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Mesoscale Discussion 451

April 15, 202610 counties in Ohio

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 15, 2026, 4:24 PM EDT for 10 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 66 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 15, 2026, 4:24 PM EDT (20:24 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe thunderstorm watch 120

Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Huron County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Portage County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 15, 12:55 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Erie, Fulton, Henry, Huron, Lorain, Lucas and 5 more	65 min
Apr 15, 1:48 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Erie, Fulton, Huron, Lorain, Lucas, Ottawa and 3 more	3 hr
Apr 15, 2:12 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Henry, Lorain, Lucas and 4 more	93 min
Apr 15, 1:44 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allen, Ashland, Ashtabula, Auglaize, Columbiana, Crawford and 34 more	3 hr
Apr 15, 2:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Allen, Ashland, Ashtabula, Columbiana, Crawford, Cuyahoga and 31 more	6 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Ohio, 2026 Every mesoscale discussion in 2026

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.