Ohio Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/23/2026 16:53

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 7:53PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 23, 2026 - 4:53pm
Expires: 
August 23, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description: 
At 753 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Fairport Harbor, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Painesville, Willowick, Chardon, Fairport Harbor, Geneva-On-The-Lake, Euclid, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Geneva, Madison, Middlefield, Perry, Burton, Timberlake, Lakeline, Chesterland, Wickliffe, Willoughby Hills, and Mentor-On-The-Lake.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Lake; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Ashtabula Lakeshore
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov