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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 12:13 AM May. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 230 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO ASHLAND CRAWFORD LORAIN MARION MORROW RICHLAND THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, AVON LAKE, BUCYRUS, CARDINGTON, CRESTLINE, ELYRIA, GALION, LORAIN, MANSFIELD, MARION, MOUNT GILEAD, AND NORTH RIDGEVILLE.
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 12:05 AM May. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTAGE...SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND...GEAUGA...CUYAHOGA...EASTERN MEDINA...LAKE...SOUTHERN ASHLAND...STARK...SUMMIT...WAYNE AND HOLMES COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT... At 804 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Willoughby to near Brunswick to near Ashland. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Mansfield, Wooster, Painesville, Willowick, Ravenna, Chardon, Fairport Harbor, Millersburg, Parma, Cuyahoga Falls, Euclid, Mentor, Cleveland Heights, Massillon, North Royalton, Kent, and Barberton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for north central Ohio. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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