Ohio, Pennsylvania Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 13:58

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 4:58PM EDT until July 18 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 1:58pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
SVRCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Ashtabula County in northeastern Ohio... Erie County in northwestern Pennsylvania... Northern Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 457 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Northwest Harborcreek to 16 miles northwest of Geneva-On-The-Lake, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Erie, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva-On-The-Lake, Corry, Edinboro, Geneva, Union City, Girard, North Kingsville, Cambridge Springs, Waterford, Albion, Wattsburg, Canadohta Lake, Riceville, Lincolnville, Northwest Harborcreek, Wesleyville, and Lake City.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Ashtabula, OH; Crawford, PA; Erie, PA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH