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Small Craft Advisory 11, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this small craft advisory at Mar 17, 2026, 7:39 AM EDT. It took effect at Mar 17, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2026, 7:39 AM EDT (11:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 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 Mar 17, 4:34 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 4:34 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 5:11 AM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 511 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026 OHZ003-006>010-017>022-027>033-036>038-047-180915- Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina- Summit-Portage-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark- Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox- 511 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast Ohio and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ012-089-180915- Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore- 511 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ002-180915- Southern Erie- 511 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ001-180915- Northern Erie- 511 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ003-180915- Crawford- 511 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ011-013-014-023-180915- Cuyahoga-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Trumbull- 511 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LEZ142>144-162>164-180915- Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH- The Islands to Vermilion OH- 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- 511 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. Low Water Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LEZ061-145>149-165>169-180915- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-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- 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- 511 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 17, 6:12 AM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
612 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 AM Snow 1 NNW Girard 42.01N 80.33W
03/17/2026 M4.0 inch Erie PA Trained Spotter
12-hour snowfall.
0415 AM Snow 1 ENE Jefferson 41.74N 80.76W
03/17/2026 M4.0 inch Ashtabula OH Trained Spotter
12-hour snowfall.
0500 AM Snow 1 NNE North Kingsville 41.94N 80.66W
03/17/2026 M2.8 inch Ashtabula OH Trained Spotter
12-hour snowfall.
&&
Event Number CLE2601441
Event Number CLE2601442
Event Number CLE2601443
RCLocal storm report, Mar 17, 7:10 AM EDT, 29 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
710 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM Snow 4 SE Harborcreek 42.13N 79.89W
03/17/2026 M7.0 inch Erie PA Trained Spotter
12-hour snowfall.
0615 AM Snow 4 NW Waterford 41.99N 80.03W
03/17/2026 M5.1 inch Erie PA Trained Spotter
12-hour snowfall.
&&
Event Number CLE2601444
Event Number CLE2601445
BMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 8:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Huron, Stark | 77 min |
| Mar 17, 8:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Geauga | 88 min |
| Mar 17, 9:03 AM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Warning | CLE | Geauga | 8 hr |
| Mar 17, 9:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Medina | 90 min |
| Mar 17, 9:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Geauga | 86 min |
| Mar 17, 9:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Richland | 79 min |
| Mar 17, 10:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Erie, Sandusky, Wood | 72 min |
| Mar 17, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ashland, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Holmes, Lake, Lorain and 7 more | 90 min |
| Mar 17, 10:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Erie | 97 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.