cle
801 
WWUS71 KCLE 180705
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
305 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

OHZ003-006-017-181515-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.210318T1200Z-210319T0300Z/
Lucas-Wood-Hancock-
Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg, 
and Findlay
305 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Lucas, Hancock and Wood Counties.

* WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 11 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

OHZ007>009-018-181515-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.210318T1200Z-210319T0800Z/
Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Seneca-
Including the cities of Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Fremont,
Bellevue, Clyde, Sandusky, Huron, Tiffin, and Fostoria
305 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Ottawa, Erie, Sandusky and Seneca Counties.

* WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 4 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

OHZ010>012-019-027>030-036-037-047-089-PAZ001-181515-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.210318T1600Z-210319T0800Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Huron-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-
Marion-Morrow-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
Including the cities of Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, 
Avon Lake, Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Painesville, 
Willowick, Wickliffe, Norwalk, Willard, Upper Sandusky, Carey, 
Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Marion, 
Mount Gilead, Cardington, Mount Vernon, Ashtabula, Conneaut, 
Geneva, and Erie
305 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From noon today to 4 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://www.weather.gov/cle
293 
WWUS71 KCLE 181449
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1049 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

OHZ003-006-017-182300-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210319T0300Z/
Lucas-Wood-Hancock-
Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg, 
and Findlay
1049 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Lucas, Hancock and Wood Counties.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

OHZ007>009-018-182300-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210319T0800Z/
Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Seneca-
Including the cities of Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Fremont,
Bellevue, Clyde, Sandusky, Huron, Tiffin, and Fostoria
1049 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Ottawa, Erie, Sandusky and Seneca Counties.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

OHZ010>012-019-027>030-036-037-047-089-PAZ001-182300-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.210318T1600Z-210319T0800Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Huron-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-
Marion-Morrow-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
Including the cities of Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, 
Avon Lake, Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Painesville, 
Willowick, Wickliffe, Norwalk, Willard, Upper Sandusky, Carey, 
Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Marion, 
Mount Gilead, Cardington, Mount Vernon, Ashtabula, Conneaut, 
Geneva, and Erie
1049 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From noon today to 4 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://www.weather.gov/cle
806 
WWUS71 KCLE 182253
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

OHZ003-006-017-190300-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210319T0300Z/
Lucas-Wood-Hancock-
Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg, 
and Findlay
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Lucas, Hancock and Wood Counties.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

OHZ007>012-018-019-027>030-036-037-047-089-PAZ001-190700-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210319T0800Z/
Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Seneca-Huron-Wyandot-
Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
Northern Erie-
Including the cities of Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Fremont,
Bellevue, Clyde, Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Elyria, 
North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, 
Eastlake, Painesville, Willowick, Wickliffe, Tiffin, Fostoria, 
Norwalk, Willard, Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, 
Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Marion, Mount Gilead, Cardington, 
Mount Vernon, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva, and Erie
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 4 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://www.weather.gov/cle
366 
WWUS71 KCLE 190258
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1058 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

OHZ007>012-018-019-027>030-036-037-047-089-PAZ001-190400-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210319T0800Z/
Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Seneca-Huron-Wyandot-
Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
Northern Erie-
Including the cities of Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Fremont,
Bellevue, Clyde, Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Elyria, 
North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, 
Eastlake, Painesville, Willowick, Wickliffe, Tiffin, Fostoria, 
Norwalk, Willard, Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, 
Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Marion, Mount Gilead, Cardington, 
Mount Vernon, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva, and Erie
1058 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds will remain breezy across the area over the next several
hours with gusts of 35 to 40 mph. However, stronger gusts of 45 to
50 mph are no longer expected and therefore the Wind Advisory has
been cancelled.

$$

OHZ003-006-017-190400-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210319T0300Z/
Lucas-Wood-Hancock-
Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg, 
and Findlay
1058 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds will remain breezy across the area over the next several
hours with gusts of 35 to 40 mph. However, stronger gusts of 45 to
50 mph are no longer expected and therefore the Wind Advisory has
been cancelled.

$$

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 3:39 AM EDTGale WatchCLE12 hr
Mar 17, 7:26 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryCLEAshland, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Hancock, Huron and 9 more4 hr
Mar 17, 3:37 PM EDTGale WarningCLE36 hr
Mar 17, 3:37 PM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningCLEErie, Lucas, Ottawa31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.