Special Weather Statement 04/02/2025 09:10 for Ohio areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 2 at 12:10PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 2, 2025 - 9:10am
Expires: 
April 2, 2025 - 10:00am
Description: 
At 1209 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms extending from near Shelby to near Lakewood to near Winesburg. Movement was east at 65 mph. HAZARD...Half inch to penny size hail and torrential downpours. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Minor flooding is possible in areas of poor drainage. Locations impacted include... Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Lorain, Elyria, Mansfield, Medina, Wooster, Ashland, Painesville, Willowick, Ravenna, Chardon, Fairport Harbor, Millersburg, Parma, Lakewood, Cuyahoga Falls, Euclid, and Mentor.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description: 
Lorain; Cuyahoga; Lake; Geauga; Huron; Medina; Summit; Portage; Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Stark; Mahoning; Holmes
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
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