Ohio, Pennsylvania Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/18/2026 10:02

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 18 at 1:02PM EDT until July 18 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 10:02am
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 492 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO ASHLAND CRAWFORD ERIE HURON KNOX LORAIN MARION MORROW RICHLAND IN NORTHEAST OHIO ASHTABULA CUYAHOGA GEAUGA HOLMES LAKE MAHONING MEDINA PORTAGE STARK SUMMIT TRUMBULL WAYNE IN NORTHWEST OHIO HANCOCK LUCAS OTTAWA SANDUSKY SENECA WOOD WYANDOT IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA CRAWFORD ERIE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AKRON, ALLIANCE, ASHLAND, ASHTABULA, AURORA, AUSTINTOWN, AVON LAKE, BAINBRIDGE, BELLEVUE, BOARDMAN, BOWLING GREEN, BRUNSWICK, BUCYRUS, BURTON, CANTON, CARDINGTON, CAREY, CHARDON, CHESTERLAND, CLEVELAND, CLYDE, CONNEAUT, CRESTLINE, EASTLAKE, ELYRIA, ERIE, FINDLAY, FOSTORIA, FREMONT, GALION, GENEVA, GENOA, HURON, KENT, KILLBUCK, LORAIN, MANSFIELD, MARION, MASSILLON, MEADVILLE, MEDINA, MENTOR, MIDDLEFIELD, MILLERSBURG, MOUNT GILEAD, MOUNT VERNON, NILES, NORTH RIDGEVILLE, NORWALK, OAK HARBOR, ORRVILLE, PAINESVILLE, PERRYSBURG, PORT CLINTON, RAVENNA, RITTMAN, SANDUSKY, SOUTH RUSSELL, STREETSBORO, TIFFIN, TITUSVILLE, TOLEDO, UPPER SANDUSKY, WADSWORTH, WARREN, WICKLIFFE, WILLARD, WILLOUGHBY, WILLOWICK, WOOSTER, AND YOUNGSTOWN.
Area Description: 
Ashland, OH; Ashtabula, OH; Crawford, OH; Cuyahoga, OH; Erie, OH; Geauga, OH; Hancock, OH; Holmes, OH; Huron, OH; Knox, OH; Lake, OH; Lorain, OH; Lucas, OH; Mahoning, OH; Marion, OH; Medina, OH; Morrow, OH; Ottawa, OH; Portage, OH; Richland, OH; Sandusky, OH; Seneca, OH; Stark, OH; Summit, OH; Trumbull, OH; Wayne, OH; Wood, OH; Wyandot, OH; Crawford, PA; Erie, PA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH