Ohio, Pennsylvania Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/23/2026 15:31

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 6:31PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 23, 2026 - 3:31pm
Expires: 
August 23, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
At 630 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Girard, or 13 miles west of Erie, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Erie, Conneaut, Edinboro, Union City, Girard, Waterford, Wattsburg, Northwest Harborcreek, Harborcreek, Lawrence Park, Wesleyville, Lake City, Cranesville, Platea, Mill Village, McKean, Elgin, Northwest Harborcr, and Avonia.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie; Southern Erie
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov