Ohio Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/19/2026 14:42

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 5:42PM EDT until May 19 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 19, 2026 - 2:42pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
SVRCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Wood County in northwestern Ohio... Northern Hancock County in northwestern Ohio... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 542 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over McComb, or 11 miles northwest of Findlay, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Findlay, Fostoria, North Baltimore, McComb, Arcadia, Van Buren, Wayne, Bloomdale, Risingsun, Cygnet, Jerry City, Hoytville, Benton Ridge, West Millgrove, and Bairdstown.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Hancock, OH; Wood, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH