Ohio Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/16/2026 08:26

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 11:26AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 16, 2026 - 8:26am
Expires: 
August 16, 2026 - 9:15am
Description: 
At 1125 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Green Springs to near Upper Sandusky. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Bucyrus, Upper Sandusky, Galion, Shelby, Willard, Ontario, Crestline, Plymouth, New Washington, Bloomville, Sycamore, Morral, Chatfield, Greenwich, Attica, Benton, Nevada, North Fairfield, Republic, and Tiro.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Seneca; Huron; Wyandot; Crawford; Richland; Marion; Morrow
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov