Alert archive / Ohio / Portage County
Weather alerts in Portage County, Ohio, 2008
126 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Portage County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 126
- Warnings
- 44
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 38
- Busiest month
- June31 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 22, 20086 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Portage County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 27 | 16 | 41% | 6 | 100% | 9 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Cleveland, OH: tornado warnings | 16 | 2 | 88% | 2 | 100% | 26 min |
| NWS Cleveland, OH: severe thunderstorm warnings | 264 | 140 | 47% | 279 | 87% | 23 min |
| NWS Cleveland, OH: flash flood warnings | 9 | 4 | 56% | 11 | 91% | 110 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 3:22 PM EST | High Wind Watch | CLE | 19 hr |
| Jan 8, 10:16 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CLE | 21 hr |
| Jan 8, 11:30 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jan 9, 12:53 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:39 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 81 min |
| Jan 9, 3:41 AM EST | High Wind Warning | CLE | 6 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:40 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CLE | 20 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:45 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CLE | 13 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:31 PM EST | High Wind Watch | CLE | 12 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:22 AM EST | High Wind Warning | CLE | 32 hr |
| Jan 29, 8:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 29, 11:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 95 min |
| Jan 31, 2:40 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CLE | 32 hr |
| Feb 1, 1:43 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 3, 7:02 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 12 hr |
| Feb 4, 1:39 PM EST | Flood Watch | CLE | 53 hr |
| Feb 4, 5:21 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CLE | 5 hr |
| Feb 5, 8:33 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:09 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | 5 days |
| Feb 6, 12:17 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | 10 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:13 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CLE | 22 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 31 min |
| Feb 9, 5:53 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CLE | 37 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:21 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CLE | 43 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:22 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CLE | 11 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:44 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CLE | 31 hr |
| Feb 12, 1:06 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 7:41 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 9:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 6:18 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | CLE | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:36 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CLE | 16 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:07 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 31 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:03 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CLE | 24 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:12 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CLE | 43 hr |
| Feb 27, 9:56 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CLE | 11 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:48 AM EST | Flood Watch | CLE | 41 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:39 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 24 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:08 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:17 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CLE | 16 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:22 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CLE | 24 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:24 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CLE | 48 hr |
| Mar 7, 8:19 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 7, 10:05 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:19 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CLE | 8 hr |
| Mar 14, 10:10 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CLE | 14 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:09 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | 48 hr |
| Mar 19, 8:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | 14 hr |
| Mar 20, 9:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CLE | 19 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:48 AM EDT | Snow Advisory | CLE | 29 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:08 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CLE | 29 hr |
| Apr 11, 11:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 42 min |
| Apr 29, 3:41 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | CLE | 18 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:42 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CLE | 10 hr |
| May 11, 2:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| May 28, 3:15 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CLE | 17 hr |
| May 31, 2:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 4, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 40 min |
| Jun 9, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 5:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 13, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 8:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 13, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 6:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 15, 9:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 21, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 49 min |
| Jun 21, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 7:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 22, 12:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jun 22, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 3:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 22, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 63 min |
| Jun 22, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 58 min |
| Jun 23, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 48 min |
| Jun 26, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 67 min |
| Jun 26, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 10:39 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jun 28, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 28, 6:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jun 29, 10:46 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 29, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 52 min |
| Jul 8, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jul 8, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 6:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | 107 min |
| Jul 20, 11:29 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jul 21, 10:28 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jul 22, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 68 min |
| Jul 26, 10:16 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 26, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 41 min |
| Jul 26, 4:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 26, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 57 min |
| Aug 1, 10:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Aug 7, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 67 min |
| Aug 7, 9:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 58 min |
| Aug 30, 3:36 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CLE | 5 hr |
| Sep 14, 10:50 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | CLE | 6 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:01 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | CLE | 9 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:03 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CLE | 18 hr |
| Oct 4, 3:59 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CLE | 17 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:50 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | CLE | 29 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:21 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CLE | 18 hr |
| Oct 25, 9:28 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CLE | 23 hr |
| Nov 17, 4:03 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | CLE | 36 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:36 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | CLE | 60 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:36 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | CLE | 48 hr |
| Nov 25, 3:49 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 27 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 27 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:45 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CLE | 24 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:23 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CLE | 21 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:23 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 28 hr |
| Dec 19, 7:22 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 21, 1:27 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 4 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:45 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CLE | 32 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:53 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CLE | 24 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:41 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 23 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:32 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CLE | 40 hr |
| Dec 28, 6:17 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 58 min |
| Dec 31, 4:02 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 20 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.