ZOB CTLR DESCRIBED BUSY EVENING SHIFT WITH SEVERE WX IMPACTS REQUIRING EXTENDED TIME ON POS DUE TO POOR PLANNING AND STAFFING SHORTAGES.

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MY AREA; THE AIRSPACE N AND W OF DETROIT; WAS HEAVILY IMPACTED BY SEVERE WX. IT WAS KNOWN FOR MANY HRS THAT WX WOULD BE A PROB FOR THE AFTERNOON SHIFT AND THAT THE SHIFT WAS UNDERSTAFFED. NOTHING WAS DONE TO MITIGATE THESE PROBS. NO OVERTIME WAS CALLED. THERE WAS ONLY 1 SUPVR ON THE SHIFT. AT XA00 WE COMBINED 2 SECTORS; THAT I HAVE NEVER IN 22 YRS; SEEN COMBINED ON A TUESDAY NIGHT; DUE TO LACK OF CTLRS TO FILL ALL THE POS. MANY CTLRS WENT OVER 2 HRS ON POS WITH NO BREAK AND ARDUOUS TFC AND WX. I PERSONALLY WAS ON POS 2 HR 27 MINS; AND BEGAN TO MAKE MANY ERRORS; MISSTATING CALL SIGNS; NOT HEARING CHK-ONS; THINGS THAT CAN LEAD TO MORE SERIOUS PROBS. SPECIFICALLY; THERE WAS AN ACR X WHO I CALLED ACR Y 4 DIFFERENT TIMES; EVEN AFTER WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT ON FREQ. I AM NOT INFALLIBLE; BUT I ASSURE YOU THIS IS FAR FROM MY NORMAL OPERATING HABITS AND SOMETHING I ATTRIBUTE TO FATIGUE. TFC MGMNT AND SUPVRS NEED TO TAKE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE; ASSESS THE SCHEDULE REALISTICALLY; AND THE IMPACT OF WX OR OTHER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES; THEN CALL IN OVERTIME TO ADEQUATE STAFF THE AREA.