Ohio Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/05/2026 15:15

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 5 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 5, 2026 - 3:15pm
Expires: 
May 5, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
At 614 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Danville, or 11 miles northeast of Mount Vernon, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Wooster, Mount Vernon, Millersburg, Loudonville, Gambier, Shreve, Danville, Killbuck, Holmesville, Glenmont, Mount Eaton, Nashville, Apple Creek, Butler, Perrysville, Fredericksburg, Martinsburg, Gann, North Liberty, and Bladensburg.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Holmes; Knox
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov