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Small Craft Advisory 24, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 20, 2026

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this small craft advisory at May 20, 2026, 3:53 PM EDT. It took effect at May 21, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 68 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 20, 2026, 3:53 PM EDT (19:53 UTC)
In effect from: May 21, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired: May 24, 2026, 4:00 AM EDT
In force: 68 hr
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at May 20, 1:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 1:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 3:53 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 19, 8:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Holmes, Portage, Stark, Summit and 1 more	55 min
May 19, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Knox, Morrow	61 min
May 19, 8:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashtabula	64 min
May 19, 8:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Trumbull	71 min
May 20, 3:54 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	CLE	Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain, Lucas and 1 more	66 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Ohio, 2026 Every small craft advisory in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.