WWUS81 KCLE 222141
SPSCLE

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
541 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
OHZ010-011-020-222230-
Medina OH-Lorain OH-Cuyahoga OH-
541 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CUYAHOGA...
NORTHEASTERN MEDINA AND EAST CENTRAL LORAIN COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM
EDT...

At 541 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Grafton, or 7 miles southeast of Elyria, moving east at 25 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...
Elyria, Parma, Strongsville, Brunswick, North Royalton, North
Ridgeville, Grafton, Parma Heights, Brook Park, Berea, Middleburg
Heights, Olmsted Falls, Eaton, and Eaton Estates.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
north central and northeastern Ohio.

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LAT...LON 4133 8174 4125 8172 4124 8210 4135 8213
      4141 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 257DEG 21KT 4129 8201 

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

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