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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 136, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 30, 2025Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2025, 5:20 PM EDT for Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 30, 2025, 5:20 PM EDT (21:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2025, 5:47 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Erie County, PA

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NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 30, 3:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 3:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 5:45 AM EDT, 11 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
545 AM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-010945-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-
Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-
Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-
Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
545 AM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast
Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected today.
Storms during the afternoon and evening hours could reach strong to
severe limits with damaging wind gusts as the main storm threat.
Storms could also produce brief, heavy rainfall, which could lead to
localized flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-010945-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH-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-
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-
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-
545 AM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected today.
Storms during the afternoon and evening hours could reach strong to
severe limits with damaging wind gusts as the main storm threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 2:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 3:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
315 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

OHZ010-011-302000-
Lorain OH-Cuyahoga OH-
315 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CUYAHOGA AND EAST
CENTRAL LORAIN COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

At 315 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Grafton, or 9 miles southeast of Elyria, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Cleveland, Parma, Strongsville, Brunswick, North Royalton, North
Ridgeville, North Olmsted, Garfield Heights, Parma Heights, Broadview
Heights, Brook Park, Berea, Middleburg Heights, Brecksville, Seven
Hills, Brooklyn, Olmsted Falls, Independence, Walton Hills, and
Newburgh Heights.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4135 8158 4135 8159 4128 8157 4127 8196
      4128 8197 4138 8198 4148 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 239DEG 22KT 4132 8195

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Kahn
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 4:32 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
432 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

OHZ009-010-302115-
Erie OH-Lorain OH-
432 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ERIE AND NORTHERN LORAIN
COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

At 432 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Western Vermilion, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Lorain, Elyria, Western Vermilion, Vermilion, North Ridgeville, Avon
Lake, Amherst, Grafton, Avon, Sheffield Lake, Eaton, Oberlin,
Sheffield, South Amherst, Birmingham, and Eaton Estates.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4150 8197 4126 8197 4134 8250 4138 8249
      4143 8236 4143 8227 4147 8218 4152 8202
      4152 8199
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 276DEG 29KT 4142 8238

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 4:51 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
451 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

PAZ002-302130-
Southern Erie PA-
451 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY THROUGH 530
PM EDT...

At 450 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Edinboro, or 14 miles north of Meadville, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Edinboro, Union City, Waterford, Wattsburg, Platea, Mill Village,
McKean, and Elgin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4186 7967 4185 7976 4185 8026 4194 8034
      4215 7993 4213 7983 4208 7979 4201 7976
      4196 7966
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 234DEG 21KT 4186 8017

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE92 min
Jun 30, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHolmes39 min
Jun 30, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECuyahoga45 min
Jun 30, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE61 min
Jun 30, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE56 min
Jun 30, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELorain43 min
Jun 30, 5:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Medina, Summit3 hr
Jun 30, 5:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEGeauga, Portage3 hr
Jun 30, 6:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEGeauga, Portage, Summit3 hr
Jun 30, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHolmes, Stark39 min
Jun 30, 7:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHolmes, Knox3 hr
Jun 30, 7:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMarion43 min
Jun 30, 1:21 PM EDTFlood WatchCLECrawford, Erie9 hr
Jun 30, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie39 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.