Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Cleveland, OH

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
854 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

OHC043-140103-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260414T0115Z/
Erie OH-
854 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ERIE 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 and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4128 8235 4129 8259 4135 8265 4141 8256
      4138 8248 4143 8236 4143 8235
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 234DEG 28KT 4139 8238 

$$

Garuckas

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
216 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...

The bulk of the forecast remains unchanged regarding the upcoming
systems. It is worth noting that confidence in any severe potential
remains low, but is expected to increase with future model runs.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...

1) Multiple rounds of convection possible in the next 48 hours, but
there remains a high level uncertainty in the potential across the
area.

2) A strong low pressure system is expected to impact the area
late week into the weekend.

3) Above average temperatures are expected to persist through
Saturday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...
A boundary slowly sagging south today should stall just north of the
area. Multiple low pressure system are expected to travel along this
boundary through Thursday, resulting in multiple chances for
precipitation and thunderstorms. There are two notable periods of
potential strong to severe storms in the next 48 hours, but there
remains little confidence in the evolution of either system.

The first push of storms is expected late tonight into Tuesday
morning as decaying convection from the northern Great Lakes moves
into the area. Given the timing, limited instability will be
present, however a strong LLJ of 35-45 knots will assist in
maintaining some storms. Cannot rule out a couple strong to severe
thunderstorms, but highest confidence in this occurring would be
across the northwestern portion of the area. Primary threat will be
wind, although hail is not out of the question. Right now, SPC
highlights this potential over the area with a D1 Marginal Risk.

The tricky part of this forecast is figuring out how quickly this
morning convection pushes east and allows the atmosphere to rebound
ahead of the next system. Some hi-res guidance, including the HRRR,
suggest that there will be two lines of convection in the morning
which would result in storms lingering much longer. On the flip
side, models such as the ARW having convection moving east of the
area by late morning. If the HRRR is correct, thunderstorms will
likely still occur overnight but much of the severe potential will
remain limited. If the ARW is correct, then strong to severe
thunderstorms across the area is possible late Tuesday evening into
the overnight hours. With convection departing earlier in the day,
ample WAA and deep layer moisture will be able to surge across the
area, enhance by daytime heating and increasing instability. This
should provide a decent environment for strong to severe storms to
occur with the primary concern being strong to damaging winds. The
only common thing amongst the spread in models is that the
convection that does push into the area will likely be decaying
remnants of severe weather expected across the upper Midwest
tomorrow. SPC currently has a D2 Slight Risk to highlight this
potential threat.

Stay tuned for the latest forecast as this system continues to evolve
and models hopefully get into a better agreement in handling what
will happen in the next 48 hours.

KEY MESSAGE 2...
A deepening upper level trough is expected to push south across the
central CONUS on Friday into the weekend, moving a strongest low
pressure system and associated boundaries through the area. This
system may once again pose a severe weather risk, although
confidence is fairly low this far out. There is high confidence that
areawide showers will occur this weekend as a strong cold front
moves east. On the backside of that boundary, temperatures will once
again dip, although this time to near normal, with highs falling
into the 50s by Sunday.

KEY MESSAGE 3...
Temperatures are expected to remain above normal for the bulk of
this week with highs consistently in the 70s, possibly touching 80
at times. Overnight lows will remain mild with temperatures only
falling into the 60s. CPC has highlighted the area in a potential
for prolonged above average temperatures for the next two week. It
is worth noting that after the cold front Saturday, temperatures
will briefly fall back to near normal (in the 50s) before once again
increasing next week.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z Monday THROUGH Saturday/...
Low-end VFR is observed across the majority of the terminals
with pockets of MVFR ceilings occurring occasionally. Expect to
remain VFR through tonight and tomorrow morning ahead of
showers/thunderstorms. There is still quite a bit of uncertainty
in the spatial extent of the thunderstorms tonight so continued
the PROB30 lines. Timing wise, the potential has remain
consistent, starting at 01Z for the western sites and then 06Z
for the eastern sites. Non-VFR visibility and ceilings will be
possible in thunderstorms if they move over stations. Early
morning tomorrow, non-VFR ceilings are probable across the
region and should persist through the end of the TAF period,
though KCLE will rise to VFR given the longer period. There is
potential for another round of showers/thunderstorms mid-
morning tomorrow, though confidence again is low in the timing
and spatial extent so opted to add a PROB30 for those as well.

Winds will be gusting up to 25 knots out of the southwest
through around 00Z tonight before subsiding. Overnight winds
will be sustained around 10-12 knots then begin gusting again in
the morning up to 20-25 knots. Little directional change is
anticipated, though winds could vary within
showers/thunderstorms.

Outlook...Occasional non-VFR conditions are expected in periodic
showers and thunderstorms through Thursday.

&&

.MARINE...
Southwest winds remain elevated at 20-25 knots early this
morning before wind speeds diminish from west to east through
this afternoon. Small Craft Advisory for the western basin will
expire at 10 AM this morning with the remainder of the lake
expiring at 4 PM this afternoon. Southerly to southwesterly
winds 12-18 knots will remain in place through the end of the
week as multiple systems move across the region. Periodic
shower and thunderstorm chances will be present through
Thursday.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...None.
PA...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM EDT this afternoon for
     LEZ146>149.

&&

DISCUSSION...04
AVIATION...23
MARINE...13

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
244 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-141845-
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-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
244 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

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

Scattered thunderstorms are likely late Tuesday into Tuesday night.
Isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible
with damaging wind gusts and large hail being the primary threats. A
few tornadoes cannot be ruled out, mainly across northern Ohio.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-141845-
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-
244 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

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

Scattered thunderstorms are likely late Tuesday into Tuesday night.
Isolated to scattered storms may produce strong winds on Lake Erie.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
749 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

OHZ003-006-007-140030-
Wood OH-Ottawa OH-Lucas OH-
749 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT OTTAWA...NORTHERN WOOD AND
NORTHWESTERN LUCAS COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT...

At 748 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Waterville, or 8 miles northwest of Bowling Green, moving east at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...
Toledo, Perrysburg, Oregon, Rossford, Waterville, Northwood,
Whitehouse, Genoa, Elmore, Maumee, Walbridge, Millbury, Haskins,
Luckey, Tontogany, Clay Center, Williston, and Stony Ridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4169 8343 4169 8334 4146 8323 4146 8334
      4150 8335 4150 8341 4145 8341 4144 8342
      4140 8379 4153 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 250DEG 21KT 4148 8373

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Garuckas

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
810 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-140115-
Seneca OH-Wood OH-Hancock OH-Ottawa OH-Sandusky OH-Lucas OH-
810 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OTTAWA...NORTHWESTERN SENECA...
WESTERN SANDUSKY...WOOD...HANCOCK AND LUCAS COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM
EDT...

At 810 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Blissfield to near Whitehouse to Glandorf.
Movement was east at 35 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...
Toledo, Findlay, Bowling Green, Fostoria, Swanton, Perrysburg,
Oregon, Sylvania, Rossford, Waterville, Northwood, Whitehouse, North
Baltimore, Oak Harbor, Gibsonburg, Genoa, Woodville, Holland, McComb,
and Weston.

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 4172 8388 4173 8346 4173 8345 4172 8347
      4169 8343 4169 8335 4171 8334 4164 8323
      4162 8313 4152 8311 4148 8313 4099 8342
      4099 8346 4095 8346 4096 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 264DEG 31KT 4186 8387 4148 8382 4104 8407

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Garuckas

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
830 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

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

0825 PM     Hail             Rossford                41.60N 83.56W
04/13/2026  M0.75 Inch       Wood               OH   Public

&&

mg

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
838 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

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

0821 PM     Hail             Northwood               41.64N 83.50W
04/13/2026  E1.00 Inch       Lucas              OH   Public

&&

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