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Beach Hazards Statement 14, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 22, 2026, 3:49 AM EDT for 5 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2026, 3:49 AM EDT (07:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2026, 9:19 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 181 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1332 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
801 WHUS41 KCLE 220749 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 349 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 OHZ009>011-221600- /O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0014.260823T0400Z-260824T1400Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 349 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The Beach Hazard Statement may need to be extended later into Monday with future forecast updates. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ012-089-PAZ001-221600- /O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0014.260823T0400Z-260824T1400Z/ Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 349 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Ohio, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...From late tonight through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The Beach Hazard Statement may need to be extended later into Monday with future forecast updates. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
12 follow-up statements
479 WHUS41 KCLE 221333 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 933 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 OHZ009>011-222145- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.260823T0400Z-260824T1400Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 933 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ012-089-PAZ001-222145- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.260823T0400Z-260824T1400Z/ Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 933 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Ohio, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...From late tonight through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
053 WHUS41 KCLE 222033 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 433 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 OHZ009-010-230445- /O.EXT.KCLE.BH.S.0014.260823T0400Z-260824T2100Z/ Erie-Lorain- 433 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Erie and Lorain Counties. * WHEN...From midnight EDT tonight through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-230445- /O.EXT.KCLE.BH.S.0014.260823T0400Z-260825T0400Z/ Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 433 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...From midnight EDT tonight through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
332 WHUS41 KCLE 230139 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 939 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 OHZ009-010-230945- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.260823T0400Z-260824T2100Z/ Erie-Lorain- 939 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Erie and Lorain Counties. * WHEN...Through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-230945- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.260823T0400Z-260825T0400Z/ Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 939 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
824 WHUS41 KCLE 230744 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 344 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 OHZ009-010-231545- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260824T2100Z/ Erie-Lorain- 344 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie and Lorain Counties. * WHEN...Through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-231545- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260825T0400Z/ Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 344 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
106 WHUS41 KCLE 231418 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1018 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 OHZ009-010-232230- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260824T2100Z/ Erie-Lorain- 1018 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie and Lorain Counties. * WHEN...Through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-232230- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260825T0400Z/ Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 1018 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
841 WHUS41 KCLE 231942 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 342 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 OHZ009-010-240345- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260824T2100Z/ Erie-Lorain- 342 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie and Lorain Counties. * WHEN...Through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-240345- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260825T0400Z/ Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 342 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
083 WHUS41 KCLE 240146 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 946 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 OHZ009-010-241000- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260824T2100Z/ Erie-Lorain- 946 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie and Lorain Counties. * WHEN...Through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-241000- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260825T0400Z/ Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 946 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
060 WHUS41 KCLE 240900 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 500 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 OHZ009-010-241700- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260824T2100Z/ Erie-Lorain- 500 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie and Lorain Counties. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-241700- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260825T0400Z/ Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 500 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
061 WHUS41 KCLE 241354 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 954 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 OHZ009-010-242100- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260824T2100Z/ Erie-Lorain- 954 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie and Lorain Counties. * WHEN...Until 5 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-242200- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260825T0400Z/ Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 954 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
937 WHUS41 KCLE 241957 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 357 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 OHZ009-010-242100- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260824T2100Z/ Erie-Lorain- 357 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie and Lorain Counties. * WHEN...Until 5 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-250400- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260825T0400Z/ Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 357 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
465 WHUS41 KCLE 242050 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 450 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 OHZ009-010-242200- /O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260824T2100Z/ Erie-Lorain- 450 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... Winds and waves have decreased.Therefore, the Beach Hazards Statement will be allowed to expire. $$ OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-250400- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260825T0400Z/ Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 450 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
900 WHUS41 KCLE 250119 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 919 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-250230- /O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-260825T0400Z/ Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 919 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... Winds and waves have decreased. Therefore, the Beach Hazards Statement has been cancelled. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement 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 beach hazards statement went out at Aug 22, 1:44 AM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- 1) Showers and thunderstorms expected late tonight and, with greater coverage, Saturday afternoon and evening with a marginal risk (level 1 out of 5) for severe weather. 2) Lingering showers in NE OH and NW PA likely Sunday through Monday with below average temperatures expected across the region.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 1:44 AM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Cleveland OH 144 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...06z TAF Aviation Forecast Update... .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Forecast remains on track. Low chance for precipitation in NW OH late this evening with widespread showers and thunderstorms expected Saturday afternoon and evening with a low end severe threat. && .KEY MESSAGES... 1) Showers and thunderstorms expected late tonight and, with greater coverage, Saturday afternoon and evening with a marginal risk (level 1 out of 5) for severe weather. 2) Lingering showers in NE OH and NW PA likely Sunday through Monday with below average temperatures expected across the region. && .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE 1... High pressure continues to build off to into Eastern Canada through the end of the today as a surface low pressure system enters the Western Great Lakes. This system will bring widespread precipitation and severe weather potential to the region Saturday afternoon into the evening. Ahead of this system, a shortwave is expected to move through the Southern Great Lakes that will generate some low end potential for showers and thunderstorms mainly for Western and North Central Ohio. Through the early morning there may be some lingering showers across Western Ohio that will be dissipating as the move eastward into the mid morning hours. This could inhibit the overall severe weather threat later in the afternoon and evening depending on how quickly the showers dissipate and cloud cover clears. Ahead of the surface cold front, there will be a pre-frontal that will move through the region and be the support for severe weather to develop off of. Models have been in decent agreement of the timing of storms starting in North Central Ohio in the late afternoon and moving eastward through the late evening. There will be decent instability in the form of around 1500 J/kg of MLCAPE with low level lapse rates of 7.0-7.5 C/km. Though, the limited amount of shear will be a limiting factor for severe weather potential as there will be around 20-30 knots of bulk shear. The main threats for this system will be damaging winds within downbursts with a secondary threat of large hail possible. The cold front will pass through late Saturday evening into early Sunday morning, though with the atmosphere being worked over with the pre-frontal trough, severe weather is not expected with the passage. Overall precipitation accumulation has remained on track with previous forecast runs with between 0.25" and 0.75" expected, with the higher end amounts across Northeastern Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania. Flash flooding potential is on the lower end for this system, though a quick inch or two of rain is possible in the stronger storms that could bring some nuisance flooding. Overall, the severe weather threat and widespread precipitation is expected to end before daybreak on Sunday. KEY MESSAGE 2... Behind the cold front passage early Sunday morning there will be a lingering trough that sets up across Eastern Lake Erie that persists through Monday. A much cooler Canadian high pressure will begin to build into the Western Great Lakes on Sunday as well that will usher in unseasonably cooler temperatures. With the lake relatively warm still, lake effect showers are likely across the primary snowbelt region. Showers will persist through Monday with chances decreasing into Tuesday as upper level ridge builds in to the Ohio Valley that will shift flow across Lake Erie to be more westerly than northwesterly. Temperatures as a result of the Canadian high pressure building in will drop to be below average for Sunday and Monday before beginning to rebound Tuesday. Highs across the region on Sunday will be in the upper 60s in Northwest Pennsylvania to the mid 70s in Northwestern Ohio. Monday, temperatures will be a few degrees cooler before everyone warms back up into the mid 70s on Tuesday. Overnight lows will be down into the mid to low 50s Sunday and Monday before they rise back up to near normal. && .AVIATION /06Z Saturday THROUGH Wednesday/... The primary concerns and possible impacts for our local aviation weather at area airports will be the potential for a round of scattered convection this afternoon into the early evening. There is a marginal risk for a couple strong to severe storms ahead of an approaching cold front later today. There is some isolated convection with a warm front early this morning which could impact CLE briefly between 06z and 09z with VCTS or -TSRA. There will be a lull in shower and storm chances through late this morning. The cold front will start to move into NWOH around midday to early afternoon. There are PROB30 groups for a 5 to 6 hour time window from west to east between 16z this afternoon to 01z this evening. Any heavier showers and storm that impacts a TAF site will likely have a brief period of MVFR to IFR visibility reductions and ceilings with CB around 3K feet near the frontal passage. The convection should move eastward out of the NEOH and NWPA after 00z Scattered lake enhanced rain showers will likely develop around CLE, YNG, and ERI later this evening into the overnight with possible MVFR ceilings and visibility at times. Winds will start out from the south or southwest this morning 5 to 10 knots. Southwest winds will slightly increase 8 to 12 knots by midday through the afternoon/evening with gusts up to 20 knots possible. Any isolated strong to severe convection may have some isolated higher wind gusts up to 45 knots this afternoon. Winds will switch from the west-northwest late this evening and overnight 5 to 10 knots. Outlook...Non-VFR conditions will be likely Sunday through Monday morning with lake enhanced rain showers and isolated thunder possible for areas downwind of Lake Erie in Northeast Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania. && .MARINE... Onshore flow out of the northeast ends this evening, turning offshore tonight less than 10kts and wave heights coming down below 1ft. A cold front approaches Saturday with increasing storm chances, and passage across the lake expected in the evening. Winds become northwesterly 15-25kts through Sunday night with wave heights climbing to 3-6ft and will likely need a Small Craft Advisory for the central and eastern basins. With this being a cooler airmass over the warmer lake, waterspouts could become an issue during this same time frame. Winds ease and become offshore midweek, bringing wave heights down. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. PA...None. MARINE...None. && DISCUSSION...23 AVIATION...77 MARINE...77
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 3:59 AM EDT, 23 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 359 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047- 089-PAZ001>003-220800- 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-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- 359 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie, north central Ohio, northeast Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Scattered to numerous showers and storms are expected to move across the area Saturday afternoon and evening. There is a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) for isolated severe weather, with damaging winds and hail the main threats. Locally heavy rain is also possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 12:41 AM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1241 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
OHZ018-027-220530-
Seneca OH-Wyandot OH-
1241 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SENECA AND NORTHERN
WYANDOT COUNTIES THROUGH 130 AM EDT...
At 1241 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Vanlue, or 11 miles northwest of Upper Sandusky, moving northeast at
15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size 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...
Tiffin, Sycamore, New Riegel, and Carey.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 4095 8346 4099 8346 4099 8343 4103 8342
4117 8320 4099 8311 4094 8311 4084 8344
4094 8348
TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 233DEG 14KT 4096 8340
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
77Special weather statement, Aug 22, 1:35 AM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
135 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
OHZ018-027-028-220615-
Seneca OH-Crawford OH-Wyandot OH-
135 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SENECA...EASTERN
WYANDOT AND NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM EDT...
At 135 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Upper Sandusky, moving east at 10 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...
Bucyrus, Upper Sandusky, Sycamore, Carey, Benton, Nevada, Harpster,
and Oceola.
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 4074 8325 4101 8341 4107 8312 4100 8301
4081 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 0535Z 249DEG 10KT 4083 8324
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SullivanLocal storm report, Aug 22, 2:04 AM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
204 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0158 AM Marine Tstm Wind 2 SSW Marblehead 41.50N 82.74W
08/22/2026 M46 MPH Ottawa OH Public
A private weather station measured 46 mph
wind gust on Johnson Island.
&&
MGLocal storm report, Aug 22, 2:50 AM EDT, 59 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
250 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 AM Marine Tstm Wind 17 ENE Kelley's Island 41.67N 82.39W
08/22/2026 M40 MPH LEZ164 OH Buoy
Lake Erie Buoy 45005 measured 40 mph wind
gust.
&&
MGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 12:05 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 85 min | |
| Aug 22, 12:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Wyandot | 49 min |
| Aug 22, 1:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa | 36 min |
| Aug 22, 1:30 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 90 min | |
| Aug 22, 1:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Wyandot | 40 min |
| Aug 22, 2:26 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 94 min | |
| Aug 22, 2:58 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 62 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:32 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 118 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:43 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 66 hr | |
| Aug 22, 3:52 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 53 min | |
| Aug 22, 5:31 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 27 min | |
| Aug 22, 5:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Cuyahoga | 25 min |
| Aug 22, 12:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lorain | 45 min |
| Aug 22, 12:21 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Portage and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 22, 12:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lake | 48 min |
| Aug 22, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 43 min |
| Aug 22, 12:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 92 min | |
| Aug 22, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Portage | 40 min |
| Aug 22, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Medina | 49 min |
| Aug 22, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Geauga | 43 min |
| Aug 22, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Summit | 39 min |
| Aug 22, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit | 39 min |
| Aug 22, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 48 min |
| Aug 22, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 92 min | |
| Aug 22, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Cuyahoga | 44 min |
| Aug 22, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Trumbull | 67 min |
| Aug 22, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Trumbull | 44 min |
| Aug 22, 1:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas | 32 min |
| Aug 22, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 68 min | |
| Aug 22, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 62 min |
| Aug 22, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Wood | 46 min |
| Aug 22, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 89 min | |
| Aug 22, 2:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Lucas | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Stark | 46 min |
| Aug 22, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Mahoning | 51 min |
| Aug 22, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Portage, Stark | 46 min |
| Aug 22, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull | 42 min |
| Aug 22, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Stark | 38 min |
| Aug 22, 2:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Geauga, Portage, Trumbull | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull | 63 min |
| Aug 22, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Wood | 39 min |
| Aug 22, 3:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Erie | 40 min |
| Aug 22, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 63 min | |
| Aug 22, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Lorain | 47 min |
| Aug 22, 5:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain | 29 min |
| Aug 22, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit | 40 min |
| Aug 22, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 37 min | |
| Aug 22, 5:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Summit | 51 min |
| Aug 22, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Medina | 49 min |
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