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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 240, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2026, 2:13 PM EDT for Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 62 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
- Aug 22, 2026, 2:13 PM EDT (18:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2026, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Trumbull County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:12 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 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
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 Aug 22, 2:00 PM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 2:00 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 2:03 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 203 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 OHZ009-010-231815- Erie-Lorain- 203 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 614 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central 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. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Beach Hazards Statement. .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. OHZ007-008-018>020-028>031-037-038-047-231815- Ottawa-Sandusky-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne- Morrow-Holmes-Knox- 203 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 614 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast 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. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .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. OHZ003-006-017-027-036-231815- Lucas-Wood-Hancock-Wyandot-Marion- 203 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and 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. OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-231815- Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie- 203 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 614 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Flood Watch. Beach Hazards Statement. .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. OHZ013-014-021>023-032-033-PAZ002-003-231815- Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Stark-Mahoning- Southern Erie-Crawford- 203 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 614 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Flood Watch. .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. LEZ061-143>149-163>169-231815- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-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- 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- 203 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 614 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie. .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. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .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. LEZ142-162-231815- Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH- Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM offshoreline to US-Canadian border- 203 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .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
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 12:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 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
KahnSpecial weather statement, Aug 22, 1:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 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
KahnLocal storm report, Aug 22, 1:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 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, 42 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
KahnSpecial weather statement, Aug 22, 1:46 PM EDT, 27 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
KahnLocal storm report, Aug 22, 2:04 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
204 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0123 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 SW Mantua 41.24N 81.26W
08/22/2026 Portage OH 911 Call Center
Tree down. Time estimated via radar.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 12:05 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 85 min | |
| Aug 22, 12:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Wyandot | 49 min |
| Aug 22, 1:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ottawa | 36 min |
| Aug 22, 1:30 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 90 min | |
| Aug 22, 1:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Wyandot | 40 min |
| Aug 22, 2:26 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 94 min | |
| Aug 22, 2:58 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 62 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:32 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 118 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:43 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 66 hr | |
| Aug 22, 3:49 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain | 66 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:52 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 53 min | |
| Aug 22, 5:31 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 27 min | |
| Aug 22, 5:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Cuyahoga | 25 min |
| Aug 22, 12:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lorain | 45 min |
| Aug 22, 12:21 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Portage and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 22, 12:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lake | 48 min |
| Aug 22, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 43 min |
| Aug 22, 12:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 92 min | |
| Aug 22, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Portage | 40 min |
| Aug 22, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Medina | 49 min |
| Aug 22, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Geauga | 43 min |
| Aug 22, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Summit | 39 min |
| Aug 22, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit | 39 min |
| Aug 22, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 48 min |
| Aug 22, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 92 min | |
| Aug 22, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Cuyahoga | 44 min |
| Aug 22, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Trumbull | 67 min |
| Aug 22, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Trumbull | 44 min |
| Aug 22, 1:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas | 32 min |
| Aug 22, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 68 min | |
| Aug 22, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Wood | 46 min |
| Aug 22, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 89 min | |
| Aug 22, 2:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Lucas | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Stark | 46 min |
| Aug 22, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Mahoning | 51 min |
| Aug 22, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Portage, Stark | 46 min |
| Aug 22, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull | 42 min |
| Aug 22, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Stark | 38 min |
| Aug 22, 2:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Geauga, Portage, Trumbull | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull | 63 min |
| Aug 22, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Wood | 39 min |
| Aug 22, 3:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Mahoning, Portage, Trumbull | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Erie | 40 min |
| Aug 22, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 63 min | |
| Aug 22, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Lorain | 47 min |
| Aug 22, 5:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain | 29 min |
| Aug 22, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit | 40 min |
| Aug 22, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 37 min | |
| Aug 22, 5:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Summit | 51 min |
| Aug 22, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Medina | 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.