Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2026
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 26, 2026, 6:34 PM EDT for Trumbull County, Ohio. It was in force for 26 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2026, 6:34 PM EDT (22:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Trumbull County, OH
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 6:36 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 N Vienna, OH | |
| Mar 26, 6:38 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Vienna, OH | Corrects time on previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 NNE Vienna. Roof damage confirmed from an outbuilding roof. |
| Mar 26, 6:39 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Vienna, OH | Delayed report. Several large tree limbs downed, some on a home. Siding damaged by wind on a different home. |
| Mar 26, 7:00 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 3 Se Cortland, OH | Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 4:52 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 112 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1385 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 357 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS51 KCLE 262234
TORCLE
OHC155-262300-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0001.260326T2234Z-260326T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
634 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Eastern Trumbull County in northeastern Ohio...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 634 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Cortland, or 8 miles northeast of Warren, moving
east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Vienna Center around 640 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Mecca,
Brookfield Center, Orangeville, Vienna, Howland Center, Yankee Lake,
Johnston, West Hill, and Champion Heights.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4127 8084 4144 8077 4141 8052 4116 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 290DEG 46KT 4133 8072
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Garuckas2 follow-up statements
967
WWUS51 KCLE 262244
SVSCLE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
644 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
OHC155-262300-
/O.CON.KCLE.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260326T2300Z/
Trumbull OH-
644 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL TRUMBULL COUNTY...
At 644 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Sharpsville,
moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Trumbull County, including the following locations...
Vienna, Yankee Lake, Brookfield Center, West Hill, and Orangeville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4125 8068 4140 8062 4138 8052 4118 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 289DEG 47KT 4129 8056
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Garuckas200 WWUS51 KCLE 262252 SVSCLE Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Cleveland OH 652 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 OHC155-262302- /O.EXP.KCLE.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260326T2300Z/ Trumbull OH- 652 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TRUMBULL COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT... The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for northeastern Ohio. LAT...LON 4125 8068 4140 8062 4138 8052 4118 8052 TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 290DEG 46KT 4126 8045 $$ Garuckas
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 3:49 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 36 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 24 min | |
| Mar 26, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Trumbull | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 52 min | |
| Mar 26, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood | 43 min |
| Mar 26, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Trumbull | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Medina, Portage, Summit | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Seneca | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Portage | 39 min |
| Mar 26, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Lake | 24 min |
| Mar 26, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Hancock, Lucas, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood, Wyandot | 49 min |
| Mar 26, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 97 min | |
| Mar 26, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Trumbull | 41 min |
| Mar 26, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Geauga, Portage, Trumbull | 39 min |
| Mar 26, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Ottawa, Sandusky and 1 more | 42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.