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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 21, 2026Erie County, Sandusky County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this special weather statement at Jul 21, 2026, 7:24 AM EDT for Erie County, Sandusky County, Ohio. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 21, 2026, 7:24 AM EDT (11:24 UTC)
Expired: Jul 21, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Cleveland, OH
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 50

Counties Erie County, OH, Sandusky County, OH

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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 Jul 21, 4:12 AM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 4:12 AM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 4:08 AM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
408 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006-008-013-014-017>023-027>033-
036>038-047-PAZ002-003-220815-
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-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-
Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-
Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
Southern Erie-
408 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible today. Damaging wind
gusts are the primary hazard, though a localized tornado risk cannot
be ruled out.

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

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about
observed severe weather to the NWS.

OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-220815-
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
408 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible today. Damaging wind
gusts are the primary hazard, though a localized tornado risk cannot
be ruled out.

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

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about
observed severe weather to the NWS.

OHZ007-009-220815-
Ottawa-Erie-
408 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible today. Damaging wind
gusts are the primary hazard, though a localized tornado risk cannot
be ruled out.

There is a moderate risk for rip currents tonight into Wednesday.

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

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about
observed severe weather to the NWS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 6:31 AM EDT, 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 6:47 AM EDT, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 7:24 AM 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
Jul 21, 6:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Sandusky, Seneca, Wood	44 min
Jul 21, 6:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Lucas	43 min
Jul 21, 7:08 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		2 min
Jul 21, 7:12 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		80 min
Jul 21, 7:44 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		91 min
Jul 21, 8:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake	51 min
Jul 21, 8:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Ashtabula	44 min
Jul 21, 9:05 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		54 min
Jul 21, 10:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Knox	50 min
Jul 21, 10:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Crawford, Wyandot	41 min
Jul 21, 11:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Lorain, Richland	42 min
Jul 21, 11:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Medina, Summit	40 min
Jul 21, 11:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Stark, Wayne	39 min
Jul 21, 11:40 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Stark, Summit, Wayne	50 min
Jul 21, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		85 min
Jul 21, 5:05 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CLE		55 min
Jul 21, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	46 min
Jul 21, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashtabula	67 min
Jul 21, 6:33 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Mahoning, Trumbull	42 min
Jul 21, 7:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Summit	36 min
Jul 21, 8:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie	31 min
Jul 21, 9:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Erie	45 min
Jul 21, 6:31 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Crawford	19 min
Jul 21, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CLE	Mercer	41 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.