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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Cleveland, OH

December 19, 2025Erie County, Pennsylvania; Ashtabula County, Cuyahoga County, Lake County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this wind advisory at Dec 19, 2025, 9:10 AM EST for Erie County, Pennsylvania; Ashtabula County, Cuyahoga County, Lake County, Ohio. It took effect at Dec 19, 2025, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2025, 9:10 AM EST (14:10 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 19, 2025, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 20, 2025, 1:00 AM EST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

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

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:10 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, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 170 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 2025-12-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2025-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -247 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
102 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-247 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

447 
WWUS71 KCLE 191410
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
910 AM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

OHZ011-012-089-200000-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0013.251219T1500Z-251220T0300Z/
Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
Including the cities of Mentor, Willowick, Willoughby,
Painesville, Eastlake, Geneva, Conneaut, Ashtabula, Cleveland,
and Wickliffe
910 AM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Ashtabula Lakeshore, Cuyahoga, and Lake Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM EST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds will be along the immediate 
  lakeshore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

PAZ001-200000-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0013.251219T1500Z-251220T0600Z/
Northern Erie-
Including the cities of Erie
910 AM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Northern Erie County.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds will be along the immediate 
  lakeshore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

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2 follow-up statements
888 
WWUS71 KCLE 192355
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
655 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

OHZ011-012-089-200100-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-251220T0300Z/
Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
Including the cities of Cleveland, Willoughby, Eastlake,
Painesville, Wickliffe, Willowick, Ashtabula, Geneva, Conneaut,
and Mentor
655 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds remain gusty but below 45 mph through the remainder of this 
evening.

$$

PAZ001-200600-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-251220T0600Z/
Northern Erie-
Including the cities of Erie
655 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Northern Erie County.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds will be along the immediate 
  lakeshore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

13
013 
WWUS71 KCLE 200556
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1256 AM EST Sat Dec 20 2025

PAZ001-200700-
/O.EXP.KCLE.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-251220T0600Z/
Northern Erie-
Including the cities of Erie
1256 AM EST Sat Dec 20 2025

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING...

Winds have decreased across the region.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 1:28 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie92 min
Dec 19, 3:05 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie85 min
Dec 19, 4:54 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie96 min
Dec 19, 12:58 PM ESTGale WatchCLE14 hr
Dec 19, 1:12 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshland, Holmes, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit and 1 more63 min

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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.