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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

December 3, 2022Erie County, Pennsylvania; Ashtabula County, Lake County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this high wind warning at Dec 3, 2022, 8:59 AM EST for Erie County, Pennsylvania; Ashtabula County, Lake County, Ohio. It was in force for 4 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 3, 2022, 8:59 AM EST (13:59 UTC)
Expired
Dec 3, 2022, 12:58 PM EST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Lake County, OH, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:02 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 3, 9:45 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWilloughby Hills, OHTREES BROUGHT DOWN BY WIND IN WILLOUGHBY HILLS.
Dec 3, 10:10 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Ssw Painesville, OHNUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN PAINESVILLE AND CONCORD TWP.
Dec 3, 10:55 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 Sw Erie, PASCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION IN THE NORTH.
Dec 3, 11:10 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Ene Ashtabula, OHHIGH NUMBER OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF COUNTY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 174 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 2022-12-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-12-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 471 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
477 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
471 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
467 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

157 
WWUS71 KCLE 031359
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
859 AM EST Sat Dec 3 2022

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-031800-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-221203T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.HW.W.0002.221203T1359Z-221203T1800Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
Including the cities of Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, 
Painesville, Willowick, Wickliffe, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva, 
and Erie
859 AM EST Sat Dec 3 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* WHERE...In Ohio, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In 
  Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM EST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. 
  Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be 
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...The strongest winds will occur along
  the Lake Erie shoreline. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$

OHZ021>023-031>033-038-PAZ003-031800-
/O.EXA.KCLE.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-221203T1800Z/
Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Holmes-Crawford-
Including the cities of Akron, Kent, Aurora, Streetsboro, 
Ravenna, Warren, Niles, Wooster, Orrville, Rittman, Canton, 
Massillon, Alliance, Youngstown, Boardman, Austintown, 
Millersburg, Killbuck, Meadville, and Titusville
859 AM EST Sat Dec 3 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...In Ohio, Summit, Portage, Trumbull, Wayne, Stark, 
  Mahoning and Holmes Counties. In Pennsylvania, Crawford County.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM EST this afternoon.

* 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>011-013-014-017>020-027>030-036-037-047-PAZ002-031800-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-221203T1800Z/
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Geauga-
Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Wyandot-Crawford-
Richland-Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Knox-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, Chardon, South Russell, Bainbridge, Chesterland, 
Middlefield, Burton, Jefferson, Orwell, Andover, Roaming Shores, 
Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard, Brunswick, Medina, 
Wadsworth, Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, 
Mansfield, Ashland, Marion, Mount Gilead, Cardington, 
Mount Vernon, Edinboro, Corry, and Union City
859 AM EST Sat Dec 3 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

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

* WHEN...Until 1 PM EST this afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
108 
WWUS71 KCLE 031758
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1258 PM EST Sat Dec 3 2022

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-031900-
/O.CAN.KCLE.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-221203T1800Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
Including the cities of Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, 
Painesville, Willowick, Wickliffe, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva, 
and Erie
1258 PM EST Sat Dec 3 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Winds have diminished across the area as a cold front moves well
east of the region. Therefore, the high wind warning has been
cancelled.

$$

OHZ003-006>011-013-014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-PAZ002-003-
031900-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-221203T1800Z/
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Geauga-
Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-
Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-
Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-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, 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, 
Edinboro, Corry, Union City, Meadville, and Titusville
1258 PM EST Sat Dec 3 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have diminished across the area as a cold front moves well
east of the region. Therefore, the wind advisory has been 
cancelled.

$$

Lombardy

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 3, 3:38 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE39 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.