Special Weather Statement
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- Headline
- Special Weather Statement issued October 16 at 7:19AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
- Area
- Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Medina, Portage, Summit
- Severity
- Moderate
- Issued
- Friday, October 16, 2026 7:19 AM EDT
- Until
- Friday, October 16, 2026 8:00 AM EDT
Official text
At 719 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cleveland Heights to North Royalton to Medina. Movement was northeast at 60 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... Cleveland, Akron, Medina, Painesville, Willowick, Ravenna, Chardon, Parma, Cuyahoga Falls, Euclid, Mentor, Cleveland Heights, Brunswick, North Royalton, Kent, Solon, Willoughby, Hudson, Twinsburg, and Eastlake. WHAT TO DO (from the National Weather Service): If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.