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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 8:48 PM Apr. 3, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR WESTERN STARK...SOUTHERN SUMMIT AND EASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES... At 447 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Orrville, or 10 miles east of Wooster, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Akron, Canton, Wooster, Massillon, Barberton, Green, North Canton, Orrville, Rittman, Mogadore, Doylestown, Brewster, Navarre, Dalton, Mount Eaton, New Franklin, Norton, Canal Fulton, Lakemore, and Smithville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 8:30 PM Apr. 3, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN MEDINA...NORTHERN ASHLAND...SOUTHWESTERN SUMMIT...WAYNE AND NORTHEASTERN HOLMES COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT... At 430 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wooster, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Wooster, Ashland, Barberton, Wadsworth, Orrville, Rittman, Doylestown, Lodi, Creston, Dalton, Shreve, West Salem, Hayesville, Polk, Mount Eaton, Winesburg, Norton, Seville, Smithville, and Clinton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
River Flood Warning
Issued: 7:41 PM Apr. 3, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Killbuck Creek near Killbuck. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Private property on Water Street in the Village of Killbuck flooded. Several county and local roads impassable including State Route 60 south and County Road 621. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:00 PM EDT Friday the stage was 16.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.7 feet early Monday morning. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information. &&
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