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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 22, 2026Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Lake County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2026, 1:55 PM EDT for Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Lake County, Ohio. It was in force for 4 hr. 2 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
Aug 22, 2026, 1:55 PM EDT (17:55 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Lake County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 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
Aug 22, 2:18 PM EDTRAIN 3.681 Wsw Willowick, OH
Aug 22, 3:01 PM EDTFLOOD2 Ene Willoughby, OHReynolds Rd closed between Mentor ave and Tyler Blvd due to flooding.

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

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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 nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 176 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 12:00Z on 2026-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 84 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2026-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 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
84 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-98 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1145 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

483 
WGUS51 KCLE 221755
FFWCLE
OHC035-055-085-222200-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FF.W.0028.260822T1755Z-260822T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
155 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio...
  Northwestern Geauga County in northeastern Ohio...
  Lake County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 155 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
           drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Painesville, Willowick, Chardon, Fairport Harbor, Euclid, Mentor,
  Cleveland Heights, Willoughby, Eastlake, Timberlake, Lakeline,
  South Euclid, Mayfield Heights, East Cleveland, Lyndhurst,
  Wickliffe, Richmond Heights and Willoughby Hills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4158 8159 4161 8156 4165 8150 4166 8148
      4172 8141 4180 8118 4166 8115 4155 8119
      4151 8155 4157 8159

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

PS
1 follow-up statement
994 
WGUS71 KCLE 222153
FFSCLE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
553 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

OHC035-055-085-222203-
/O.EXP.KCLE.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260822T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cuyahoga OH-Geauga OH-Lake OH-
553 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN CUYAHOGA, NORTHWESTERN GEAUGA AND LAKE COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for portions of
northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.

&&

LAT...LON 4157 8159 4158 8159 4161 8156 4165 8150
      4166 8148 4172 8141 4180 8118 4166 8115
      4155 8119 4151 8155

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Aug 22, 7:47 AM EDT, 6 hours 8 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • 1) Scattered to numerous showers and storms are expected to develop and then move east-southeast across the area this afternoon and evening. Some storms may turn severe with pockets of damaging winds the main risk. Isolated hail and locally heavy rain are secondary threats. 2) Below average temperatures arrive to end the weekend and start the upcoming week. Periodic lake-enhanced rain showers will primarily impact portions of Northeast OH and Northwest PA late tonight through at least Monday night, with a few showers or storms elsewhere Sunday afternoon/evening. 3) Outside of lake-enhanced showers, a period of dry and tranquil weather is expected the first half of the week. The next potential weather maker brings chances for showers and a few storms late Wednesday and primarily Thursday.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 7:47 AM EDT, 6 hours 8 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
747 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...12z TAF Aviation Forecast Update...

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
There is now a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for severe
thunderstorms from our central and eastern Ohio Counties points
east into Northwest PA this afternoon and evening. Increased
rain chances outside of the "snowbelt" Sunday afternoon/evening.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Scattered to numerous showers and storms are expected to
develop and then move east-southeast across the area this
afternoon and evening. Some storms may turn severe with pockets
of damaging winds the main risk. Isolated hail and locally
heavy rain are secondary threats.

2) Below average temperatures arrive to end the weekend and
start the upcoming week. Periodic lake-enhanced rain showers
will primarily impact portions of Northeast OH and Northwest PA
late tonight through at least Monday night, with a few showers
or storms elsewhere Sunday afternoon/evening.

3) Outside of lake-enhanced showers, a period of dry and
tranquil weather is expected the first half of the week. The
next potential weather maker brings chances for showers and
a few storms late Wednesday and primarily Thursday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...
The combination of a low-level trough axis and modest warm air/
moisture advection has been fueling some thunderstorms early
this morning, primarily over Lake Erie but extending southwest
into parts of North Central OH as of 3 AM. While this activity
is generally favored to lift east-northeast and diminish this
morning, it may still be on the scope as the rest of the world
awakens, particularly over and close to Lake Erie. While it may
not be an entirely dry morning given this activity, greater
shower and storm potential, including a risk for some strong to
severe storms, awaits until the afternoon and evening hours.

Aloft, a shortwave will dig into the central Great Lakes today
into tonight while taking on a neutral to slightly negative
tilt. This will encourage a weak surface low to slowly deepen
while drifting out of northern Michigan and into southern
Ontario late today and tonight. A pre-frontal trough is still
expected to cross the area this afternoon and early evening from
west to east, with a strong cold front arriving in Northwest OH
late this afternoon and surging southeast across the area
through this evening. Large scale forcing for ascent will
maximize late this afternoon and evening as a vort max rounds
the base of the deepening shortwave and rotates into the
northern OH/Lake Erie vicinity, though more modest forcing is
evident even earlier in the day.

Showers/storms are expected to begin developing during the
midday or early afternoon timeframe, with activity peaking in
coverage, intensity, and organization during the late afternoon
and early evening. Showers/storms are expected to exit southeast
this evening with the cold front, with activity quickly
transitioning to lake-enhanced showers later tonight. Activity
will likely blossom along both the pre-frontal trough and a lake
breeze near the northeastern shoreline near and east of the I-77
corridor this afternoon, and across Northwest OH along the cold
front itself. Given the increasing forcing into the late
afternoon/evening and multiple triggers for convection, it's
likely that eastern portions of our area see the most widespread
convection and greatest overall rain amounts, with some areas
likely seeing multiple rounds in quick succession. With that
said, nearly all CAMs develop fairly numerous storms along the
cold front as it pushes across our western counties, so odds are
that a large majority of the area will see a shower or storm
this afternoon/evening on the balance.

There is some potential for both severe weather and locally
heavy rain with storms this afternoon/evening, though the
overall setup will not favor higher end convective hazards.
Clouds and perhaps some ongoing shower/thunder activity will
slow heating today, though weak to moderate, uncapped
instability (1000-2000 J/KG of MLCAPE) is expected to develop
through the afternoon as low-level lapse rates steepen to around
8C/km. Some pockets of dry air aloft will contribute to modest
DCAPE values in the 500-800 J/KG range. These marginal
thermodynamics, coupled with increasing forcing and modest deep-
layer shear values of 20-30kt, can support loosely organized
convection. The primary severe threat today will be locally
damaging winds, most likely with any small lines or clusters
that evolve but also possible with any more intense cells.
Isolated large hail is also possible, mainly with any updrafts
that exhibit transient rotation which is most likely within
storms along/east of the pre-frontal trough where surface flow
will be more backed. While the overall lower-end environment and
potential for storms to quickly get "messy" and work over the
atmosphere puts a lid on severe potential today, most CAMs have
quite a bit of convection across our area with some organization
depicted, giving the SPC confidence to introduce a Slight Risk
(level 2 of 5) for severe weather for much of the area east of
the I-75 corridor (and a Marginal/level 1 of 5 for I-75).

In terms of heavy rain potential, storm motions from the west-
southwest will be fairly parallel to the incoming cold front,
so the potential for multiple rounds and/or transient training
does exist. Precipitable water values and warm cloud depths are
not especially concerning for efficient rain-rates, though we
will need to monitor portions of Northeast OH/Northwest PA for
repeated storms or training convection that can still drop
localized 2-3" rain amounts. Otherwise, area-average QPF will
generally be in the 0.25-1.00" range through this evening, least
across Northwest OH and greatest across Northeast OH/Northwest
PA. The WPC has introduced a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 4) for
excessive rainfall/localized flash flooding across Northeast OH
and Northwest PA in their latest excessive rainfall outlook.

KEY MESSAGE 2...
After pulling a cold front across the area this evening, the
surface low and upper trough across the central/eastern Great
Lakes will continue to deepen through Sunday while beginning to
stack, cut-off, and slow. The system will then start to slowly
fill/weaken Sunday night and Monday while drifting to the east-
northeast across southeastern Canada and New England. The
seasonably chilly airmass pulled in behind the cold front and
lingering moist cyclonic flow behind the stacking surface low/
upper trough will give us an early taste of fall to end the
weekend and start the week...including some lake-enhanced rain.
850mb temperatures will bottom out at 6-9C Sunday night into
early Monday, with 700mb temperatures dipping a bit below 0C as
500mb temperatures fall to around -20C.

Most of the area will dry out late this evening into the
overnight as the cold front exits, though as cooler west-
northwest flow aligns over the ~25C lake waters some lake-
enhanced showers will begin developing and moving into Northeast
OH/Northwest PA. A vort max and low-level trough axis will
cross the region very late tonight into early Sunday, likely
causing activity to peak in organization. While some lake effect
showers will continue on Sunday across Northeast OH/Northwest
PA, the activity will likely lose organization and intensity for
several hours after the morning trough passage. Another potent
vort max and low-level trough axis will drop in from the
northwest late Sunday afternoon and evening, bringing another
uptick in lake-enhanced shower activity over and east-southeast
of Lake Erie from as far west as the Islands and Sandusky points
east. There will also be an uptick in showers across the rest
of the area with the trough passage late Sunday afternoon and
evening. Chilly, cyclonic west-northwest flow continues through
at least Monday night or early Tuesday and some lake effect/
enhanced shower activity remains likely. However, there will
likely be a trend for activity to become less intense/organized
later Sunday night and beyond as high pressure builds in. A
possible exception is Monday night when another vort max and
trough passage is hinted at. That could cause one last uptick
in the lake-driven showers, especially farther east.

In terms of any hazards, instability will be deep enough over
the lake for some thunder/lightning potential with the lake-
enhanced activity...especially through the first half of Sunday
night. The overall set-up with a somewhat shorter west-northwest
fetch and some wind shifts through the event isn't overly
favorable for intense, banded rainfall with a flash flood risk
across the snowbelt. However, rain amounts will gradually add up
(especially through Sunday evening) where lake-enhanced showers
are most frequent and the potential for localized flooding will
need to be kept in mind, especially if parts of Northeast OH or
Northwest PA see locally heavy rain today. The heaviest rain
amounts will likely occur slightly inland from the lakeshore
form the Cleveland area points east-northeast. Otherwise, with
cold air aloft and stronger winds towards and above 500mb, any
thunderstorms with the trough passage late Sunday afternoon/
evening may produce gusty winds and/or small hail...especially
over and downwind of Lake Erie.

KEY MESSAGE 3...
Locations outside of any lake enhanced rain showers are expected
to dry out Sunday night and remain dry into the first half of
the week. Lake enhanced rain will gradually dwindle starting
late Sunday night and eventually end by Tuesday as discussed
above. Overall, this will lend to a tranquil first half of the
week across much of the area. Temperatures will slowly rebound
towards normal starting on Tuesday. Another trough is expected
to dig into the Great Lakes Wednesday night and Thursday. This
will likely be accompanied by another surface low and its
associated fronts. Chances for showers and some storms may
arrive as early as Wednesday afternoon/evening, but are most
favored on Thursday with this system.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z 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 slight risk for a couple strong to severe
storms ahead of an approaching cold front later today. 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 17z 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 late 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...
Marine weather conditions on Lake Erie will become rough and
not ideal later tonight and continuing through late Monday.
There is a round of strong storms over the central basin of Lake
Erie this morning that will track eastward through Sunrise.
Gusty winds up to 35 knots and isolated waterspouts could be
possible with these early morning storms over the lake. A cold
front will approach Lake Erie from the west late this afternoon
and move across later this evening. Winds ahead of the cold
front will be from the south to southwest 10 to 15 knots today
and waves of 1 to 2 feet. Scattered strong to severe storms will
be possible again this afternoon and evening with the frontal
passage. Winds will shift around from the west to northwest
tonight 15 to 20 knots and continue Sunday through Monday. Waves
will increase 3 to 7 feet later tonight and those rough
conditions will likely continue Sunday through Monday.
Waterspouts will be very possible on Lake Erie starting tonight
and lingering through Monday. Small Craft Advisories and Beach
Hazard Statements for rip currents have been issued late
tonight through at least Monday morning. These headlines will
more than likely need to be extended later into Monday with
future updates. High pressure will slowly build in Monday into
Tuesday with nicer lake weather conditions returning by Tuesday.
By Tuesday, winds will be westerly to southwesterly 5 to 15
knots and waves decreasing to 1 to 2 feet.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...Beach Hazards Statement from late tonight through Monday
     morning for OHZ009>012-089.
PA...Beach Hazards Statement from late tonight through Monday
     morning for PAZ001.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Monday
     for LEZ144>149.

&&

DISCUSSION...Sullivan
AVIATION...77
MARINE...77
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 4:09 AM EDT, 9 hours 46 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
409 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

OHZ003-006-017-230815-
Lucas-Wood-Hancock-
409 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected along a cold front
this afternoon into early this evening. There is a Marginal Risk
(level 1 of 5) for a couple of thunderstorms to turn severe, with
isolated damaging winds the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ009>012-089-PAZ001-230815-
Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
409 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

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

   Beach Hazards Statement.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected along
and ahead of a cold front this afternoon and evening. There is a
Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for some thunderstorms to turn severe,
with pockets of damaging wind the main risk. Isolated hail up to the
size of quarters and locally heavy rain are secondary threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

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

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ007-008-013-014-018>023-027>033-036>038-047-PAZ002-003-230815-
Ottawa-Sandusky-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-
Portage-Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-
Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-Southern Erie-
409 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected along
and ahead of a cold front this afternoon and evening. There is a
Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for some thunderstorms to turn severe,
with pockets of damaging wind the main risk. Isolated hail up to the
size of quarters and locally heavy rain are secondary threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-230815-
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-
409 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected along
and ahead of a cold front this afternoon and evening. There is a
Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for some thunderstorms to turn severe,
with strong wind gusts the main risk. Isolated hail up to the size
of quarters is a secondary threat.

There is a chance for waterspouts over Lake Erie starting tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

There is a chance for waterspouts over Lake Erie through Monday
night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 22, 12:55 PM EDT, 1 hour before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1255 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

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

1244 PM     Hail             1 NW Wickliffe          41.62N 81.49W
08/22/2026  E1.00 Inch       Cuyahoga           OH   Trained Spotter

&&
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 12:56 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1256 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

OHZ010-011-020-221745-
Medina OH-Lorain OH-Cuyahoga OH-
1256 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CUYAHOGA...MEDINA
AND SOUTHEASTERN LORAIN COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...

At 1256 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Lodi, or 9 miles west of Medina, moving northeast at
15 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...
Medina, Strongsville, Brunswick, North Royalton, Grafton, Lodi,
Chippewa Lake, Berea, Middleburg Heights, Hinckley,
Chippewa-On-The-Lake, Valley City, Briarwood Beach, and
Montrose-Ghent.

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 4102 8213 4118 8207 4124 8210 4137 8181
      4116 8168 4111 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 245DEG 12KT 4115 8204

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Kahn
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 1:02 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
102 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

OHZ011-013-021-022-221745-
Summit OH-Geauga OH-Portage OH-Cuyahoga OH-
102 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PORTAGE...SOUTHERN
GEAUGA...EAST CENTRAL CUYAHOGA AND NORTHEASTERN SUMMIT COUNTIES
THROUGH 145 PM EDT...

At 102 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Solon to near Hudson. Movement was
northeast at 25 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...
Solon, Hudson, Twinsburg, Streetsboro, Macedonia, South Russell,
Middlefield, Burton, Stow, Aurora, Chagrin Falls, Huntsburg,
Reminderville, Moreland Hills, Claridon, Glenwillow, Bentleyville,
and Bainbridge.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4142 8100 4118 8148 4142 8145 4160 8101
TIME...MOT...LOC 1702Z 236DEG 21KT 4139 8140 4120 8143

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Kahn
Local storm report, Aug 22, 1:08 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
108 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

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

0103 PM     Hail             1 E Willowick           41.63N 81.45W
08/22/2026  E1.00 Inch       Lake               OH   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

&&
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 1:31 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
131 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

OHZ011>013-221815-
Geauga OH-Lake OH-Cuyahoga OH-
131 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GEAUGA...NORTHERN
CUYAHOGA AND SOUTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...

At 131 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cleveland, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...
Cleveland, Willowick, Chardon, Parma, Lakewood, Euclid, Mentor,
Cleveland Heights, Westlake, Solon, Willoughby, Eastlake,
Warrensville Heights, South Russell, Highland Hills, Chesterland,
Garfield Heights, Shaker Heights, Maple Heights, and South Euclid.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.

&&

LAT...LON 4152 8116 4140 8140 4139 8181 4148 8189
      4150 8180 4149 8175 4155 8162 4159 8157
      4170 8132
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 250DEG 31KT 4143 8171

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Kahn
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 1:46 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
146 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

OHZ013-022-023-221830-
Geauga OH-Portage OH-Trumbull OH-
146 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN TRUMBULL...NORTHEASTERN
PORTAGE AND SOUTHEASTERN GEAUGA COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT...

At 146 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Mantua, or 11 miles north of Ravenna, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Warren, Cortland, Middlefield, Garrettsville, North Bloomfield,
Mantua, West Farmington, Bristolville, Leavittsburg, Parkman, Mecca,
Windham, Johnston, Hiram, and Champion Heights.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northeastern Ohio.

&&

LAT...LON 4120 8122 4143 8130 4148 8069 4130 8059
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 252DEG 25KT 4131 8116

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Kahn

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 12:05 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE85 min
Aug 22, 12:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWyandot49 min
Aug 22, 1:09 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEOttawa36 min
Aug 22, 1:30 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE90 min
Aug 22, 1:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWyandot40 min
Aug 22, 2:26 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE94 min
Aug 22, 2:58 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE62 min
Aug 22, 3:32 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE118 min
Aug 22, 3:43 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE66 hr
Aug 22, 3:49 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain66 hr
Aug 22, 3:52 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE53 min
Aug 22, 5:31 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE27 min
Aug 22, 5:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECuyahoga25 min
Aug 22, 12:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELorain45 min
Aug 22, 12:21 PM EDTFlood WatchCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Portage and 3 more7 hr
Aug 22, 12:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELake48 min
Aug 22, 12:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Lake43 min
Aug 22, 12:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE92 min
Aug 22, 12:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEPortage40 min
Aug 22, 12:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMedina49 min
Aug 22, 1:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEGeauga43 min
Aug 22, 1:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Summit39 min
Aug 22, 1:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit39 min
Aug 22, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas, Wood48 min
Aug 22, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE92 min
Aug 22, 1:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECuyahoga44 min
Aug 22, 1:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Trumbull67 min
Aug 22, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLETrumbull44 min
Aug 22, 1:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLELucas32 min
Aug 22, 2:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE68 min
Aug 22, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLETrumbull62 min
Aug 22, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWood46 min
Aug 22, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE89 min
Aug 22, 2:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLELucas3 hr
Aug 22, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEStark46 min
Aug 22, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMahoning51 min
Aug 22, 2:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Stark46 min
Aug 22, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull42 min
Aug 22, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEStark38 min
Aug 22, 2:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEGeauga, Portage, Trumbull3 hr
Aug 22, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning, Portage, Trumbull63 min
Aug 22, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWood39 min
Aug 22, 3:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEMahoning, Portage, Trumbull3 hr
Aug 22, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie40 min
Aug 22, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE63 min
Aug 22, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Lorain47 min
Aug 22, 5:01 PM EDTTornado WarningCLECuyahoga, Lorain29 min
Aug 22, 5:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit40 min
Aug 22, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE37 min
Aug 22, 5:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Lorain, Medina3 hr
Aug 22, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Summit51 min
Aug 22, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEMedina49 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.