Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 29 at 5:27PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 29, 2026 - 2:27pm
Expires:
April 29, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line
extending from Northwood to near West Mansfield. Movement was east at
30 mph. Some of these showers are capable of producing funnel clouds.
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...
Marion, Tiffin, Fremont, Fostoria, Bucyrus, Upper Sandusky, Port
Clinton, Mount Gilead, Bellevue, Clyde, Northwood, Oak Harbor,
Gibsonburg, Genoa, Woodville, Cardington, Forest, Elmore, Green
Springs, and Ashley.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions
they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a
funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the
National Weather Service.
Area Description:
Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Hancock; Seneca; Wyandot; Crawford; Marion; Morrow
Forcast Office:
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: