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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 8, 2024Summit County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2024, 6:41 PM EDT for Summit County, Ohio. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 8, 2024, 6:41 PM EDT (22:41 UTC)
Expired: Aug 8, 2024, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 30

County Summit County, OH

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 8, 4:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 4:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 4:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
412 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>009-013-014-017>023-027>033-
036>038-047-PAZ001>003-092015-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH-The Islands to Vermilion OH-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM
offshoreline to US-Canadian border-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the-
Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on-the-
Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Geauga-
Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-
Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-
Holmes-Knox-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
412 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie, north central
Ohio, northeast Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ010>012-089-092015-
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
412 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio and
northeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

There is a moderate swim risk for Lake Erie beaches on Friday due to
potential for rip currents.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 8, 2:18 PM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
218 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 W Gates Mills         41.53N 81.42W
08/06/2024                   Cuyahoga           OH   NWS Storm Survey

            NWS survey observed numerous trees and large
            branches down across the Mayfield Heights,
            Gates Mills and Chesterland areas. Estimated
            wind speeds of up to 90 mph occurred.

&&

PS

Local storm report, Aug 8, 2:20 PM EDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
220 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0452 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 WNW Middlefield       41.46N 81.11W
08/06/2024                   Geauga             OH   Law Enforcement

            Several trees or large branches down in the
            Burton and Middlefield area.

&&

PS

Local storm report, Aug 8, 2:44 PM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
244 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Rootstown               41.10N 81.25W
08/06/2024                   Portage            OH   Public

            A number of trees were blown down over
            several acres along Industry Rd north of
            Tallmadge Rd.

&&

JS

Local storm report, Aug 8, 2:53 PM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
253 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0449 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SW Aquilla            41.53N 81.19W
08/06/2024                   Geauga             OH   Public

            Numerous trees reported downed near 44 and
            322.

&&

JS

Local storm report, Aug 8, 2:58 PM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
258 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 SW Chardon            41.55N 81.24W
08/06/2024                   Geauga             OH   Public

            Numerous trees reported downed near Wilson
            Mills Rd and Auburn Rd in Munson Township,
            including some on houses.

&&

JS

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 6:41 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
641 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

OHZ021-082315-
Summit OH-
641 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

...SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SUMMIT COUNTY
THROUGH 715 PM EDT...

At 634 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of showers with
heavy rainfall over Cuyahoga Falls, or near Akron. These showers
were drifting north.

HAZARD...Heavy rainfall with rates near an inch an hour.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Heavy rainfall could cause nuisance street flooding.

Locations impacted include...
Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Tallmadge, Stow, Fairlawn, Munroe
Falls, Richfield, Silver Lake, Peninsula, and Montrose-Ghent.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4110 8140 4110 8163 4122 8162 4123 8140
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 179DEG 4KT 4115 8151

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 8, 7:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Summit	3 hr
Aug 8, 7:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Summit	3 hr
Aug 8, 7:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	Holmes, Medina, Summit, Wayne	3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.