Special Weather Statement Ohio | Effective 03/26/2026 16:21

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued March 26 at 7:21PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 26, 2026 - 4:21pm
Expires: 
March 26, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
At 721 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mentor, or near Painesville, moving east at 85 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Painesville, Willowick, Chardon, Fairport Harbor, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Geneva, Madison, Perry, Orwell, Andover, Timberlake, Lakeline, Wickliffe, Willoughby Hills, Mentor-On-The-Lake, Kirtland, Austinburg, and Montville.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for northeastern Ohio.
Area Description: 
Lake; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Ashtabula Lakeshore
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH