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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this wind advisory at Feb 19, 2026, 12:50 PM EST for 28 counties in Ohio; Crawford County, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 20, 2026, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2026, 12:50 PM EST (17:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2026, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2026, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
All 30 counties
Ashland County, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Portage County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH, Crawford County, PA, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:51 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 1111 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
264 WWUS71 KCLE 191750 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1250 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026 OHZ003-006>012-017>020-027>030-036-037-200600- /O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.260220T1200Z-260221T0000Z/ Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Hancock- Seneca-Huron-Medina-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion- Morrow- Including the cities of Fremont, Genoa, Sandusky, Findlay, Painesville, Marion, Port Clinton, Avon Lake, Huron, Carey, Perrysburg, Tiffin, Ashland, Brunswick, Oak Harbor, Mentor, Lorain, Willoughby, Mount Gilead, Willowick, Toledo, Fostoria, Wickliffe, Eastlake, North Ridgeville, Cleveland, Wadsworth, Upper Sandusky, Clyde, Crestline, Mansfield, Elyria, Cardington, Norwalk, Bucyrus, Galion, Medina, Bellevue, Willard, and Bowling Green 1250 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...West-Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ 77
5 follow-up statements
373 WWUS71 KCLE 200201 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cleveland OH 901 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026 OHZ003-006>012-017>020-027>030-036-037-201015- /O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.260220T1200Z-260221T0000Z/ Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Hancock- Seneca-Huron-Medina-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion- Morrow- Including the cities of Bellevue, Clyde, Oak Harbor, Willowick, Willard, Cardington, Bucyrus, Eastlake, Mansfield, Tiffin, North Ridgeville, Galion, Mount Gilead, Upper Sandusky, Lorain, Huron, Wadsworth, Elyria, Findlay, Norwalk, Painesville, Crestline, Toledo, Brunswick, Medina, Fostoria, Port Clinton, Fremont, Wickliffe, Bowling Green, Mentor, Marion, Genoa, Perrysburg, Sandusky, Avon Lake, Willoughby, Cleveland, Ashland, and Carey 901 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...West-Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ 26
034 WWUS71 KCLE 200636 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cleveland OH 136 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 PAZ001-201445- /O.EXB.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.260220T0900Z-260221T0000Z/ Northern Erie- Including the cities of Erie 136 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected this morning. Winds will shift to the southwest by this afternoon. * WHERE...Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Until 7 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ OHZ089-201445- /O.EXA.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.260220T1200Z-260221T0000Z/ Ashtabula Lakeshore- Including the cities of Conneaut, Ashtabula, and Geneva 136 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Ashtabula Lakeshore County. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ OHZ003-006>012-017>020-027>030-036-037-201445- /O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.260220T1200Z-260221T0000Z/ Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Hancock- Seneca-Huron-Medina-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion- Morrow- Including the cities of Bowling Green, Wickliffe, Brunswick, Avon Lake, Lorain, Sandusky, Willard, Huron, Genoa, Bellevue, Medina, Willowick, Port Clinton, Ashland, Marion, Cleveland, Painesville, Carey, Crestline, Oak Harbor, Wadsworth, Fostoria, Clyde, Findlay, Bucyrus, Mentor, North Ridgeville, Toledo, Galion, Mount Gilead, Fremont, Upper Sandusky, Perrysburg, Elyria, Mansfield, Cardington, Willoughby, Eastlake, Norwalk, and Tiffin 136 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ 15
625 WWUS71 KCLE 201428 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cleveland OH 928 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 OHZ003-006>012-017>020-027>030-036-037-089-202230- /O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260221T0000Z/ Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Hancock- Seneca-Huron-Medina-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion- Morrow-Ashtabula Lakeshore- Including the cities of North Ridgeville, Willowick, Clyde, Bellevue, Cleveland, Avon Lake, Galion, Huron, Mentor, Eastlake, Wickliffe, Conneaut, Elyria, Geneva, Oak Harbor, Port Clinton, Lorain, Painesville, Upper Sandusky, Mansfield, Cardington, Willoughby, Genoa, Bowling Green, Findlay, Wadsworth, Tiffin, Norwalk, Ashland, Brunswick, Willard, Crestline, Mount Gilead, Fostoria, Toledo, Carey, Medina, Ashtabula, Bucyrus, Fremont, Marion, Perrysburg, and Sandusky 928 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest to West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ PAZ001-202230- /O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260221T0000Z/ Northern Erie- Including the cities of Erie 928 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest to West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Until 7 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 77
728 WWUS71 KCLE 201659 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1159 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 OHZ013-014-021>023-031>033-038-047-PAZ002-003-210000- /O.EXA.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260221T0000Z/ Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wayne-Stark- Mahoning-Holmes-Knox-Southern Erie-Crawford- Including the cities of Chesterland, Aurora, Kent, Union City, Burton, Meadville, Corry, Orwell, Akron, Youngstown, Massillon, Warren, Roaming Shores, Alliance, Rittman, Wooster, Streetsboro, Middlefield, Andover, South Russell, Millersburg, Chardon, Bainbridge, Killbuck, Edinboro, Boardman, Orrville, Jefferson, Mount Vernon, Titusville, Austintown, Niles, Canton, and Ravenna 1159 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest to West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ OHZ003-006>012-017>020-027>030-036-037-089-210000- /O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260221T0000Z/ Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Hancock- Seneca-Huron-Medina-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion- Morrow-Ashtabula Lakeshore- Including the cities of North Ridgeville, Willowick, Clyde, Bellevue, Cleveland, Avon Lake, Galion, Huron, Mentor, Eastlake, Wickliffe, Conneaut, Elyria, Geneva, Oak Harbor, Port Clinton, Lorain, Painesville, Upper Sandusky, Mansfield, Cardington, Willoughby, Genoa, Bowling Green, Findlay, Wadsworth, Tiffin, Norwalk, Ashland, Brunswick, Willard, Crestline, Mount Gilead, Fostoria, Toledo, Carey, Medina, Ashtabula, Bucyrus, Fremont, Marion, Perrysburg, and Sandusky 1159 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest to West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio. * WHEN...Until 7 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ PAZ001-210000- /O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260221T0000Z/ Northern Erie- Including the cities of Erie 1159 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest to West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 77
434 WWUS71 KCLE 202355 NPWCLE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cleveland OH 655 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-210100- /O.EXP.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260221T0000Z/ Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga- Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage- Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning- Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- Southern Erie-Crawford- Including the cities of Sandusky, Brunswick, Geneva, Ravenna, Alliance, Austintown, Huron, Bowling Green, Middlefield, Streetsboro, Elyria, Oak Harbor, Union City, Marion, Fremont, South Russell, Killbuck, Bucyrus, Edinboro, Painesville, Willoughby, Lorain, Cardington, Mansfield, Crestline, Carey, Meadville, Titusville, Burton, Clyde, Conneaut, Mentor, Wooster, Jefferson, Rittman, Erie, Massillon, Perrysburg, Port Clinton, North Ridgeville, Medina, Warren, Corry, Ashland, Willard, Genoa, Wickliffe, Willowick, Norwalk, Kent, Canton, Orrville, Toledo, Aurora, Andover, Niles, Boardman, Mount Vernon, Ashtabula, Youngstown, Bellevue, Roaming Shores, Eastlake, Wadsworth, Findlay, Akron, Galion, Bainbridge, Cleveland, Upper Sandusky, Orwell, Fostoria, Chardon, Avon Lake, Millersburg, Chesterland, Tiffin, and Mount Gilead 655 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... Wind gusts are no longer reaching advisory criteria and will continue to ease. $$ Jaszka
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 8:01 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:36 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CLE | 24 hr | |
| Feb 19, 10:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lucas | 27 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.