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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at May 29, 2026, 4:00 AM EDT for 7 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 2026, 4:00 AM EDT (08:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 30, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1658 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
861 WHUS41 KCLE 290800 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 400 AM EDT Fri May 29 2026 OHZ012-089-PAZ001-291600- /O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0002.260530T0400Z-260530T1800Z/ Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 400 AM EDT Fri May 29 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * 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 Saturday 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. && $$ OHZ003-007-009>011-291600- /O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0002.260530T0400Z-260531T0000Z/ Lucas-Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 400 AM EDT Fri May 29 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lucas, Ottawa, Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
8 follow-up statements
848 WHUS41 KCLE 291347 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 947 AM EDT Fri May 29 2026 OHZ012-089-PAZ001-292200- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.260530T0400Z-260530T1800Z/ Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 947 AM EDT Fri May 29 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * 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 Saturday 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. && $$ OHZ003-007-009>011-292200- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.260530T0400Z-260531T0000Z/ Lucas-Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 947 AM EDT Fri May 29 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lucas, Ottawa, Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
711 WHUS41 KCLE 291943 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 343 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026 OHZ012-089-PAZ001-300345- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.260530T0400Z-260530T1800Z/ Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 343 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Ohio, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...From midnight EDT tonight through Saturday 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. && $$ OHZ003-007-009>011-300345- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.260530T0400Z-260531T0000Z/ Lucas-Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 343 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lucas, Ottawa, Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...From midnight EDT tonight through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
640 WHUS41 KCLE 300122 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 922 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026 OHZ012-089-PAZ001-300930- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.260530T0400Z-260530T1800Z/ Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 922 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Ohio, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Through Saturday 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. && $$ OHZ003-007-009>011-300930- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.260530T0400Z-260531T0000Z/ Lucas-Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 922 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lucas, Ottawa, Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
650 WHUS41 KCLE 300734 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 334 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026 OHZ012-089-PAZ001-301545- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260530T1800Z/ Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 334 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Until 2 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. && $$ OHZ003-007-009>011-301545- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260531T0000Z/ Lucas-Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 334 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Lucas, Ottawa, Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
833 WHUS41 KCLE 301336 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 936 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026 OHZ012-089-PAZ001-301800- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260530T1800Z/ Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 936 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Until 2 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. && $$ OHZ003-007-009>011-302145- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260531T0000Z/ Lucas-Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 936 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Lucas, Ottawa, Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
003 WHUS41 KCLE 301753 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 153 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026 OHZ089-PAZ001-301900- /O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260530T1800Z/ Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 153 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... A moderate risk for rip currents will continue through this evening. $$ OHZ003-301900- /O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260531T0000Z/ Lucas- 153 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... A moderate risk for rip currents will continue through this evening. $$ OHZ012-302000- /O.EXT.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260530T2000Z/ Lake- 153 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Lake County. * WHEN...Until 4 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. && $$ OHZ007-009>011-310000- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260531T0000Z/ Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 153 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Ottawa, Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
307 WHUS41 KCLE 301953 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 353 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026 OHZ012-302100- /O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260530T2000Z/ Lake- 353 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A moderate risk for rip currents continues this evening. $$ OHZ007-009>011-310000- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260531T0000Z/ Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 353 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Ottawa, Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
608 WHUS41 KCLE 302356 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 756 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026 OHZ007-009>011-310100- /O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260531T0000Z/ Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 756 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Winds and waves will continue to subside. There remains a Moderate Swim Risk through tonight. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 4:00 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 40 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.