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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 169, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 6, 2026Ashtabula County, Trumbull County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2026, 3:28 PM EDT for Ashtabula County, Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 6, 2026, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Trumbull County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 2026-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 373 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 2026-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 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
373 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
828 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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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 6, 3:13 PM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 3:13 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 2:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
219 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

OHZ003-007-009-071830-
Lucas-Ottawa-Erie-
219 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Flood Watch.
   Beach Hazards Statement.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ006-008-019-071830-
Wood-Sandusky-Huron-
219 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ017-018-027-028-036>038-047-PAZ001-071830-
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-Hancock-Seneca-Wyandot-Crawford-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-
Knox-Northern Erie-
219 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ013-014-020>023-029>033-PAZ002-003-071830-
Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Richland-
Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Southern Erie-Crawford-
219 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ010-011-071830-
Lorain-Cuyahoga-
219 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon 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.
   Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ089-071830-
Ashtabula Lakeshore-
219 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a moderate risk for rip currents today and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ012-071830-
Lake-
219 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Flood Watch.

There is a moderate risk for rip currents today and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 6, 1:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
157 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

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

0130 PM     Flash Flood      3 E Oregon              41.66N 83.36W
07/06/2026                   Lucas              OH   Broadcast Media

            All roads that run east west in Jerusalem
            Township are closed due to extensive
            flooding.

&&

RC
Local storm report, Jul 6, 2:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
212 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

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

0207 PM     Flash Flood      1 NNW Highland Heights  41.57N 81.48W
07/06/2026                   Cuyahoga           OH   Public

            Bishop Road near Cuyahoga County Airport
            closed due to flooding. One person is
            reported trapped in vehicle.

&&

RC
Local storm report, Jul 6, 2:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
227 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

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

0222 PM     Flash Flood      1 WNW Mayfield          41.56N 81.45W
07/06/2026                   Cuyahoga           OH   Public

            High water up to the bumpers of cars
            reported on Longspur Road.

&&

RC
Local storm report, Jul 6, 2:39 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
239 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

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

0228 PM     Flash Flood      1 E Port Clinton        41.51N 82.91W
07/06/2026                   Ottawa             OH   Public

            Car stranded in flooded roadway on Buckeye
            Blvd.

&&

RC
Local storm report, Jul 6, 3:02 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
302 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

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

0128 PM     Flash Flood      3 NNW Milan             41.33N 82.63W
07/06/2026                   Erie               OH   Law Enforcement

            Mason Road is closed from Kelley Road to the
            Army Reserve Center due to high water.

&&

RC
Local storm report, Jul 6, 3:05 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
305 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

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

0245 PM     Flash Flood      1 SSW Kirtland          41.58N 81.35W
07/06/2026                   Lake               OH   Trained Spotter

            Multiple roads with water flowing over them,
            including State Route 306, north and south
            of US 6.

&&

RC

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, 3:09 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementCLECuyahoga, Erie, Lorain, Lucas, Ottawa19 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, 3:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEAshtabula4 hr
Jul 6, 4:31 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEOttawa15 hr
Jul 6, 5:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLELake104 min
Jul 6, 2:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEErie2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.