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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 3, 20257 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2025, 2:42 AM EDT for 7 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 48 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2025, 2:42 AM EDT (06:42 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2025, 3:30 AM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Holmes County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Medina County, OH, Portage County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Wayne County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 3, 2:49 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 W Akron, OHSeveral tree limbs downed. Time estimated via radar.
Apr 3, 3:00 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 N Massillon, OH-Delayed report- Trees downed along the towpath trail.
Apr 3, 3:00 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGPerry Heights, OHLarge tree snapped and landed on vehicles.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 7 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 2, 9:13 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 3, 12:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 127 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2025-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2025-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 440 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1404 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
440 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
673 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

744 
WUUS51 KCLE 030642
SVRCLE
OHC075-099-103-133-151-153-169-030730-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0024.250403T0642Z-250403T0730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
242 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Mahoning County in northeastern Ohio...
  Portage County in northeastern Ohio...
  Eastern Medina County in northeastern Ohio...
  Stark County in northeastern Ohio...
  Summit County in northeastern Ohio...
  Eastern Wayne County in northeastern Ohio...
  Holmes County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 330 AM EDT.

* At 242 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles northeast of Wadsworth to near Millersburg,
  moving east at 70 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Akron, Canton, Wooster, Ravenna, Millersburg, Cuyahoga Falls,
  Massillon, Kent, Barberton, Green, Solon, Alliance, Hudson,
  Wadsworth, Twinsburg, Tallmadge, North Canton, Streetsboro,
  Macedonia, and Louisville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for northeastern
Ohio.

&&

LAT...LON 4045 8207 4046 8207 4127 8172 4128 8157
      4135 8159 4135 8100 4090 8098 4090 8109
      4073 8109 4072 8123 4065 8124 4066 8146
      4063 8167 4044 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 0642Z 260DEG 59KT 4112 8167 4058 8191 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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3 follow-up statements
994 
WWUS51 KCLE 030700
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
300 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

OHC103-169-030709-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-250403T0730Z/
Medina OH-Wayne OH-
300 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN MEDINA AND EASTERN
WAYNE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for northeastern
Ohio.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4045 8180 4067 8173 4067 8165 4090 8165
      4135 8149 4135 8100 4090 8098 4090 8109
      4073 8109 4072 8124 4065 8124 4066 8146
      4063 8167 4044 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 260DEG 59KT 4116 8135 4062 8159 

$$

OHC075-099-133-151-153-030730-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-250403T0730Z/
Mahoning OH-Portage OH-Stark OH-Summit OH-Holmes OH-
300 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EDT
FOR WESTERN MAHONING...PORTAGE...STARK...SUMMIT AND EASTERN HOLMES
COUNTIES...

At 259 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Kent to near Wilmot, moving east at 70 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Akron, Canton, Ravenna, Cuyahoga Falls, Massillon, Kent, Barberton,
Green, Solon, Alliance, Hudson, Twinsburg, Tallmadge, North Canton,
Streetsboro, Macedonia, Louisville, Sebring, Mogadore, and Walnut
Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for northeastern
Ohio.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4045 8180 4067 8173 4067 8165 4090 8165
      4135 8149 4135 8100 4090 8098 4090 8109
      4073 8109 4072 8124 4065 8124 4066 8146
      4063 8167 4044 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 260DEG 59KT 4116 8135 4062 8159 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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685 
WWUS51 KCLE 030711
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
311 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

OHC075-153-030721-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-250403T0730Z/
Summit OH-Holmes OH-
311 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SUMMIT AND EASTERN HOLMES
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4135 8132 4135 8100 4090 8098 4090 8109
      4073 8109 4072 8124 4065 8124 4066 8146
TIME...MOT...LOC 0711Z 260DEG 59KT 4119 8113 4065 8137 

$$

OHC099-133-151-030730-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-250403T0730Z/
Mahoning OH-Portage OH-Stark OH-
311 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EDT
FOR WESTERN MAHONING...PORTAGE AND STARK COUNTIES...

At 311 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Ravenna to East Sparta, moving east at 70 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Canton, Ravenna, Kent, Alliance, North Canton, Streetsboro,
Louisville, Sebring, Minerva, Hartville, Garrettsville, Mantua,
Waynesburg, East Sparta, Aurora, Brimfield, Randolph, Atwater,
Edinburg, and Windham.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4135 8132 4135 8100 4090 8098 4090 8109
      4073 8109 4072 8124 4065 8124 4066 8146
TIME...MOT...LOC 0711Z 260DEG 59KT 4119 8113 4065 8137 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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859 
WWUS51 KCLE 030730
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
330 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

OHC099-133-151-030740-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-250403T0730Z/
Mahoning OH-Portage OH-Stark OH-
330 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN MAHONING...PORTAGE AND
STARK COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Cleveland.

LAT...LON 4135 8132 4135 8100 4090 8098 4090 8109
      4073 8109 4072 8124 4065 8124 4066 8146
TIME...MOT...LOC 0730Z 260DEG 59KT 4124 8074 4070 8098 

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 3, 2:31 AM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 2:31 AM EDT, 11 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
231 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
A warm front will move through the area this evening before a
cold front approaches from the west tonight into Thursday. This
front will settle near the Ohio River for Thursday into Friday
before a low pressure system forms and lifts this feature north
as a warm front Friday night.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
7:45 PM Update...
There are a multitude of things we are keeping an eye on. In the
observations, we are watching the progress of the warm front,
which has moved into the southwest part of our forecast area.
There is a sharp T/Td gradient across this from with around
75/60 T/Td behind the front. As the warm front lifts
northeastward, should see a sharp increase in temperature and
dew point (which will contribute to an increase in instability
tonight.

Convection has already been ongoing for a few hours to our west
and southwest, especially in IN/IL and points to their south.
This may seem far away but strong wind flow is resulting in very
fast storm motions. Latest model guidance projects convection
impacting the I-75 corridor as early as 02Z. Severe weather
remains possible with damaging winds and a few tornadoes being
the primary weather hazards of concern. Wet conditions and high
rainfall rates should lead to at least minor flooding for a good
portion of the area, but the greater flash flooding risk
continues to trend a bit lower (still possible especially in
Northwest Ohio but should remain isolated), due to relatively
fast storm motions and gradually decreasing rainfall rates
through the overnight hours.

Previous Discussion...
The first round of showers and thunderstorms has exited stage
right this afternoon after a round of rain spanning 0.50-1.50",
some nuisance flooding, and some small and isolated large hail.
The main warm front to help trigger these storms is into central
Ohio and will continue to extend north across the forecast area
this evening. The advancement of this warm front will be key to
the severe weather threat across the area tonight. Temperatures
in Mount Vernon have crossed the 70 degree mark and Marion has
exceeded 60 degrees, but the gradient is tight with Findlay
still below 50 degrees and closer to the 40s near Lake Erie. The
front should advance to near Lake Erie by 8-9 PM and the western
two-thirds of the forecast area should reach at least 60 degrees
and some instability should build with 1000-1500 J/kg of SBCAPE,
where 70s could still be achieved. This will be plenty of
instability to work with, as a strongly sheared air mass
continues to develop across the Ohio Valley with a 70 kt low
level jet at 850 mb entering tonight and mean 0-3 SRH values
exceeding 400 m2/s2. A line of convective development continues
to blossom across Illinois and Missouri and it will continue to
expand north and east with time this afternoon. This will
organize and be the main show that will enter a favorable
atmosphere for severe weather. Therefore, the Enhanced Risk
remains for the western forecast area with the Slight Risk
expanding to the east from there. All severe weather hazards
remain on the table with a few tornadoes embedded within a line
of convection, damaging wind gusts, including some significant
severe over 65 kts, and large hail. The timing will be into
Northwest Ohio around 8 PM and extending east through the night
around I-71 by Midnight and into the overnight. The trend in the
forecast is that these storms are more likely to move through
faster than previously anticipated and the flash flood threat
may be more conditional and slightly lessened. However, will
keep the flood watch with the overall wet pattern through the
weekend and will monitor for hydrological hazards tonight.

The cold front will be into the area Thursday morning and will
move southeast. The bulk of the storms will be southeast of the
area during the daytime hours and the Day 2 Severe Risk has been
removed from the area with the forecast trending dry. Highs in
the 60s may be achieved early in the day. The front will be to
the south of the forecast area on Thursday night but will be a
focus area for new rain development that may push north through
the night. Some efficient rainfall should enter the southern
forecast area and there could be some conditional flooding for
Central Ohio, as highlighted by a Day 2 Slight Risk of Excessive
Rainfall.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
Friday will be a lull to the active weather for most of Northern
Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania as the boundary stalls out to the
south in Southern Ohio. There maybe some scattered precipitation
throughout the day in Central Ohio, through most will stay dry. A
surface low and boundary will start to move northeastward from the
lower Mississippi Valley as a strong LLJ moves into the region. This
will bring back ample moisture from the south back into Northern
Ohio. Heavy rainfall will return to the region with the strong
moisture advection for starting late Friday night and early Saturday
morning. In turn, most of the CWA will continue to be in a MRGL risk
for excessive rainfall on Friday and a SLGT risk on Saturday. There
will be a flash flood and river flooding threat across much of the
region, with the highest probability across areas west of Interstate
71. Total rainfall forecast for Friday through Saturday night will
be from 2-4" across the region. There does lie a small, isolated
risk for severe weather across the far southwestern counties of the
CWA which warranted a MRGL risk from SPC, though it will be largely
overshadowed by the heavy rain threat. The best opportunity for any
sort of severe weather will be during the afternoon timeframe on
Saturday as temperatures start to climb with the southerly flow. An
approaching cold front from the northwest will start to push
everything out to the east late Saturday night.

Temperatures on Friday will fall a bit from earlier in the week as
we will be on the northern side of the boundary with highs in the
50s across the region. On Saturday, temperatures will rebound with
the southerly flow and high will reach into the mid to upper 60s.
Parts of Northwest Ohio may not hit the 60s as the approaching cold
front could keep the high temperatures down some.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
The aforementioned cold front from the short term will be entering
the region from the northwest driven by a much larger upper level
trough that will be digging down into the Great Lakes region Sunday
night into Monday. A couple weaker low pressure systems and
associated cold fronts will move through the region with the upper
level trough through the beginning of the week. The initial cold
front on Sunday will drive out most of the precipitation in the
region throughout the day. There may be some lingering showers on
the back end in Eastern Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania. A
secondary, weak low pressure system will move into the region on
Monday with a more widespread, though low probability, chance for
precipitation across the region. The northerly flow behind the
system and with a high pressure building to the west, will bring
down much colder air leading to the opportunity for a rain/snow mix
during the morning and overnight hours Monday and Tuesday. Rain/snow
showers will persist in the snowbelt through Tuesday night as the
high builds eastward across the region. Temperatures will be below
average to start next week with the the cold air advection.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z Thursday THROUGH Monday/...
A line of thunderstorms between I-71/I-77 continues to move
east across the area, generally consisting of ceilings around
2-5kft, visibilities in the 2-6SM range, and the potential for
gusts in the 30-40 knot range. General tendency should be for
thunderstorms to weaken in intensity as they move east. The
cold front will move through the area late in the TAF period
with rain coverage decreasing and winds veering while remaining
with westerly gusts in the 20-30 knot range. MVFR ceilings
should still remain for a couple hours after the bulk of the
thunderstorms exit this morning but should quickly improve to
VFR conditions by mid to late morning. Rain showers return from
the south after 00Z this evening.

Outlook...Non-VFR ceilings may continue across the region
Thursday night into Friday with some non-VFR visibility possible
in showers and storms, mainly towards the southern part of the
forecast area. Non-VFR more likely areawide in showers and
thunderstorms Friday night into Saturday with non-VFR ceilings
continuing into Sunday.

&&

.MARINE...
A Small Craft Advisory is still active for the entirety of the
nearshore zones through Thursday morning when the western half will
fall off and Thursday night for the eastern half. Winds will be
predominantly out of the south this evening at 15 to 25 before
increasing to 20 to 30 knots ahead of an approaching cold front.
Behind the cold front, winds will shift out of the west and subside
to 10 to 15 knots throughout the day on Thursday. Winds will
continue to decrease into the overnight hours and Friday morning and
veer to out of the north at 5 to 10 knots. Winds will stay light
through Friday before increasing Saturday morning to 10 to 15 knots.
There will be another shift in the winds Sunday morning with a
passing cold front bringing the winds out of the north at 10 to 15
knots which will continue through Monday.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for OHZ003-006>011-017>021-
     027>032-036>038-047.
PA...Wind Advisory until 6 AM EDT early this morning for PAZ001-002.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 8 AM EDT this morning for
     LEZ142>145.
     Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for
     LEZ146>149.

&&

SYNOPSIS...Sefcovic
NEAR TERM...Saunders/Sefcovic
SHORT TERM...23
LONG TERM...23
AVIATION...Saunders
MARINE...23
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 2:08 AM EDT, 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
208 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

LEZ061-142>146-149-162>166-169-040615-
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-
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-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
208 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ147-148-167-168-040615-
Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
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-
208 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 105 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Today 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay
any information about observed severe weather to the NWS.

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027-028-036-040615-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Wyandot-
Crawford-Marion-
208 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ010-011-020-029>031-037-038-047-040615-
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Medina-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
208 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
...TORNADO WATCH 103 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   Tornado Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay
any information about observed severe weather to the NWS.

OHZ012>014-022-023-033-089-040615-
Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Portage-Trumbull-Mahoning-
Ashtabula Lakeshore-
208 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 105 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay
any information about observed severe weather to the NWS.

OHZ021-032-040615-
Summit-Stark-
208 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 105 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay
any information about observed severe weather to the NWS.

PAZ001-002-040615-
Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
208 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about
observed severe weather to the NWS.

PAZ003-040615-
Crawford-
208 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Thunderstorms will move from west to east across the area tonight,
with some gusty winds possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about
observed severe weather to the NWS.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 12:48 AM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1248 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1219 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 WNW Clyde             41.32N 83.01W
04/03/2025                   Sandusky           OH   Trained Spotter

            Roof blown off barn.

&&
Local storm report, Apr 3, 12:49 AM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1249 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1219 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 WNW Clyde             41.32N 83.01W
04/03/2025                   Sandusky           OH   Trained Spotter

            Semi Truck blown on its side at US20/CR220
            blocking intersection.

&&
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 1:14 AM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
114 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

OHZ010>013-020>022-030600-
Summit OH-Geauga OH-Portage OH-Lake OH-Medina OH-Lorain OH-
Cuyahoga OH-
114 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PORTAGE...
SOUTHWESTERN GEAUGA...CUYAHOGA...CENTRAL MEDINA...SOUTHWESTERN
LAKE...NORTHERN SUMMIT AND EASTERN LORAIN COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM
EDT...

At 114 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Elyria to near Grafton to 6 miles
northwest of West Salem. Movement was northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Cleveland, Akron, Elyria, Medina, Willowick, Chardon, Parma,
Lakewood, Cuyahoga Falls, Euclid, Mentor, Cleveland Heights,
Strongsville, Brunswick, Westlake, North Royalton, North Ridgeville,
Solon, Avon Lake, and Willoughby.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for north central
and northeastern Ohio.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.

&&

LAT...LON 4161 8122 4123 8113 4105 8217 4107 8220
      4150 8208 4152 8201 4148 8189 4150 8180
      4149 8171 4168 8141
TIME...MOT...LOC 0514Z 240DEG 47KT 4139 8216 4122 8211 4104 8219

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Kahn
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 1:34 AM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
134 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

OHZ009-010-019-020-028>031-036-037-047-030615-
Crawford OH-Huron OH-Marion OH-Erie OH-Richland OH-Medina OH-
Lorain OH-Wayne OH-Ashland OH-Morrow OH-Knox OH-
134 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HURON...RICHLAND...ERIE...
SOUTHWESTERN MEDINA...MARION...ASHLAND...MORROW...CRAWFORD...
NORTHWESTERN WAYNE...SOUTHWESTERN LORAIN AND KNOX COUNTIES THROUGH
215 AM EDT...

At 133 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Bellevue to Plymouth to near Delaware.
Movement was northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Mansfield, Marion, Ashland, Norwalk, Mount Vernon, Bucyrus,
Vermilion, Western Vermilion, Mount Gilead, Amherst, Galion, Shelby,
Bellevue, Willard, Ontario, Lexington, Wellington, Crestline, Lodi,
and Loudonville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for north central,
northeastern and northwestern Ohio.

&&

LAT...LON 4027 8274 4035 8275 4036 8293 4042 8294
      4044 8325 4051 8325 4099 8294 4100 8283
      4134 8284 4140 8255 4138 8248 4143 8231
      4115 8191 4067 8213 4067 8222 4024 8229
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 243DEG 37KT 4123 8284 4098 8264 4037 8312

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 1:51 AM EDT, 51 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
151 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1220 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     5 E Oak Harbor          41.52N 83.06W
04/03/2025                   Ottawa             OH   Trained Spotter

            downed tree across roadway. time estimated
            via radar.

&&

13
Local storm report, Apr 3, 1:54 AM EDT, 48 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
154 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 N Bay View            41.52N 82.82W
04/03/2025                   Ottawa             OH   Public

            power poles down in the road. time estimated
            via radar.

&&

13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 11:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas30 min
Apr 2, 11:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood and 1 more47 min
Apr 2, 11:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Hancock, Marion, Morrow, Seneca, Wyandot41 min
Apr 2, 11:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE92 min
Apr 3, 12:19 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLEAshland, Crawford, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina and 4 more56 min
Apr 3, 12:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLESandusky, Wood61 hr
Apr 3, 12:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshland, Crawford, Marion, Richland42 min
Apr 3, 12:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Wyandot42 min
Apr 3, 1:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECuyahoga, Medina46 min
Apr 3, 1:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Marion, Morrow and 1 more41 min
Apr 3, 1:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshland, Holmes, Knox, Morrow, Richland42 min
Apr 3, 3:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMahoning, Trumbull46 min
Apr 3, 5:33 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELorain4 days
Apr 3, 6:52 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLETrumbull4 days
Apr 3, 9:30 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood4 days
Apr 3, 10:06 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEErie16 hr
Apr 3, 1:38 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLEHancock8 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.