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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2026, 6:56 PM EDT for Hancock County, Wood County, Ohio. It was in force for 19 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2026, 6:56 PM EDT (22:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2026, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hancock County, OH, Wood County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 1241 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
612
WUUS51 KCLE 062256
SVRCLE
OHC063-173-062330-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0111.260606T2256Z-260606T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
656 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Wood County in northwestern Ohio...
Northern Hancock County in northwestern Ohio...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 656 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near McComb, or 12
miles northwest of Findlay, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Findlay, North Baltimore, McComb, Rawson, Van Buren, Hoytville,
Benton Ridge, and Mount Cory.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4120 8374 4109 8349 4090 8380 4100 8388
4120 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 314DEG 36KT 4116 8384
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
042 follow-up statements
300
WWUS51 KCLE 062309
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
709 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
OHC173-062319-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-260606T2330Z/
Wood OH-
709 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WOOD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
northwestern Ohio.
LAT...LON 4117 8367 4109 8349 4090 8380 4100 8388
4117 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 318DEG 29KT 4109 8378
$$
OHC063-062330-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-260606T2330Z/
Hancock OH-
709 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY...
At 709 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over McComb, or 8
miles northwest of Findlay, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Findlay, North Baltimore, McComb, Rawson, Van Buren, Benton Ridge,
and Mount Cory.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4117 8367 4109 8349 4090 8380 4100 8388
4117 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 318DEG 29KT 4109 8378
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
04691
WWUS51 KCLE 062315
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
715 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
OHC063-062325-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-260606T2330Z/
Hancock OH-
715 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
northwestern Ohio.
LAT...LON 4117 8367 4109 8349 4090 8380 4100 8388
4117 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 314DEG 36KT 4104 8372
$$
04What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 6, 3:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- 1.) A few scattered thunderstorms will redevelop late this afternoon and evening as a cold front crosses the region. An isolated cell or two could produce damaging winds, but additional severe weather is generally not expected. 2.) After a brief cool down Sunday, heat will build next week. The combination of air temperatures and humidity may cause heat indices to exceed 100 by Thursday and Friday.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 3:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
315 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
The severe weather potential late this afternoon and evening has
decreased, but a few scattered thunderstorms are still expected to
redevelop in the wake of the first round.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
1.) A few scattered thunderstorms will redevelop late this afternoon
and evening as a cold front crosses the region. An isolated cell or
two could produce damaging winds, but additional severe weather is
generally not expected.
2.) After a brief cool down Sunday, heat will build next week. The
combination of air temperatures and humidity may cause heat indices
to exceed 100 by Thursday and Friday.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...
The Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) that produced the swath
of severe winds late this morning and early this afternoon along
and south of U.S. 30 has exited southeast of the region. A
second line of convection that impacted southern portions of
Ashtabula County and Crawford County, PA has also slid east and
southeast of the area. This early day convection has thrown a
big wrench in the severe weather forecast for late this
afternoon and evening.
Visible satellite loops show rapid clearing behind the earlier
convection, and this is allowing temperatures to recover quickly
back to around 80 degrees. Recovery will continue this afternoon,
with temperatures in the low to mid 80s still on the table by 20Z,
especially in NW and north central Ohio. Upstream dew points of
around 70 F should advect ENE into the area from Illinois and
Indiana ahead of the cold front, and this rich low-level moisture
combined with the heating should allow for about 1500 J/Kg of MLCAPE
by late afternoon. The problem is that the earlier convection has
laid down multiple outflow boundaries, so the most widespread and
organized redevelopment of new convection will likely occur south
and east of the CWA. There is certainly low-level convergence taking
place along the cold front from southwest Ontario back to northern
Indiana and central Illinois, and visible satellite loops show
agitated cumulus, but feel that the new convection that moves
into our area late this afternoon and evening will be widely
scattered. Effective bulk shear of around 40 knots could support
an isolated, organized updraft or two capable of producing
damaging winds, but additional severe weather is generally not
expected. The latest HREF and RFS are on board with this idea in
showing widely scattered showers and thunderstorms developing
and sliding E/SE across the region through the evening, so
lowered POPS to be more in the chance range since the most
widespread convection already occurred.
Any lingering showers will quickly exit by Midnight tonight, setting
up a dry night with decreasing humidity. Patchy fog is possible
where locally heavy rain occurs, but confidence in that is low.
KEY MESSAGE 2...
The first official heat wave of the season is likely next week
(temperatures greater than or equal to 90 for 3 or more consecutive
days). After a brief cool down Sunday as the mid/upper trough axis
digs through the eastern Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. and Canadian
high pressure at the surface builds across the Great Lakes, an
upstream mid/upper ridge will build eastward from the Plains. This
ridge will become strongest across the eastern CONUS Thursday
through Saturday ahead of a mid/upper trough swinging from the
northern Rockies through the northern Plains.
Expect high temperatures to warm into the mid/upper 80s Monday then
low 90s Tuesday as dew points increase. This will yield heat indices
well into the 90s Tuesday. An old cut off low/shortwave ejecting out
of the southern Plains and into the Great Lakes region late Tuesday
into Wednesday will lead to greater coverage of convection and cloud
cover, so temperatures Wednesday should briefly back off into the
mid/upper 80s. However, expect the hottest conditions Thursday and
Friday as the ridge axis strengthens overhead and SW flow deepens.
Temperatures solidly into the low 90s and dew points in the low 70s
will yield heat indices potentially over 100 degrees Thursday and
Friday. The NWS HeatRisk map shows widespread major impacts
Wednesday through Saturday due to the cumulative effects, so heat
headlines may be needed late in the week.
Widely scattered convection will continue in the hot and humid
airmass Thursday and Friday, but a potential for more organized
convection may occur Saturday as the upstream trough and associated
cold front start to break the heat.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z Saturday THROUGH Thursday/...
An initial round of showers and storms have moved through the
terminals during the early afternoon hours. Some residual MVFR
remains at KCAK and KYNG with some trailing stratiform rain.
Meanwhile, a low cumulus field is developing in Northwest Ohio
with some intermittent MVFR ceilings at KTOL and KFDY. This
field is ahead of the main cold front that may bring another
round of showers and storms to the region this evening into
tonight. Any convection should be isolated to scattered and
sub-severe and have some loose PROB30 mentions this evening for
any redeveloping storms but overall confidence is low for
impacts. Behind this next round of convection, conditions will
trend to dry with improving ceilings. Winds will be light and
generally westerly with some shift to the north for Sunday. Some
fog/mist will be possible where rain occurred this afternoon,
mainly KMFD, KCAK, and KYNG.
Outlook...Periods of non-VFR likely in occasional showers and
thunderstorms Monday night through Wednesday.
&&
.MARINE...
Strong southwest flow continues over the eastern half of Lake
Erie this afternoon ahead of a cold front. Elevated waves will
persist through this evening and the Small Craft Advisory and
Beach Hazards Statement can continue through 8 PM. The cold
front will cross the lake tonight and winds will shift to the
north with light onshore flow. This light north wind will
continue through Sunday. A warm front will approach the lake for
Monday and shift winds to the east. This front will cross the
lake for Tuesday and southerly offshore flow will be favored.
Southwest flow will be favored on Wednesday and Thursday with
the lake in the warm sector of a low pressure system. Winds may
increase to 15 to 20 kts during afternoon hours with the best
mixing. Overall, not expecting any marine headlines after
tonight.
&&
.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...Beach Hazards Statement until 8 PM EDT this evening for OHZ012-
089.
PA...Beach Hazards Statement until 8 PM EDT this evening for PAZ001.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for
LEZ147>149.
&&
DISCUSSION...Garuckas
AVIATION...Sefcovic
MARINE...SefcovicHazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 6:14 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 614 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026 LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ011>014-021>023-033-089-PAZ001>003-072215- 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-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Summit-Portage- Trumbull-Mahoning-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie- Crawford- 614 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie, northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ006-008>010-017>020-027>032-036>038-047-072215- Wood-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Wyandot- Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox- 614 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 282 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast Ohio and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Scattered thunderstorms are expected this evening. Some storms may be strong to severe with damaging wind gusts and large hail being the primary threats, although there is a low tornado risk. .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. OHZ003-007-072215- Lucas-Ottawa- 614 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 6, 6:35 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
635 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0544 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 SSW Marblehead 41.50N 82.74W
06/06/2026 Ottawa OH Amateur Radio
Utility pole down on Johnsons Island. Time
estimated via radar.
&&
15Local storm report, Jun 6, 6:37 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
637 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0552 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Sandusky 41.45N 82.71W
06/06/2026 Erie OH Emergency Mngr
Tree down on house. Time estimated via
radar.
&&
15Special weather statement, Jun 6, 6:41 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
641 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
OHZ006-017-062330-
Wood OH-Hancock OH-
641 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN WOOD AND
NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...
At 641 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Deshler, or 12 miles southeast of Napoleon, moving southeast 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...
Findlay, North Baltimore, McComb, Rawson, Van Buren, Hoytville,
Benton Ridge, Mount Cory, Custar, Milton Center, and Bairdstown.
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 1100 PM EDT for
northwestern Ohio.
&&
LAT...LON 4095 8388 4133 8388 4114 8352 4091 8386
4095 8389
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 316DEG 27KT 4126 8397
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
04Local storm report, Jun 6, 6:47 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
647 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0622 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 SW Marblehead 41.51N 82.76W
06/06/2026 Ottawa OH Public
Tree down across Dempsey Road. Time
estimated via radar.
&&
15Local storm report, Jun 6, 6:49 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
649 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0554 PM Marine Tstm Wind 3 N Sandusky 41.49N 82.70W
06/06/2026 M64 MPH LEZ144 OH Mesonet
Mesonet station XSDB 2 NNE Sandusky marine
wind gust of 56 knots.
&&
15Local storm report, Jun 6, 6:52 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
652 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0559 PM Marine Tstm Wind 2 NE Fairview Lanes 41.44N 82.64W
06/06/2026 M58 MPH Erie OH Mesonet
Mesonet station AU939 Sandusky wind gust to
50 knots.
&&
15The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 3:48 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CLE | Ashtabula, Lake | 12 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:48 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 12 hr | |
| Jun 6, 10:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Hancock | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 10:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Wyandot | 36 min |
| Jun 6, 11:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Crawford, Marion, Morrow | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 11:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Crawford, Marion, Morrow | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 11:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Knox, Morrow | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 11:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Morrow, Richland, Wayne | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 12:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Wayne | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula | 51 min |
| Jun 6, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 92 min | |
| Jun 6, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Ottawa | 25 min |
| Jun 6, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Ottawa | 49 min |
| Jun 6, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 92 min | |
| Jun 6, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Sandusky | 66 min |
| Jun 6, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron, Lorain | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Huron, Sandusky | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Hancock | 49 min |
| Jun 6, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Huron, Lorain, Medina | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Erie, Huron, Sandusky | 64 min |
| Jun 6, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashland, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Wayne | 49 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.