Ohio Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/15/2026 14:55

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 5:55PM EDT until April 15 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 2:55pm
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
At 555 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Strongsville, or 10 miles north of Medina, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Cleveland, Medina, Parma, Cuyahoga Falls, Strongsville, Brunswick, North Royalton, North Ridgeville, Solon, Hudson, Twinsburg, Streetsboro, Warrensville Heights, Macedonia, Grafton, South Russell, Highland Hills, Stow, North Olmsted, and Garfield Heights.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Cuyahoga, OH; Lorain, OH; Medina, OH; Summit, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov