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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at May 22, 2025, 3:38 AM EDT for 5 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at May 22, 2025, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2025, 3:38 AM EDT (07:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 22, 2025, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 24, 2025, 1:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 461 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
877 WHUS41 KCLE 220738 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 338 AM EDT Thu May 22 2025 OHZ010>012-221545- /O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0002.250522T0800Z-250524T0500Z/ Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake- 338 AM EDT Thu May 22 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lorain, Cuyahoga and Lake Counties. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * 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. && $$ OHZ089-PAZ001-221545- /O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0002.250522T1800Z-250524T0500Z/ Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 338 AM EDT Thu May 22 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Ohio, Ashtabula Lakeshore County. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
9 follow-up statements
822 WHUS41 KCLE 220742 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 342 AM EDT Thu May 22 2025 OHZ009-221545- /O.EXB.KCLE.BH.S.0002.250522T1400Z-250524T0000Z/ Erie- 342 AM EDT Thu May 22 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Erie County. * WHEN...From 10 AM EDT this morning through Friday 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. && $$ OHZ010>012-221545- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.250522T0800Z-250524T0500Z/ Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake- 342 AM EDT Thu May 22 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lorain, Cuyahoga and Lake Counties. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ089-PAZ001-221545- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.250522T1800Z-250524T0500Z/ Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 342 AM EDT Thu May 22 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Ohio, Ashtabula Lakeshore County. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through late Friday night. * 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. && $$
799 WHUS41 KCLE 221953 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 353 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025 OHZ009-230400- /O.EXT.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250524T0500Z/ Erie- 353 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie County. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ010>012-089-230400- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250524T0500Z/ Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore- 353 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * 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. && $$ PAZ001-230400- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250524T0500Z/ Northern Erie- 353 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
248 WHUS41 KCLE 230107 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 907 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025 OHZ010>012-089-230915- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250524T0500Z/ Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore- 907 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * 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. && $$ PAZ001-230915- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250524T0500Z/ Northern Erie- 907 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ009-230915- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250524T0500Z/ Erie- 907 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie County. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * 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. && $$
211 WHUS41 KCLE 230840 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 440 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025 OHZ010>012-089-231645- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250524T0500Z/ Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore- 440 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ PAZ001-231645- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250524T0500Z/ Northern Erie- 440 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * 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. && $$ OHZ009-231645- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250524T0500Z/ Erie- 440 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie County. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
196 WHUS41 KCLE 231356 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 956 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025 OHZ009>012-089-PAZ001-232200- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250524T0500Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 956 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * 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. && $$
477 WHUS41 KCLE 231938 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 338 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025 OHZ009>012-089-PAZ001-240345- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250524T0500Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 338 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
962 WHUS41 KCLE 232230 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 630 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025 OHZ009-232330- /O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250524T0500Z/ Erie- 630 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... The high risk of rip currents has ended. However, a moderate risk of rip currents exists this evening before conditions improve further overnight tonight. $$ OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-240500- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250524T0500Z/ Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 630 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, and Ashtabula Counties. In Pennsylvania, northern Erie County. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
145 WHUS41 KCLE 240142 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 942 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025 OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-240500- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250524T0500Z/ Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 942 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, and Ashtabula Counties. In Pennsylvania, northern Erie County. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EDT Saturday. * 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. && $$
275 WHUS41 KCLE 240500 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 100 AM EDT Sat May 24 2025 OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-240600- /O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250524T0500Z/ Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 100 AM EDT Sat May 24 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... The risk for rip currents will decrease early this morning as winds and waves subside. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 3:38 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 45 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.