Special Weather Statement Ohio | Effective 03/22/2026 17:30

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued March 22 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 22, 2026 - 5:30pm
Expires: 
March 22, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
At 830 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Creston, or 9 miles south of Medina, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Akron, Medina, Ravenna, Cuyahoga Falls, Kent, Barberton, Green, Alliance, Wadsworth, Tallmadge, North Canton, Rittman, Mogadore, Doylestown, Hartville, Creston, Chippewa Lake, Stow, New Franklin, and Norton.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for northeastern Ohio.
Area Description: 
Medina; Summit; Portage; Wayne; Stark
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH