Ohio Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 10/16/2026 02:56

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued October 16 at 5:56AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
October 16, 2026 - 2:56am
Expires: 
October 16, 2026 - 3:30am
Description: 
At 556 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from Norwalk to near Willard. Movement was northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lorain, Elyria, Norwalk, Vermilion, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Amherst, Grafton, Willard, Wellington, New London, Northern Milan, Milan, Wakeman, Avon, Sheffield Lake, Eaton, Oberlin, Sheffield, and Lagrange.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Erie; Lorain; Huron
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov