Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 6:02PM EDT until September 3 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 3, 2026 - 3:02pm
Expires:
September 3, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 601 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Elyria to near Norwalk, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Lorain, Elyria, Sandusky, Norwalk, Western Vermilion, Vermilion,
Strongsville, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Amherst, Bellevue,
Grafton, Wellington, Northern Milan, Milan, Wakeman, Castalia, Avon,
Sheffield Lake, and Eaton.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Erie, OH; Huron, OH; Lorain, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov