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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 22, 20266 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 22, 2026, 8:19 PM EDT for 6 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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: Mar 22, 2026, 8:19 PM EDT (00:19 UTC)
Expired: Mar 22, 2026, 8:49 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Ashland County, OH, Huron County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH, Richland County, OH, Wayne County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 22, 8:29 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	Creston, OH

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 22, 5:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 203 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 550 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

498 
WUUS51 KCLE 230019
SVRCLE
OHC005-077-093-103-139-169-230100-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0013.260323T0019Z-260323T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
819 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Huron County in north central Ohio...
  Northwestern Richland County in north central Ohio...
  Southwestern Medina County in northeastern Ohio...
  Northern Ashland County in north central Ohio...
  Northwestern Wayne County in northeastern Ohio...
  Southern Lorain County in north central Ohio...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 819 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Willard, or
  10 miles south of Norwalk, moving east at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Medina, Willard, Wellington, Lodi, New London, Creston, Plymouth,
  West Salem, Chippewa Lake, Savannah, Sullivan, Penfield, Greenwich,
  Westfield Center, Spencer, North Fairfield, Gloria Glens Park,
  Burbank, Rochester, and Chippewa-On-The-Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4097 8273 4100 8273 4100 8282 4118 8281
      4121 8190 4096 8189 4096 8246
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 264DEG 52KT 4109 8266 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

Sullivan

2 follow-up statements

770 
WWUS51 KCLE 230036
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
836 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

OHC139-230045-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260323T0100Z/
Richland OH-
836 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN RICHLAND COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Another 
warning is in effect for central Richland County for a seperate 
storm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
north central and northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4099 8242 4099 8246 4116 8244 4117 8190
      4096 8189 4096 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 270DEG 62KT 4106 8229 

$$

OHC005-077-093-103-169-230100-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260323T0100Z/
Huron OH-Medina OH-Ashland OH-Wayne OH-Lorain OH-
836 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HURON...SOUTHWESTERN MEDINA...NORTHERN ASHLAND...
NORTHWESTERN WAYNE AND SOUTHWESTERN LORAIN COUNTIES...

At 835 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New London, or
13 miles north of Ashland, moving east at 70 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Medina, Wellington, Lodi, New London, Creston, West Salem, Chippewa
Lake, Savannah, Sullivan, Penfield, Westfield Center, Spencer, Gloria
Glens Park, Burbank, Rochester, Chippewa-On-The-Lake, Nova, and
Briarwood Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4099 8242 4099 8246 4116 8244 4117 8190
      4096 8189 4096 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 270DEG 62KT 4106 8229 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

Sullivan

562 
WWUS51 KCLE 230049
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
849 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

OHC005-077-093-103-169-230059-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260323T0100Z/
Huron OH-Medina OH-Ashland OH-Wayne OH-Lorain OH-
849 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HURON...
SOUTHWESTERN MEDINA...NORTHERN ASHLAND...NORTHWESTERN WAYNE AND
SOUTHWESTERN LORAIN COUNTIES 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
north central and northeastern Ohio.

LAT...LON 4099 8242 4099 8246 4116 8244 4117 8190
      4096 8189 4096 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 264DEG 52KT 4108 8202 

$$

Sullivan

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 22, 8:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford, Huron, Richland, Seneca, Wyandot	44 min
Mar 22, 8:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Hancock, Wyandot	41 min
Mar 22, 8:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Knox	45 min
Mar 22, 8:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Hancock, Marion, Wyandot	26 min
Mar 22, 8:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Medina, Portage, Summit	30 min
Mar 22, 8:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Wayne	43 min
Mar 22, 8:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Richland, Wayne	41 min
Mar 22, 8:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Mahoning	22 min
Mar 22, 8:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Holmes, Knox, Wayne	48 min
Mar 22, 8:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Mahoning	15 min
Mar 22, 8:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland	38 min
Mar 22, 8:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Knox, Marion, Morrow	32 min
Mar 22, 9:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Stark, Wayne	42 min
Mar 22, 9:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Knox, Morrow	39 min
Mar 23, 3:47 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CLE		18 hr

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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.