Ohio Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/09/2026 15:01

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 9 at 6:01PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 9, 2026 - 3:01pm
Expires: 
May 9, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
At 601 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles north of Avon Lake to near Western Vermilion to near Green Springs. Movement was east 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... Cleveland, Lorain, Elyria, Sandusky, Norwalk, Western Vermilion, Vermilion, Parma, Lakewood, Euclid, Cleveland Heights, Strongsville, Brunswick, Westlake, North Royalton, North Ridgeville, Solon, Avon Lake, Warrensville Heights, and Amherst.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Strong winds will occur ahead of the heavy rain. Do not wait to take shelter in a substantial structure. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for north central and northeastern Ohio.
Area Description: 
Sandusky; Erie; Lorain; Cuyahoga; Seneca; Huron
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov