Weather alerts in Portage County, Ohio, 2023

120 weather alerts in 2023, 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 120
Warnings: 25
Watches: 14
Advisories: 23
Busiest month: April23 alerts
Busiest day: August 25, 20237 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

1 of 3 tornado warnings covering Portage County in 2023 had a tornado report inside them.

Portage County, 2023

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	3	1	67%	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	15	15	0%	21	90%	22 min
Flash flood warnings	0			0

Each office's whole area, 2023

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Cleveland, OH: tornado warnings	31	11	65%	32	66%	14 min
NWS Cleveland, OH: severe thunderstorm warnings	176	130	26%	552	89%	25 min
NWS Cleveland, OH: flash flood warnings	25	13	48%	22	100%	67 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 2, 5:35 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	CLE	12 hr
Jan 19, 4:49 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Jan 19, 6:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	45 min
Jan 19, 7:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	45 min
Jan 22, 9:17 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CLE	13 hr
Jan 22, 1:03 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Jan 24, 3:52 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CLE	36 hr
Jan 25, 9:12 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	63 min
Jan 25, 10:01 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	89 min
Jan 30, 5:38 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CLE	5 hr
Feb 3, 7:16 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	44 min
Feb 8, 2:42 PM EST	Wind Advisory	CLE	36 hr
Feb 21, 9:29 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CLE	18 hr
Mar 3, 11:21 AM EST	Wind Advisory	CLE	15 hr
Mar 9, 3:58 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CLE	47 hr
Mar 13, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	86 min
Mar 13, 8:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	89 min
Mar 13, 9:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	61 min
Mar 14, 11:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	60 min
Mar 18, 11:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	77 min
Mar 18, 12:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	94 min
Mar 18, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	53 min
Mar 24, 2:18 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	CLE	26 hr
Mar 24, 9:47 PM EDT	High Wind Warning	CLE	26 hr
Mar 25, 11:50 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Mar 25, 1:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Mar 25, 1:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	31 min
Mar 25, 1:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	36 min
Mar 25, 2:07 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
Mar 29, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	73 min
Mar 31, 11:57 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	CLE	31 hr
Apr 1, 12:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	47 min
Apr 1, 2:47 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	58 min
Apr 1, 11:15 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Apr 1, 11:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 1, 12:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	58 min
Apr 5, 2:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 5, 6:46 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Apr 5, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	32 min
Apr 15, 5:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	39 min
Apr 15, 6:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	3 hr
Apr 16, 1:23 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 16, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	40 min
Apr 16, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	48 min
Apr 17, 12:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	71 min
Apr 18, 11:51 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	CLE	21 hr
Apr 21, 2:59 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	61 min
Apr 21, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	36 min
Apr 22, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	56 min
Apr 22, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	61 min
Apr 24, 3:32 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	CLE	12 hr
Apr 24, 3:03 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	CLE	17 hr
Apr 25, 9:31 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	CLE	15 hr
Apr 26, 12:17 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	CLE	20 hr
May 4, 1:07 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	CLE	19 hr
May 17, 9:47 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	CLE	22 hr
May 17, 2:35 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	CLE	17 hr
May 25, 2:32 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	CLE	16 hr
Jun 15, 4:21 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Jul 2, 8:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	58 min
Jul 15, 3:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	26 min
Jul 15, 8:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	61 min
Jul 20, 2:15 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jul 20, 2:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 20, 5:01 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Jul 20, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	76 min
Jul 20, 8:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	75 min
Jul 23, 8:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	3 hr
Jul 25, 2:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	46 min
Jul 26, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	79 min
Jul 26, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	77 min
Jul 26, 7:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	28 min
Jul 27, 3:23 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	CLE	36 hr
Jul 28, 10:17 AM EDT	Flood Watch	CLE	22 hr
Jul 28, 12:35 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Jul 28, 2:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	39 min
Jul 28, 2:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 29, 2:52 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 29, 4:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	44 min
Jul 29, 5:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CLE	4 hr
Jul 29, 6:06 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Aug 6, 3:16 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 6, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	33 min
Aug 6, 8:03 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
Aug 6, 8:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	61 min
Aug 6, 9:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	92 min
Aug 12, 11:37 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 12, 12:50 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Aug 12, 3:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	41 min
Aug 12, 4:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	29 min
Aug 12, 4:04 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Aug 12, 4:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	53 min
Aug 17, 8:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	53 min
Aug 23, 2:31 PM EDT	Flood Watch	CLE	37 hr
Aug 23, 3:06 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Aug 24, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	50 min
Aug 24, 9:33 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Aug 24, 9:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Aug 24, 11:42 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 24, 11:57 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	33 min
Aug 25, 12:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CLE	55 min
Aug 25, 12:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	58 min
Aug 25, 12:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	CLE	39 min
Sep 30, 2:55 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CLE	19 hr
Oct 21, 2:31 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	CLE	24 hr
Oct 22, 2:01 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	CLE	19 hr
Oct 29, 2:57 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	CLE	12 hr
Oct 30, 3:12 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	CLE	31 hr
Nov 1, 1:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	2 hr
Nov 1, 3:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	93 min
Nov 26, 2:10 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CLE	53 hr
Nov 28, 11:18 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	87 min
Dec 3, 8:10 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	CLE	4 hr
Dec 3, 4:09 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	36 min
Dec 18, 4:14 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CLE	30 hr
Dec 18, 4:31 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	89 min
Dec 18, 7:49 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	86 min
Dec 19, 12:43 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CLE	92 min
Dec 24, 1:03 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	CLE	10 hr
Dec 27, 1:49 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	CLE	19 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	15
Tornado Warning	3
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	7
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	20
Special Weather Statement	38
Flooding
Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	3
Winter
Winter Weather Advisory	7
Heat
Heat Advisory	1
Cold
Freeze Warning	6
Freeze Watch	4
Frost Advisory	3
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
Wind Advisory	4
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	5

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

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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.