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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 3, 2026Crawford County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2026, 12:12 PM EDT for Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 52 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
Jul 3, 2026, 12:12 PM EDT (16:12 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2026, 1:04 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Crawford County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:16 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 nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 142 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 2026-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2086 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 2026-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 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
2086 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1120 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

464 
WUUS51 KCLE 031612
SVRCLE
PAC039-031715-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.W.0152.260703T1612Z-260703T1715Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1212 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania...

* Until 115 PM EDT.

* At 1211 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Guys Mills,
  or near Meadville, moving southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to 
           trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Titusville, Riceville, Guys Mills, Lincolnville, Canadohta Lake,
  Saegertown, Hydetown, Blooming Valley, Townville, and Woodcock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4162 7982 4155 7991 4169 8017 4184 8000
      4177 7961 4162 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 1611Z 298DEG 14KT 4171 8004 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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3 follow-up statements
140 
WWUS51 KCLE 031634
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1234 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

PAC039-031715-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-260703T1715Z/
Crawford PA-
1234 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...

At 1234 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Riceville, or
14 miles east of Meadville, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to 
         trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Titusville, Riceville, Lincolnville, Canadohta Lake, Hydetown, and
Townville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4167 7999 4182 7991 4177 7961 4162 7961
      4162 7982 4160 7985
TIME...MOT...LOC 1634Z 282DEG 20KT 4169 7986 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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186 
WWUS51 KCLE 031651
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1251 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

PAC039-031715-
/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-260703T1715Z/
Crawford PA-
1251 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY...

At 1250 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Titusville, or
13 miles north of Oil City, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to 
         trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Titusville and Hydetown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4164 7984 4176 7976 4171 7961 4162 7961
      4162 7982
TIME...MOT...LOC 1650Z 309DEG 27KT 4162 7973 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

13
755 
WWUS51 KCLE 031704
SVSCLE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
104 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

PAC039-031714-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-260703T1715Z/
Crawford PA-
104 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4164 7984 4176 7976 4171 7961 4162 7961
      4162 7982
TIME...MOT...LOC 1702Z 298DEG 14KT 4159 7966 

$$

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What 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 Jul 3, 7:44 AM EDT, 4 hours 28 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • 1) Dangerous heat and humidity will continue today followed by temperatures not as hot this weekend. 2) Daily chances for showers and thunderstorms will return later today with better opportunities for rainfall this weekend into next week.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 7:44 AM EDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
744 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
There is a Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) of severe weather for the
entire area later today. There is a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of
5) of severe weather for the entire area on Saturday.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Dangerous heat and humidity will continue today followed by
temperatures not as hot this weekend.

2) Daily chances for showers and thunderstorms will return later
today with better opportunities for rainfall this weekend into
next week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...
We have one more day today of very hot and humid weather
conditions before we start to see some relief. There are already
signs that the "heat dome" which has been over the Ohio Valley
and Mid-Atlantic region is beginning to break down and shift
southward away from our area. There are some scattered
convection just northwest of our area this morning which is one
indication that the ridge of high pressure is weakening.

As for today, isolated to widely scattered convection over
southern Lower Michigan may track across Lake Erie later this
morning and skirt by our lakeshore. This weaker convection may
leave out an out flow boundary for new showers and storms to
develop later this afternoon and push further into northern Ohio
and NWPA. High temperatures will climb back into the middle to
upper 90s areawide. The heat index will once again be between
100 and 107 degrees this afternoon. The ongoing Extreme Heat
Warning for northern Ohio and Heat Advisory for NWPA looks good
at this time with no changes needed. Due to added cloud cover
and higher POPs this weekend, high temperatures will not be as
hot in the middle 80s to low 90s. More seasonable warm
temperatures are expected to continue through much of next week
with daily highs in the middle to upper 80s.

KEY MESSAGE 2...
Our rain chances will gradually increase starting this afternoon
and evening as the area becomes more influenced by the
westerly flow over the top of the exiting ridge of high
pressure. Afternoon and evening POPs will increase between 30 to
50 percent later today. Widely scattered convection will be
possible across much of the area later today in the vicinity of
residual outflows from overnight activity and local lake breeze
enhancement. Deep layer shear and flow will support the
potential for a few strong clusters of convection which may
produce damaging wind gusts. SPC has the entire area in a slight
risk later today for severe storms with damaging wind gusts as
the main threat.

POPs will increase to likely for much of the area Saturday
afternoon and evening. Now this does not mean a complete wash
out for July 4th plans, but it does mean that there will likely
be scattered showers and storms throughout the afternoon and
evening. SPC has the area in a marginal risk day 2 outlook for a
few strong to severe storms with damaging wind gusts on
Saturday. The best chance of POPs and more widespread chances
for showers and storms will be on Sunday. POPs will increase
between 75 and 90 percent Sunday afternoon and evening. A couple
stronger storms with damaging wind gusts may also be possible.
The airmass will be very moist this weekend with PWATs of 1.5 to
2 inches. Any convection that is slow moving or training over
the same area will be capable of producing locally heavy
rainfall both Saturday and Sunday.

An upper level trough will continue to slowly track eastward
across the Great Lakes region on Monday with an associated cold
front. POPs will remain high Monday for scattered convection.
Slightly drier weather will follow by the middle of next week
before rain chances increase again towards the end of the week.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z Friday THROUGH Tuesday/...
VFR is expected to prevail through the TAFs outside of
convection. Upstream activity has dissipated this morning,
leaving a clean slate to start the day. A few storms may try
developing along a lake breeze boundary northeast of Cleveland
early to mid-afternoon, potentially impacting ERI. Otherwise,
scattered storms are favored to develop across far northern Ohio
or Lake Erie along an old outflow boundary late this afternoon
into this evening and move east-southeast into the area, before
dissipating and/or exiting late evening into the overnight.
Confidence in impacts to any given terminal remains on the
lower side, as widespread thunderstorms are not expected and
forcing is weak. The signal appears solid enough to go with a
TEMPO at TOL, with continued VCSH and PROB30 groups at the other
terminals. Expect more refinement as confidence in terminals
potentially impacted vs not increases. We should then be dry
and VFR for most of tonight, but will need to watch for
additional clusters of showers/storms to arrive from the west-
northwest late tonight into early Saturday. For now confidence
is too low to include in any TAFs, but future cycles may need to
add something after roughly 9z Saturday.

Winds will be out of the west-southwest and under 15kt through
the period outside of any convection. Locally stronger wind
gusts over 40kt may occur in/near thunderstorms.

Outlook...Occasional shower and storm potential continues this
weekend ahead of a cold front. Weak low pressure moves overhead
Sunday night into Monday, continuing occasional shower/thunder
potential and possibly bringing non-VFR ceilings.

&&

.MARINE...
Winds will remain generally southerly or southwesterly at under
15kt through Sunday, keeping waves in the 1 to 2 foot range.
Lake breezes will flip winds a bit more onshore each afternoon,
especially northeast of Cleveland, which may push choppiness
into the nearshore waters. Occasional potential for
thunderstorms exists this afternoon through the weekend. Briefly
higher winds and waves will accompany any thunderstorms over the
lake. Low pressure tracks over or just south of Lake Erie
Sunday night into Monday, bringing winds around to a more
easterly and then northerly direction at 15kt or less. This will
push some choppiness into the nearshore waters, but expected to
remain below headline criteria through the forecast.

&&

.CLIMATE...
Dangerous heat and humidity is expected again today. Record
warm high temperatures may be challenged. Here are those records
for each of our climate stations:

Date    Toledo         Mansfield      Cleveland      Akron          Youngstown     Erie
07-03   100(1911)      93(2020)       98(1949)       97(1911)       98(1898)       93(1934)
07-04   100(2012)      96(2012)       98(1990)       99(1911)       99(1897)       99(1990)

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...Extreme Heat Warning until 8 PM EDT this evening for OHZ003-
     006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089.
PA...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for PAZ001>003.
MARINE...None.

&&

DISCUSSION...77
AVIATION...Sullivan
MARINE...Sullivan
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 2:32 AM EDT, 9 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
232 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-040645-
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-
232 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

There is a Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) of severe weather for the
entire area later today with damaging wind gusts as the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

There is a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) of severe weather for the
entire area on Saturday with damaging wind gusts as the main threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-040645-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-
Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-
Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-
Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
232 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

.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.

   Extreme Heat Warning.

There is a Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) of severe weather for the
entire area later today with damaging wind gusts as the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

There is a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) of severe weather for the
entire area on Saturday with damaging wind gusts as the main threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PAZ001>003-040645-
Northern Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford-
232 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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.

   Heat Advisory.

There is a Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) of severe weather for the
entire area later today with damaging wind gusts as the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

There is a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) of severe weather for the
entire area on Saturday with damaging wind gusts as the main threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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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.