A waterspout was sighted northwest of Marblehead on Lake Erie.
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A waterspout was sighted northwest of Marblehead on Lake Erie.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 22, 6:25 AM EST, 57 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Cleveland OH 725 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2016 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will expand eastward over the area today then move off the east coast on Wednesday. Moisture will increase ahead of low pressure tracking out of the plains across the Great Lakes from Wednesday into Thursday. The associated cold front will push south across the area on Friday. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... Small showers continue to develop off of Lake Erie. We have not received any reports of waterspouts yet this morning but they are a possibility with this cool airmass. Only minor tweaks to clouds and pops to reflect trends this morning. Previous discussion...A cooler airmass has settled over the region with 850mb temperatures down to 8C over Lake Erie. A few stray showers continue to develop where there is better moisture and a little bit of low level convergence off the east end of the lake. Will carry a low 20-30 pop for NE OH/NW PA for the early morning hours before subsidence really increases over the lake after 15Z. The cu field is expected to thicken across the east this morning but very dry air aloft and building high pressure will result in skies becoming mostly sunny all areas by mid- afternoon. Went near or just below the warmer MET guidance for highs today. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... High pressure at the surface will slowly build towards the east coast through Wednesday. Meanwhile the ridge will build aloft with temperatures trending warmer through mid-week. Humidity will be low on Tuesday then start to increase in the west on Wednesday as southerly flow and dewpoints increase ahead of an approaching trough. A surge of high theta-e air spreads in from the west as a leading piece of shortwave energy slides across lower Michigan towards Lake erie Wednesday afternoon and evening. Increased pops a little bit more on Wednesday night as models have trended slightly faster with this feature. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase on Thursday as the surface trough makes slow progress east across the area in conjunction with another round of shortwave energy moving through the flow aloft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms can be expected during the day on Thursday with precipitable water values up around 2 inches. The moisture axis will tend to shift south on Thursday night with precipitation chances decreasing, especially in the north. High temperatures will rebound to the mid 80s on Wednesday. Temperatures on Thursday are a little more tricky and will be tied to coverage of clouds and showers. Expecting mostly cloudy conditions so temperatures will tend to be near or below Wednesday's values. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Large eastern United states upper level high pressure will dominate the local area through the forecast period. A surface cold front is progged to move southeast of the area Friday night as surface high pressure begins to build into the local area. As the flow develops again for the possibility of lake effect rain showers/thunderstorms, we could see another round of waterspouts on Friday. Will add a mention of showers and thunderstorms over the east and keep the rest of the area dry. The high pressure will gradually shift east to Maine by Sunday night. Yet another cold front is progged to move east across the area on Monday and could bring with it another chance for showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures through the forecast period will cool down slightly over the weekend as weak cold air advection returns. && .AVIATION /12Z Monday THROUGH Friday/... Flow off Lake Erie will produce showers across the northeast portion of the area. Expecting this activity to weaken through the morning hours. Waterspouts possible on Lake Erie this morning in and near the showers. Following the morning activity, clearing should take place in the afternoon in the east. Otherwise, mainly clear skies through the day over the western half of the area. Winds will be light from the west northwest becoming light and variable this evening. Winds shift around to the south after 06z tonight. OUTLOOK...Non-VFR possible for inland locations through Thursday mornings in BR/fog. && .MARINE... Winds on the lake continue to diminish this morning and therefore will end the threat for the small craft advisory and beach hazards. Wind on the lake are expected to remain 10 knots or less through Tuesday night. However, southwest flow will develop and strengthen slightly in the western basin by Wednesday evening and then spread over the entire lake Wednesday night with winds 15 to 20 knots sustained. The flow gradually shifts around to a westerly direction at 10 to 20 knots by Thursday night and then northwest on Friday. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. PA...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...KEC NEAR TERM...KEC SHORT TERM...KEC LONG TERM...Lombardy AVIATION...Lombardy MARINE...Lombardy
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 445 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2016 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-230845- 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- 445 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LEZ061-147>149-167>169-230845- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE OH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 445 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS ON LAKE ERIE THIS MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LEZ142>146-162>166-230845- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH- 445 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:22 UTC.
1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
The sheriff reported a waterspout northwest of Marblehead.
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