Ohio Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 10/16/2026 04:19

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued October 16 at 7:19AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
October 16, 2026 - 4:19am
Expires: 
October 16, 2026 - 5:00am
Description: 
At 719 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cleveland Heights to North Royalton to Medina. Movement was northeast at 60 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... Cleveland, Akron, Medina, Painesville, Willowick, Ravenna, Chardon, Parma, Cuyahoga Falls, Euclid, Mentor, Cleveland Heights, Brunswick, North Royalton, Kent, Solon, Willoughby, Hudson, Twinsburg, and Eastlake.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Cuyahoga; Lake; Geauga; Medina; Summit; Portage
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov