Ohio Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/19/2026 17:49

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 19 at 8:49PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 19, 2026 - 5:49pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
At 849 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near North Bloomfield to near Orrville to near Danville. Movement was south at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Canton, Youngstown, Warren, Salem, Ravenna, Columbiana, Millersburg, Boardman, Massillon, Green, Alliance, Niles, North Canton, Louisville, Campbell, Hubbard, Canfield, Cortland, Berlin, and Newton Falls.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for north central Ohio.
Area Description: 
Summit; Portage; Trumbull; Wayne; Stark; Mahoning; Holmes
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH