WWUS81 KCLE 221627
SPSCLE

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1227 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
OHZ011>013-221715-
Geauga OH-Lake OH-Cuyahoga OH-
1227 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GEAUGA...
NORTHEASTERN CUYAHOGA AND SOUTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM
EDT...

At 1227 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Euclid, or near Willowick, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Cleveland, Painesville, Willowick, Chardon, Fairport Harbor, Euclid,
Mentor, Cleveland Heights, Willoughby, Eastlake, Timberlake,
Lakeline, South Euclid, Lyndhurst, Wickliffe, Richmond Heights,
Willoughby Hills, Highland Heights, Mentor-On-The-Lake, and Kirtland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 4158 8113 4152 8154 4158 8158 4172 8137
      4176 8129 4177 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 246DEG 19KT 4160 8150 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Kahn