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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 6, 20265 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 6, 2026, 3:09 AM EDT for 5 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 6, 2026, 3:09 AM EDT (07:09 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Ottawa County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:12 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 152 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2026-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 267 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2026-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
267 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
647 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

918 
WHUS41 KCLE 060709
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
309 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

OHZ003-007-009-061515-
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0007.260706T0709Z-260707T0200Z/
Lucas-Ottawa-Erie-
309 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents.

* WHERE...Lucas, Ottawa and Erie 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.

&&

$$

OHZ010-011-061515-
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0007.260706T1500Z-260707T0200Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-
309 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
653 
WHUS41 KCLE 061320
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
920 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

OHZ003-007-009-062130-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-260707T0200Z/
Lucas-Ottawa-Erie-
920 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents.

* WHERE...Lucas, Ottawa and Erie 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.

&&

$$

OHZ010-011-062130-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0007.260706T1500Z-260707T0200Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-
920 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected.

* WHERE...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.

&&

$$
407 
WHUS41 KCLE 061933
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
333 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

OHZ003-007-009-070200-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-260707T0200Z/
Lucas-Ottawa-Erie-
333 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents.

* WHERE...Lucas, Ottawa and Erie Counties.

* 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.

&&

$$

OHZ010-011-070200-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-260707T0200Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-
333 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents.

* WHERE...Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties.

* 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.

&&

$$
565 
WHUS41 KCLE 070202
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1002 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

OHZ003-007-009>011-070315-
/O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-260707T0200Z/
Lucas-Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-
1002 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

Winds and waves will continue to decrease overnight, so rip 
current risk will decrease.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 8:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHuron, Lorain3 hr
Jul 5, 9:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEErie, Huron3 hr
Jul 5, 11:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEErie, Ottawa6 hr
Jul 6, 12:06 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE84 min
Jul 6, 12:40 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEErie, Huron6 hr
Jul 6, 12:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEErie5 hr
Jul 6, 1:32 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE99 min
Jul 6, 2:21 AM EDTFlood WatchCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron and 14 more17 hr
Jul 6, 3:10 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE19 hr
Jul 6, 5:52 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEErie12 hr
Jul 6, 7:56 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELucas, Ottawa6 hr
Jul 6, 10:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLELucas, Ottawa6 hr
Jul 6, 11:25 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEOttawa5 hr
Jul 6, 11:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESandusky32 min
Jul 6, 1:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLEErie4 hr
Jul 6, 1:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Lake4 hr
Jul 6, 1:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga2 hr
Jul 6, 1:50 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLELucas, Ottawa7 hr
Jul 6, 2:47 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga42 min
Jul 6, 2:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Trumbull41 min
Jul 6, 2:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEGeauga4 hr
Jul 6, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull47 min
Jul 6, 3:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula4 hr
Jul 6, 4:31 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEOttawa15 hr
Jul 6, 5:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLELake104 min

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Sources

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