Ohio, Pennsylvania Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/09/2026 15:51

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 9 at 6:51PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 9, 2026 - 3:51pm
Expires: 
May 9, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
At 651 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Erie to near Geneva to near Warrensville Heights. Movement was southeast at 55 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... Erie, Meadville, Conneaut, Cortland, Corry, Edinboro, Titusville, Union City, Girard, Cambridge Springs, Kinsman, North Bloomfield, Orwell, Waterford, Albion, Andover, Linesville, West Farmington, Wattsburg, and Adamsville.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for northeastern Ohio...and northwestern Pennsylvania.
Area Description: 
Ashtabula Inland; Trumbull; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie; Southern Erie; Crawford
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov