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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 16, 20254 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 16, 2025, 3:52 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jul 17, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 16, 2025, 3:52 PM EDT (19:52 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 17, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 17, 2025, 9:06 PM EDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

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

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 2025-07-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 934 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2025-07-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
934 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
865 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

028 
WHUS41 KCLE 161952
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
352 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-170400-
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0007.250717T1200Z-250718T0300Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
352 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday 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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
486 
WHUS41 KCLE 170212
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1012 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-171015-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0007.250717T1200Z-250718T0300Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
1012 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday 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.

&&

$$
019 
WHUS41 KCLE 170736
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
336 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-171545-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0007.250717T1200Z-250718T0300Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
336 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning 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.

&&

$$
222 
WHUS41 KCLE 171337
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
937 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-172145-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-250718T0300Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
937 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents.

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

* WHEN...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.

&&

$$
488 
WHUS41 KCLE 171918
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
318 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-180300-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-250718T0300Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
318 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Until 11 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.

&&

$$
371 
WHUS41 KCLE 180106
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
906 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-180215-
/O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-250718T0300Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
906 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

Onshore wind speeds have decreased to 10 to 15 knots, allowing
waves to fall to 3 feet or less. These conditions still pose a
moderate risk of rip currents. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 1:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHuron52 min
Jul 16, 3:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEPortage, Summit113 min
Jul 16, 3:53 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE29 hr
Jul 16, 5:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLESeneca2 hr
Jul 16, 5:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLESeneca3 hr
Jul 16, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHuron45 min
Jul 16, 4:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECrawford3 hr
Jul 16, 6:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEErie3 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.