Special Weather Statement
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- Headline
- Special Weather Statement issued October 16 at 5:56AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
- Area
- Erie, Huron, Lorain
- Severity
- Moderate
- Issued
- Friday, October 16, 2026 5:56 AM EDT
- Until
- Friday, October 16, 2026 6:30 AM EDT
Official text
At 556 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from Norwalk to near Willard. Movement was northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lorain, Elyria, Norwalk, Vermilion, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Amherst, Grafton, Willard, Wellington, New London, Northern Milan, Milan, Wakeman, Avon, Sheffield Lake, Eaton, Oberlin, Sheffield, and Lagrange. WHAT TO DO (from the National Weather Service): If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.