Ohio Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 14:34

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 5:34PM EDT until July 18 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 2:34pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
SVRCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Richland County in north central Ohio... Marion County in north central Ohio... South central Ashland County in north central Ohio... Southeastern Wyandot County in northwestern Ohio... Morrow County in north central Ohio... Southeastern Crawford County in north central Ohio... Northern Knox County in north central Ohio... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 534 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ontario to near Marion to near Marseilles, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Mansfield, Marion, Mount Vernon, Mount Gilead, Galion, Ontario, Lexington, Loudonville, Fredericktown, Gambier, Cardington, Bellville, Ashley, Prospect, Danville, La Rue, Morral, Waldo, Chesterville, and Sparta.
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: 
Ashland, OH; Crawford, OH; Knox, OH; Marion, OH; Morrow, OH; Richland, OH; Wyandot, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH