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Small Craft Advisory 15, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 1, 2025

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this small craft advisory at Apr 1, 2025, 3:46 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 1, 2025, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 45 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 1, 2025, 3:46 PM EDT (19:46 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 1, 2025, 11:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
45 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 1, 1:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 1:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 3:04 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
304 PM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-021915-
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-
304 PM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Thunderstorms will move from west to east across the area Wednesday
evening and overnight. Some storms may be severe with all weather
hazards possible including damaging winds, large hail, and a few
tornadoes.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ003-006>011-017>021-027>032-036>038-047-021915-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-
Medina-Summit-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Marion-
Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
304 PM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Thunderstorms will move from west to east across the area Wednesday
evening and overnight. Some storms may be severe with all weather
hazards possible including damaging winds, large hail, and a few
tornadoes.

South to southwest winds may periodically gust up to 40 mph behind
the warm front Wednesday afternoon and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed. Please relay any
information about observed severe weather to the NWS.

OHZ012>014-022-023-033-089-PAZ001>003-021915-
Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Portage-Trumbull-Mahoning-
Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford-
304 PM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio and northwest
Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Thunderstorms will move from west to east across the area Wednesday
evening and overnight. Some storms may be severe with all weather
hazards possible including damaging winds, large hail, and a few
tornadoes.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about
observed severe weather to the NWS.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 12:09 PM EDTFlood WatchCLEAshland, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Hancock and 18 more5 days

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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.