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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 11:57 PM May. 5, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore waters from Reno Beach OH to Willowick OH... Open waters from Maumee Bay OH to Willowick OH... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 756 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 21 nm south of Cleveland to 14 nm south of Vermilion to 20 nm south of Huron, moving northwest at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots and large hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. * Locations impacted include... Put-In-Bay, Kelleys Island, Sandusky Bay, Huron, Lorain Harbor, Western Vermilion, Cleveland, and Vermilion. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. && HAIL...>.75IN; WIND...49KTS
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 11:43 PM May. 5, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Huron County in north central Ohio... Erie County in north central Ohio... Southwestern Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio... Northern Medina County in northeastern Ohio... Northwestern Summit County in northeastern Ohio... Lorain County in north central Ohio... * Until 845 PM EDT. * At 743 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Wadsworth to 6 miles southeast of Wellington to near New London, moving northwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Cleveland, Akron, Lorain, Elyria, Medina, Sandusky, Norwalk, Vermilion, Western Vermilion, Parma, Lakewood, Strongsville, Brunswick, Westlake, North Royalton, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Amherst, Grafton, and Wellington. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 11:41 PM May. 5, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 226 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO ERIE IN NORTHEAST OHIO CUYAHOGA IN NORTHWEST OHIO SANDUSKY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BELLEVUE, CLEVELAND, CLYDE, FREMONT, HURON, AND SANDUSKY.
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