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Special Weather Statement issued March 17 at 10:48AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 1047 AM EDT, radar indicated snow showers along a line extending from near Mcclure to near Elmore to 7 miles north of Oak Harbor, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARDS INCLUDE... Winds to 30 mph... Visibility dropping to less than half of a mile... A quick coating of snow on roads... Locations impacted include... Toledo, Bowling Green, Sandusky, Fremont, Western Vermilion, Port Clinton, Swanton, Perrysburg, Oregon, Bellevue, Clyde, Rossford, Waterville, Northwood, Whitehouse, Oak Harbor, Gibsonburg, Genoa, Woodville, and Holland. Use extra caution if you must travel. Rapid changes in visibility and potentially slick roads may lead to accidents.

Affected Areas

Lucas; Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Erie; Huron

SAME Codes:

039095 Lucas County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039043 Erie County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

UGC: OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ009 OHZ019

This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-03-17 10:48 EDT
10:48 AM EDT

Expires:

2026-03-17 12:00 EDT
12:00 PM EDT

Added:

2026-03-17 10:50 EDT
10:50 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-03-29 09:03 EDT
09:03 AM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.942400ab6826bfd98254bf25b3b2162d6f70f0ab.001.1

Database ID
#101

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 0.0% of Putnam County , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:

No Boundary Intersections Found

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NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Cleveland OH

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-03-17T10:48:00-04:00

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=OHC003,OHZ016,OHC137,OHZ025,OHZ004,OHC039,OHZ017,OHC063,OHZ005,OHC069,OHZ015,OHC125,OHZ024,OHC161,OHZ006,OHC173

NOAA

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

039095 Lucas County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039043 Erie County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ009 OHZ019

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSCLE

WMOidentifier WWUS81 KCLE 171448

NWSheadline

A line of snow showers will affect northwestern Huron...Ottawa... Erie...Sandusky...Wood and Lucas Counties Until noon EDT.

eventMotionDescription 2026-03-17T14:47:00-00:00...storm...287DEG...25KT...41.4,-83.86 41.49,-83.33 41.61,-83.11

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Last Updated: 2026-03-29 09:03 EDT (13:03 UTC)