Ohio Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 14:20

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 5:20PM EDT until July 18 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 2:20pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
SVRCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Summit County in northeastern Ohio... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 520 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cuyahoga Falls, or 7 miles north of Akron, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, Kent, Hudson, Tallmadge, Streetsboro, Stow, Broadview Heights, Munroe Falls, Richfield, Silver Lake, Boston Heights, Peninsula, and Montrose-Ghent.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Summit, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH