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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

February 14, 202320 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this wind advisory at Feb 14, 2023, 3:35 AM EST for 20 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 15, 2023, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 14, 2023, 3:35 AM EST (08:35 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 15, 2023, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 15, 2023, 4:00 PM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
All 21 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, Medina 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), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:33 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 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 00:00Z on 2023-02-14Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2023-02-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 122 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
1153 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
82 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

830 
WWUS71 KCLE 140835
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
335 AM EST Tue Feb 14 2023

OHZ003-006-017-141645-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.230215T0900Z-230215T2100Z/
Lucas-Wood-Hancock-
Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg, 
and Findlay
335 AM EST Tue Feb 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 4 AM to 4 PM EST Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

Griffin
8 follow-up statements
698 
WWUS71 KCLE 141549
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1049 AM EST Tue Feb 14 2023

OHZ003-006-017-150000-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.230215T0900Z-230215T2100Z/
Lucas-Wood-Hancock-
Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg, 
and Findlay
1049 AM EST Tue Feb 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 4 AM to 4 PM EST Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$
568 
WWUS71 KCLE 141718
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1218 PM EST Tue Feb 14 2023

OHZ007>011-018>020-027>030-036-037-047-150130-
/O.EXA.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.230215T0900Z-230215T2100Z/
Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Wyandot-
Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Knox-
Including the cities of Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Fremont,
Bellevue, Clyde, Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Elyria, 
North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Cleveland, Tiffin, Fostoria, 
Norwalk, Willard, Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Upper Sandusky, 
Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Marion, 
Mount Gilead, Cardington, and Mount Vernon
1218 PM EST Tue Feb 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 4 AM to 4 PM EST Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006-017-150130-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.230215T0900Z-230215T2100Z/
Lucas-Wood-Hancock-
Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg, 
and Findlay
1218 PM EST Tue Feb 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 4 AM to 4 PM EST Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$
780 
WWUS71 KCLE 142014
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
314 PM EST Tue Feb 14 2023

OHZ003-006>011-017>020-027>030-036-037-047-150415-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.230215T0900Z-230215T2100Z/
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Hancock-Seneca-
Huron-Medina-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Knox-
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, Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard, 
Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, 
Galion, Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Marion, Mount Gilead, 
Cardington, and Mount Vernon
314 PM EST Tue Feb 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 4 AM to 4 PM EST Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$
585 
WWUS71 KCLE 150204
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
904 PM EST Tue Feb 14 2023

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-151015-
/O.EXB.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.230215T1500Z-230215T2100Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
Including the cities of Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, 
Painesville, Willowick, Wickliffe, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva, 
and Erie
904 PM EST Tue Feb 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds around 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 4 PM EST Wednesday.

* 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>011-017>020-027>030-036-037-047-151015-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.230215T0900Z-230215T2100Z/
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Hancock-Seneca-
Huron-Medina-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Knox-
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, Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard, 
Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, 
Galion, Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Marion, Mount Gilead, 
Cardington, and Mount Vernon
904 PM EST Tue Feb 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 4 AM to 4 PM EST Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$
796 
WWUS71 KCLE 150226 CCA
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
926 PM EST Tue Feb 14 2023

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-151015-
/O.COR.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.230215T1500Z-230215T2100Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
Including the cities of Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, 
Painesville, Willowick, Wickliffe, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva, 
and Erie
926 PM EST Tue Feb 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds around 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 4 PM EST Wednesday.

* 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>011-017>020-027>030-036-037-047-151015-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.230215T0900Z-230215T2100Z/
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Hancock-Seneca-
Huron-Medina-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Knox-
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, Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard, 
Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, 
Galion, Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Marion, Mount Gilead, 
Cardington, and Mount Vernon
926 PM EST Tue Feb 14 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 4 AM to 4 PM EST Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$
091 
WWUS71 KCLE 150811
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
311 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2023

OHZ003-006>011-017>020-027>030-036-037-047-151615-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.230215T0900Z-230215T2100Z/
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Hancock-Seneca-
Huron-Medina-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Knox-
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, Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard, 
Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, 
Galion, Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Marion, Mount Gilead, 
Cardington, and Mount Vernon
311 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 4 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.

&&

$$

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-151615-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.230215T1500Z-230215T2100Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
Including the cities of Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, 
Painesville, Willowick, Wickliffe, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva, 
and Erie
311 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southwest winds around 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 
  mph expected.

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

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 4 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.

&&

$$
325 
WWUS71 KCLE 151451
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
951 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2023

OHZ003-006>011-017>020-027>030-036-037-047-152100-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230215T2100Z/
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Hancock-Seneca-
Huron-Medina-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Knox-
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, Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard, 
Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, 
Galion, Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Marion, Mount Gilead, 
Cardington, and Mount Vernon
951 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 4 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.

&&

$$

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-152100-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.230215T1500Z-230215T2100Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
Including the cities of Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, 
Painesville, Willowick, Wickliffe, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva, 
and Erie
951 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southwest winds around 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 4 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.

&&

$$
916 
WWUS71 KCLE 152039
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
339 PM EST Wed Feb 15 2023

OHZ003-006>012-017>020-027>030-036-037-047-089-PAZ001-152145-
/O.EXP.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230215T2100Z/
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Hancock-
Seneca-Huron-Medina-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion-
Morrow-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern 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, Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard, 
Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, 
Galion, Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Marion, Mount Gilead, 
Cardington, Mount Vernon, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva, and Erie
339 PM EST Wed Feb 15 2023

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

Winds across the majority of the advisory area have decreased 
below advisory criteria and will continue to diminish through
tonight. However, occasional wind gusts to 40 to 45 mph will 
persist through early this evening.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 3:41 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE42 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.