Ohio Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 13:51

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 4:51PM EDT until July 18 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 1:51pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description: 
SVRCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio... Northern Medina County in northeastern Ohio... Central Lorain County in north central Ohio... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 451 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wellington, or 9 miles south of Elyria, moving east 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... Medina, Strongsville, Brunswick, North Royalton, Wadsworth, Grafton, Wellington, Broadview Heights, Eaton, Oberlin, Hinckley, Lagrange, Penfield, Pittsfield, Valley City, and Eaton Estates.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Cuyahoga, OH; Lorain, OH; Medina, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH