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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 19, 2026Lucas County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at May 19, 2026, 5:13 PM EDT for Lucas County, Ohio. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 19, 2026, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Lucas County, OH

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 19, 3:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 3:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 2:09 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
209 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

LEZ142>144-162>164-OHZ003-006>009-017-018-201815-
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
The Islands to Vermilion OH-
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-Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Hancock-Seneca-
209 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 230 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie, 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.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Thunderstorms are likely to develop in Northwest Ohio late this
afternoon and spread east through this evening. There is a Slight
Risk (level 2 of 5) for severe weather with scattered tree and power
line damage. Isolated hail to quarter size or a brief tornado are
also possible. The main window for severe weather is between 4 and
10 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-145>149-165>169-OHZ010>014-019>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-
PAZ001>003-201815-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-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-
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-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Huron-
Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-
Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
209 PM EDT Tue May 19 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.

Thunderstorms are likely to develop in Northwest Ohio late this
afternoon and spread east through this evening. There is a Slight
Risk (level 2 of 5) for severe weather with scattered tree and power
line damage. Isolated hail to quarter size or a brief tornado are
also possible. The main window for severe weather is between 4 and
10 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 19, 5:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 3:36 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE18 hr
May 19, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWood55 min
May 19, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWood66 min
May 19, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHancock, Wood51 min
May 19, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE83 min
May 19, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEOttawa, Sandusky40 min
May 19, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHancock49 min
May 19, 6:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEErie, Ottawa, Sandusky50 min
May 19, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE2 hr
May 19, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESeneca, Wyandot53 min
May 19, 7:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHuron, Lorain, Medina64 min
May 19, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEAshland, Crawford, Marion, Richland77 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.