Ohio Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/19/2026 17:05

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 19 at 8:05PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 19, 2026 - 5:05pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
At 804 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Willoughby to near Brunswick to near Ashland. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. 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... Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Mansfield, Wooster, Painesville, Willowick, Ravenna, Chardon, Fairport Harbor, Millersburg, Parma, Cuyahoga Falls, Euclid, Mentor, Cleveland Heights, Massillon, North Royalton, Kent, and Barberton.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for north central Ohio.
Area Description: 
Cuyahoga; Lake; Geauga; Medina; Summit; Portage; Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Stark; Holmes
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH