FLUS41 KCLE 181933 HWOCLE Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 333 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 LEZ061-144>149-164>169-OHZ009>014-019>023-027>033-036>038-047-089- PAZ001>003-191945- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-The Islands to Vermilion OH- Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH- Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on-the- Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland- Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland- Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox- Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie- 333 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie, north central Ohio, northeast Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to move into NW Ohio late this afternoon, and may continue east across northern Ohio and Lake Erie, into Northwest Pennsylvania. A few thunderstorms may produce damaging wind gusts along with hail to quarter size. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Coverage of showers and thunderstorms increases on Tuesday. Some thunderstorms may be severe Tuesday afternoon and evening with damaging winds, hail to quarter size, and an isolated tornado possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ LEZ142-143-162-163-OHZ003-006>008-017-018-191945- Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH- Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM offshoreline to US-Canadian border- Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Hancock-Seneca- 333 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 223 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to move into NW Ohio late this afternoon. A few thunderstorms may produce damaging wind gusts along with hail to quarter size. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Coverage of showers and thunderstorms increases on Tuesday. Some thunderstorms may be severe Tuesday afternoon and evening with damaging winds, hail to quarter size, and an isolated tornado possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$