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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 21, 2026, 3:38 AM EDT for 7 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jun 22, 2026, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2026, 3:38 AM EDT (07:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 22, 2026, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2026, 7:33 PM EDT
- In force
- 16 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 07:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 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
- 109 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1285 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
467 WHUS41 KCLE 210738 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 338 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 OHZ003-007-009-211545- /O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0006.260622T0800Z-260622T2100Z/ Lucas-Ottawa-Erie- 338 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lucas, Ottawa and Erie Counties. * WHEN...From late 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. && $$ OHZ010>012-211545- /O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0006.260622T1200Z-260622T2100Z/ Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake- 338 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lorain, Cuyahoga and Lake Counties. * WHEN...From Monday morning through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
7 follow-up statements
080 WHUS41 KCLE 211347 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 947 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 OHZ003-007-009-212200- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0006.260622T0800Z-260622T2100Z/ Lucas-Ottawa-Erie- 947 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lucas, Ottawa and Erie Counties. * WHEN...From late 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. && $$ OHZ010>012-212200- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0006.260622T1200Z-260622T2100Z/ Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake- 947 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lorain, Cuyahoga and Lake Counties. * WHEN...From Monday morning through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
668 WHUS41 KCLE 211956 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 356 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 OHZ089-PAZ001-220400- /O.EXB.KCLE.BH.S.0006.260622T1200Z-260623T0200Z/ Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 356 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Ohio, Ashtabula Lakeshore County. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...From Monday morning 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. && $$ OHZ003-007-220400- /O.EXT.KCLE.BH.S.0006.260622T0800Z-260622T2000Z/ Lucas-Ottawa- 356 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lucas and Ottawa Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ009>011-220400- /O.EXT.KCLE.BH.S.0006.260622T0800Z-260623T0200Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 356 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...From late 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. && $$ OHZ012-220400- /O.EXT.KCLE.BH.S.0006.260622T1200Z-260623T0200Z/ Lake- 356 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lake County. * WHEN...From Monday morning through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
054 WHUS41 KCLE 220125 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 925 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 OHZ003-007-220930- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0006.260622T0800Z-260622T2000Z/ Lucas-Ottawa- 925 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lucas and Ottawa Counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM EDT Monday 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. && $$ OHZ009>011-220930- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0006.260622T0800Z-260623T0200Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 925 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM EDT Monday through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ012-089-PAZ001-220930- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0006.260622T1200Z-260623T0200Z/ Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 925 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Ohio, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Monday 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. && $$
602 WHUS41 KCLE 220801 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 401 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026 OHZ003-007-221615- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-260622T2000Z/ Lucas-Ottawa- 401 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Lucas and Ottawa Counties. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ009>011-221615- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-260623T0200Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 401 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...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. && $$ OHZ012-089-PAZ001-221615- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0006.260622T1200Z-260623T0200Z/ Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 401 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Ohio, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
424 WHUS41 KCLE 221319 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 919 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026 OHZ003-007-222000- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-260622T2000Z/ Lucas-Ottawa- 919 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Lucas and Ottawa Counties. * 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. && $$ OHZ009>011-222130- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-260623T0200Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 919 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ012-089-PAZ001-222130- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-260623T0200Z/ Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 919 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, 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. && $$
897 WHUS41 KCLE 221933 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 333 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026 OHZ003-007-222045- /O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-260622T2000Z/ Lucas-Ottawa- 333 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... Winds and waves will continue to decrease into this evening. $$ OHZ009-222045- /O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-260623T0200Z/ Erie- 333 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... Winds and waves will continue to decrease into this evening. $$ OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-230200- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-260623T0200Z/ Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 333 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In Ohio, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
340 WHUS41 KCLE 222333 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026 OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-230045- /O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-260623T0200Z/ Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 3:36 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 40 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Ohio, 2026Beach Hazards Statements in Pennsylvania, 2026Every beach hazards statement in 2026
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.