Ohio Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 06/17/2026 20:27

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 17 at 11:27PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 17, 2026 - 8:27pm
Expires: 
June 17, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description: 
At 1126 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Chatfield, or 10 miles north of Bucyrus, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. This storm may exhibit rotation at times. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Mansfield, Ashland, Tiffin, Norwalk, Bucyrus, Shelby, Willard, Ontario, Wellington, Crestline, New London, Plymouth, West Salem, Milan, Wakeman, New Washington, Bloomville, Sycamore, Hayesville, and Savannah.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Erie; Lorain; Seneca; Huron; Wyandot; Crawford; Richland; Ashland; Wayne
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH