Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 3 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 3, 2026 - 2:30pm
Expires:
April 3, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 530 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Hayesville to Prospect. Movement was east
at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Mansfield, Marion, Wooster, Ashland, Mount Gilead, Galion, Ontario,
Lexington, Crestline, Loudonville, Fredericktown, Cardington,
Bellville, Prospect, Hayesville, Waldo, Chesterville, Sparta,
Waterford, and Smithville.
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.
Area Description:
Crawford; Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Marion; Morrow; Knox
Forcast Office:
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: