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Gale Watch 4, NWS Cleveland, OH

October 21, 2025

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this gale watch at Oct 21, 2025, 3:59 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 22, 2025, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 21, 2025, 3:59 AM EDT (07:59 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 22, 2025, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired: Oct 21, 2025, 3:54 PM EDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 gale watch went out at Oct 21, 1:56 AM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 21, 1:56 AM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 20, 9:18 AM EDT, 18 hours 41 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 21, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Hancock, Lucas, Sandusky, Wood	49 min
Oct 21, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Oct 21, 3:54 PM EDT	Gale Warning	CLE		31 hr
Oct 21, 3:54 PM EDT	Low Water Advisory	CLE		36 hr
Oct 21, 4:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Hancock, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood, Wyandot	66 min
Oct 21, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		115 min
Oct 21, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Wood	24 min
Oct 21, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Wyandot	52 min
Oct 21, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Erie	34 min
Oct 21, 5:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 hr
Oct 21, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina	63 min
Oct 21, 6:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Morrow, Richland	68 min
Oct 21, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Morrow	21 min
Oct 21, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Morrow, Richland	45 min
Oct 21, 6:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Medina, Wayne	58 min
Oct 21, 6:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Holmes, Knox	53 min
Oct 21, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake	59 min
Oct 21, 7:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Portage, Stark, Summit	61 min
Oct 21, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		92 min
Oct 21, 7:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashtabula	62 min

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Sources

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