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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH
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.
The area
The outline as issued.
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
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 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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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 3:36 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 18 hr | |
| May 19, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Wood | 55 min |
| May 19, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Wood | 66 min |
| May 19, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock, Wood | 51 min |
| May 19, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 83 min | |
| May 19, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ottawa, Sandusky | 40 min |
| May 19, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Hancock | 49 min |
| May 19, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky | 50 min |
| May 19, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| May 19, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Seneca, Wyandot | 53 min |
| May 19, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Huron, Lorain, Medina | 64 min |
| May 19, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ashland, Crawford, Marion, Richland | 77 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.