Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 18 at 9:51AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 18, 2026 - 6:51am
Expires:
March 18, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
TEST. TEST. TEST. The National Weather Service in Cleveland OH has
issued a TEST message for the Ohio Statewide Tornado Drill.
This includes all counties in Ohio and is valid until 1000 AM EDT.
This is a TEST message.
This is a TEST. Repeating, this is a TEST message for the Ohio
Statewide Tornado Drill. There is no severe weather occurring at
this time.
This TEST message is part of the annual Ohio Tornado Drill. If this
was an actual severe weather event, a specific severe weather
product would be issued with information about the hazard. The
National Weather Service, the Ohio Emergency Management Agency and
the Ohio Committee on Severe Weather Awareness encourage the use of
this time to activate and review your severe weather safety plans.
Repeating, this has been a TEST tornado warning message for the 2026
Ohio Tornado Drill. This concludes the TEST.
This is a TEST message. Repeating, this is a TEST.
Area Description:
Lucas; Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Erie; Lorain; Cuyahoga; Lake; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Hancock; Seneca; Huron; Medina; Summit; Portage; Trumbull; Wyandot; Crawford; Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Stark; Mahoning; Marion; Morrow; Holmes; Knox; Ashtabula Lakeshore
Forcast Office:
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: