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Snow Squall Warning 21, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this snow squall warning at Jan 27, 2026, 3:07 PM EST for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2026, 3:07 PM EST (20:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Erie County, OH, Huron County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 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
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 167 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 106 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 404 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
824
WWUS51 KCLE 272007
SQWCLE
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
307 PM EST Tue Jan 27 2026
OHC043-077-143-147-272100-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SQ.W.0021.260127T2007Z-260127T2100Z/
Huron OH-Seneca OH-Erie OH-Sandusky OH-
307 PM EST Tue Jan 27 2026
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
Huron County in north central Ohio...
Seneca County in northwestern Ohio...
Erie County in north central Ohio...
Southeastern Sandusky County in northwestern Ohio...
* Until 400 PM EST.
* At 303 PM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from near Kelleys Island to near Castalia to near New
Riegel, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than
one-quarter mile. Wind gusts greater than 35 mph.
SOURCE...Radar and webcams.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
The snow will impact motorists traveling on Interstate 90, Route 2,
and highways 6 and 20.
Locations impacted include...
Sandusky, Tiffin, Norwalk, Western Vermilion, Bellevue, Clyde,
Willard, New London, Plymouth, Green Springs, Northern Milan, Milan,
Wakeman, Bloomville, Castalia, New Riegel, Greenwich, Monroeville,
Attica, and Berlin Heights.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4100 8342 4145 8296 4145 8284 4147 8283
4144 8276 4146 8271 4149 8269 4147 8266
4147 8269 4138 8250 4143 8235 4107 8234
4107 8243 4099 8245
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 286DEG 31KT 4156 8274 4136 8286 4103 8327
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
$$
101 follow-up statement
070
WWUS51 KCLE 272039
SQWCLE
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
339 PM EST Tue Jan 27 2026
OHC143-272048-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SQ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260127T2100Z/
Sandusky OH-
339 PM EST Tue Jan 27 2026
...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SANDUSKY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The snow squall that prompted the warning has moved out of the
warned area. Therefore, the snow squall warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4100 8308 4134 8271 4145 8265 4138 8250
4143 8235 4107 8234 4107 8243 4099 8245
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 281DEG 30KT 4154 8248 4134 8260 4101 8301
$$
OHC043-077-147-272100-
/O.CON.KCLE.SQ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260127T2100Z/
Huron OH-Seneca OH-Erie OH-
339 PM EST Tue Jan 27 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FOR
HURON...SOUTHEASTERN SENECA AND ERIE COUNTIES...
At 338 PM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from 10 miles northwest of Western Vermilion to near
Northern Milan to near Bloomville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than
one-quarter mile. Wind gusts greater than 35 mph.
SOURCE...Radar and webcams.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
Travel conditions are expected to quickly deteriorate on the Ohio
Turnpike and Ohio State Route 2 in Erie County.
Locations impacted include...
Sandusky, Norwalk, Western Vermilion, Willard, New London, Plymouth,
Northern Milan, Milan, Wakeman, Bloomville, Greenwich, Monroeville,
Attica, Berlin Heights, North Fairfield, Birmingham, Fairview Lanes,
and Sandusky South.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Consider avoiding or delaying travel until the snow squall passes
your location. If you must travel, use extra caution and allow extra
time. Rapid changes in visibility and slick road conditions may lead
to accidents.
&&
LAT...LON 4100 8308 4134 8271 4145 8265 4138 8250
4143 8235 4107 8234 4107 8243 4099 8245
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 281DEG 30KT 4154 8248 4134 8260 4101 8301
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
$$
SefcovicThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 12:19 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 27, 1:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 59 min |
| Jan 27, 2:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Hancock, Sandusky, Seneca | 56 min |
| Jan 27, 2:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Erie, Huron, Seneca | 64 min |
| Jan 27, 3:51 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron, Lorain | 39 min |
| Jan 27, 3:58 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | CLE | Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Richland | 62 min |
| Jan 27, 4:20 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Medina, Summit | 55 min |
| Jan 27, 4:44 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | CLE | Wayne | 46 min |
| Jan 27, 4:48 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | CLE | Geauga, Lake | 57 min |
| Jan 27, 4:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Morrow | 66 min |
| Jan 27, 5:18 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | CLE | Portage, Stark, Summit, Wayne | 27 min |
| Jan 27, 5:23 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Trumbull | 67 min |
| Jan 27, 5:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Holmes | 48 min |
| Jan 27, 5:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga | 54 min |
| Jan 27, 5:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Trumbull | 66 min |
| Jan 27, 6:02 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | CLE | Portage, Stark | 28 min |
| Jan 27, 6:07 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Trumbull | 23 min |
| Jan 27, 6:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Geauga, Portage, Trumbull | 67 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.