Ohio Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/23/2026 18:21

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 9:21PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 23, 2026 - 6:21pm
Expires: 
August 23, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
At 920 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Middlefield to near Mantua to Macedonia. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Youngstown, Warren, Sharon, Ravenna, Cuyahoga Falls, Kent, Solon, Hudson, Niles, Twinsburg, Tallmadge, Streetsboro, Macedonia, Hubbard, Cortland, Newton Falls, Lordstown, Middlefield, Garrettsville, and Mantua.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Geauga; Summit; Portage; Trumbull; Mahoning
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov