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Small Craft Advisory 31, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 6, 2026

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this small craft advisory at Jul 6, 2026, 3:10 AM EDT. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 6, 2026, 3:10 AM EDT (07:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
19 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 Jul 6, 1:51 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 1:51 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 10:32 PM EDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1032 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006-008-011>014-017>023-027>033-
036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-070245-
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-Lucas-Wood-Sandusky-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-
1032 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ007-009-010-070245-
Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-
1032 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

There is a moderate risk for rip currents along Lake Erie beaches
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

There is a moderate risk for rip currents along Lake Erie beaches
on Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 5, 10:14 PM EDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 6, 2:23 AM EDT, 47 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
223 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

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

0210 AM     Flash Flood      1 SW Kelley's Island    41.60N 82.71W
07/06/2026                   Erie               OH   Public

            Several business were flooded with several
            inches of water coming inside structures.
            Several roads are flooded and impassable on
            the island.

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MG

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, 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, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull47 min
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.