Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:15PM
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Erie County in north central Ohio... Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio... Northern Lorain County in north central Ohio...
* Until 1115 PM EDT.
* At 1021 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles north of Avon Lake to 8 miles north of Western Vermilion, 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... Cleveland, Lorain, Elyria, Vermilion, Western Vermilion, Parma, Lakewood, Euclid, Cleveland Heights, Strongsville, Westlake, North Royalton, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Warrensville Heights, Amherst, Grafton, Highland Hills, North Olmsted and Garfield Heights.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LORAIN, OH ... CUYAHOGA, OH ... ERIE, OH
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Cleveland. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Address/Location
City of Westlake, Ohio
27700 Hilliard Blvd
Westlake, OH 44145
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 440-871-3311
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning