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Small Craft Advisory 37, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 16, 2025

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this small craft advisory at Jul 16, 2025, 3:53 PM EDT. It took effect at Jul 17, 2025, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 16, 2025, 3:53 PM EDT (19:53 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 17, 2025, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 17, 2025, 9:08 PM EDT
In force
15 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 Jul 16, 3:21 PM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 3:21 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 3:50 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
350 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-172000-
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-
350 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected through this evening. Some
storms may produce gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ003-006>009-013-014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-PAZ002-003-172000-
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-
Southern Erie-
350 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected through this evening. Heavy
rain may result in isolated flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-172000-
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
350 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected through this evening. Heavy
rain may result in isolated flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 1:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
123 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

OHZ018-019-161815-
Seneca OH-Huron OH-
123 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HURON AND EASTERN
SENECA COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...

At 123 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bloomville, or 11 miles east of Tiffin, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Norwalk, Bellevue, Willard, Milan, Northern Milan, Bloomville,
Monroeville, Attica, North Fairfield, Republic, and Flat Rock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4129 8273 4129 8257 4121 8254 4109 8253
      4104 8305 4119 8305
TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 261DEG 21KT 4111 8296

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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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, 3:52 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain29 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.