Alert archive / Ohio / Portage County
Weather alerts in Portage County, Ohio, 2025
146 weather alerts in 2025, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Portage County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 146
- Warnings
- 35
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 37
- Busiest month
- June27 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 16, 20257 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 2 tornado warnings covering Portage County in 2025 had a tornado report inside them.
Portage County, 2025
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 24 | 16 | 33% | 16 | 94% | 30 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 1 | 67% | 2 | 100% | 87 min |
Each office's whole area, 2025
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Cleveland, OH: tornado warnings | 14 | 2 | 86% | 12 | 17% | 18 min |
| NWS Cleveland, OH: severe thunderstorm warnings | 165 | 101 | 39% | 336 | 88% | 24 min |
| NWS Cleveland, OH: flash flood warnings | 14 | 2 | 86% | 3 | 100% | 67 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CLE | 24 hr |
| Jan 3, 9:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 83 min |
| Jan 3, 11:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 90 min |
| Jan 3, 11:29 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | CLE | 46 min |
| Jan 3, 12:11 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | CLE | 64 min |
| Jan 15, 2:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 37 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:09 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | CLE | 37 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:16 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 50 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:15 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | CLE | 64 hr |
| Jan 19, 12:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 3:36 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | CLE | 30 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 42 min |
| Feb 5, 2:46 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 31 hr |
| Feb 5, 9:43 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:45 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 41 hr |
| Feb 8, 12:46 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:44 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 33 hr |
| Feb 13, 5:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 72 min |
| Feb 14, 1:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 22 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:26 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 40 hr |
| Feb 20, 7:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 49 min |
| Mar 4, 1:51 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CLE | 23 hr |
| Mar 14, 1:02 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CLE | 49 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 50 min |
| Mar 16, 7:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 52 min |
| Mar 16, 10:04 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Mar 16, 10:31 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 43 min |
| Mar 16, 11:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 62 min |
| Mar 16, 12:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 59 min |
| Mar 16, 12:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Mar 20, 1:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 45 min |
| Mar 24, 11:59 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | CLE | 7 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 38 min |
| Apr 1, 12:09 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | 5 days |
| Apr 2, 9:31 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Apr 2, 12:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 12:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 6:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 51 min |
| Apr 21, 12:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 5:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 5:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 12:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 29, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 26 min |
| May 1, 12:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 1, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 1, 2:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 1, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 50 min |
| May 2, 11:43 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 2, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 2, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 50 min |
| May 2, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 38 min |
| May 2, 2:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 2, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 52 min |
| May 5, 12:09 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CLE | 10 hr |
| May 5, 1:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 5, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 37 min |
| May 5, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 5, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 42 min |
| May 5, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 58 min |
| May 9, 2:38 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | CLE | 29 hr |
| May 16, 4:36 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 16, 4:38 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 16, 5:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 48 min |
| May 16, 6:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 62 min |
| May 16, 8:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 16, 9:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 16, 11:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 53 min |
| May 16, 11:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 33 min |
| May 21, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 40 min |
| Jun 9, 2:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 9, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 46 min |
| Jun 9, 4:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 17, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 40 min |
| Jun 18, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 6:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 6:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 18, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 7:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jun 18, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 81 min |
| Jun 18, 9:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 18, 9:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CLE | 23 min |
| Jun 19, 1:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | 116 min |
| Jun 19, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 53 min |
| Jun 20, 3:38 AM EDT | Extreme Heat Watch | CLE | 23 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 2:23 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CLE | 4 days |
| Jun 24, 10:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 41 min |
| Jun 25, 2:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 26, 2:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 27, 12:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 30, 5:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 37 min |
| Jul 10, 12:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 10, 3:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 39 min |
| Jul 10, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 52 min |
| Jul 10, 3:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CLE | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | 113 min |
| Jul 23, 1:45 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CLE | 42 hr |
| Jul 26, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 24 min |
| Jul 26, 3:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CLE | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:28 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CLE | 31 hr |
| Jul 31, 1:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | 24 min |
| Oct 9, 2:43 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | CLE | 30 hr |
| Oct 15, 1:31 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | CLE | 31 hr |
| Oct 16, 1:32 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CLE | 19 hr |
| Oct 21, 6:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Oct 21, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 61 min |
| Oct 26, 12:21 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | CLE | 21 hr |
| Nov 5, 5:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 46 min |
| Nov 8, 1:29 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CLE | 24 hr |
| Nov 9, 1:57 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 47 hr |
| Nov 15, 6:14 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Nov 25, 1:08 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | CLE | 3 days |
| Nov 25, 1:24 PM EST | Wind Advisory | CLE | 60 hr |
| Nov 26, 12:50 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 66 hr |
| Nov 26, 8:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 37 min |
| Dec 1, 1:34 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 41 hr |
| Dec 2, 4:54 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 11, 10:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 76 min |
| Dec 11, 5:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 90 min |
| Dec 12, 1:14 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | CLE | 66 hr |
| Dec 12, 1:14 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 56 hr |
| Dec 14, 4:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 80 min |
| Dec 19, 1:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CLE | 63 min |
| Dec 25, 12:28 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 32 hr |
| Dec 28, 1:47 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CLE | 41 hr |
| Dec 28, 1:09 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 4 days |
| Dec 29, 3:14 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:21 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | 42 hr |
| Dec 31, 6:42 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.