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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 16, 2022, 4:02 AM EDT for Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jun 16, 2022, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2022, 4:02 AM EDT (08:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 16, 2022, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2022, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
County Erie County, PA
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:02 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
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 146 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3396 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1200 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted.
104 WHUS41 KCLE 160802 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 402 AM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022 PAZ001-161615- /O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0003.220616T1800Z-220617T0000Z/ Northern Erie- 402 AM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Northern Erie County. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
3 follow-up statements
713 WHUS41 KCLE 161326 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 926 AM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022 PAZ001-162130- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0003.220616T1800Z-220617T0000Z/ Northern Erie- 926 AM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Northern Erie County. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
275 WHUS41 KCLE 162120 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 520 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022 PAZ001-170000- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-220617T0000Z/ Northern Erie- 520 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Northern Erie County. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
144 WHUS41 KCLE 170004 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 804 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022 PAZ001-170115- /O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-220617T0000Z/ Northern Erie- 804 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... Winds will become southwesterly this evening which will focus larger waves offshore. A moderate swim risk will continue however with waves of 2 to 4 feet. Continue to use caution this evening at area beaches. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 95 min |
| Jun 16, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford | 58 min |
| Jun 16, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford, Erie | 22 min |
| Jun 16, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Crawford | 34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.