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Special Weather Statement issued March 13 at 2:07PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Expired EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

Strong southwesterly to westerly winds, gusting up to 60 to 70 mph, are expected to result in localized plumes of blowing dust through this early evening since soils have dried considerably recently. Travelers who encounter blowing dust are urged to slow down, use their low beam headlights, leave plenty of stopping distance ahead of their vehicles, and be prepared to encounter rapid changes in visibility, including near-zero visibility at times.

Affected Areas

Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Erie; Hancock; Seneca; Huron; Wyandot; Crawford; Marion

SAME Codes:

039173 Wood County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039043 Erie County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

039175 Wyandot County, OH

039033 Crawford County, OH

039101 Marion County, OH

UGC: OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ009 OHZ017 OHZ018 OHZ019 OHZ027 OHZ028 OHZ036

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

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-03-13 14:07 EDT
02:07 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-03-13T14:07:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-03-13 18:00 EDT
06:00 PM EDT

Added:

2026-03-13 14:08 EDT
02:08 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-01 21:24 EDT
09:24 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.043d506737e2a230a3b48449532e5c96d5a2c207.001.1

Database ID
#57

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Estimated Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County Estimated from SAME broadcast area, not the storm polygon.

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 estimated from SAME broadcast area. Recalculate intersections to use the storm polygon.

Coverage by Service Type:

No Boundary Intersections Found

This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.

0.0%

Localized Coverage

* Estimated from SAME broadcast area.

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Cleveland OH

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-03-13T14:07:00-04:00

Language en-US

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

EAS Parameters

EAS Originator (EAS-ORG) WXR — National Weather Service

Block Channels EAS NWEM CMAS

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

039173 Wood County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039043 Erie County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

039175 Wyandot County, OH

039033 Crawford County, OH

039101 Marion County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ009 OHZ017 OHZ018 OHZ019 OHZ027 OHZ028 OHZ036

Affected Zones OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ009 OHZ017 OHZ018 OHZ019 OHZ027 OHZ028 OHZ036

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSCLE

WMOidentifier WWUS81 KCLE 131807

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Last Updated: 2026-04-01 21:24 EDT (01:24 UTC)