Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 19 at 6:37PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 19, 2026 - 3:37pm
Expires:
May 19, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
At 637 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Van Buren to near Findlay to near Alger.
Movement was east at 35 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...
Tiffin, Norwalk, Fremont, Upper Sandusky, Bellevue, Clyde, Forest,
Green Springs, Northern Milan, Milan, Bloomville, Sycamore, New
Riegel, Chatfield, Marseilles, Ballville, Carey, Monroeville, Attica,
and Benton.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
north central and northwestern Ohio.
Area Description:
Sandusky; Erie; Seneca; Huron; Wyandot; Crawford
Forcast Office:
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov