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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0118 for Northwest and Northern Ohio, Lake Erie
  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  • A tornado or two possible

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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0118

Locations Affected

  • Northwest and Northern Ohio
  • Lake Erie
  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

    A squall line will continue moving east overnight with a risk for damaging straight-line wind gusts. A brief tornado is possible embedded within the squall line.

    Severe Weather Threats

  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  • A tornado or two possible
  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

    SEL8
    
    URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
    Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 118
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    145 AM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026
    
    The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
    
    * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
      Northwest and Northern Ohio
      Lake Erie
    
    * Effective this Wednesday morning from 145 AM until 500 AM EDT.
    
    * Primary threats include...
      Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
      A tornado or two possible
    
    SUMMARY...A squall line will continue moving east overnight with a
    risk for damaging straight-line wind gusts.  A brief tornado is
    possible embedded within the squall line.
    
    The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 30
    statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles southwest of
    Toledo OH to 95 miles east of Toledo OH. For a complete depiction of
    the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
    WOU8).
    
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
    
    REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
    favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
    Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
    weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
    warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
    tornadoes.
    
    &&
    
    OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 113...WW 114...WW
    115...WW 116...WW 117...
    
    AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
    0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
    few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean storm motion vector
    28045.
    
    ...Smith

    National Risk Overview

    Wednesday, April 15
    TORNADO: 5%
    HAIL: 15%
    WIND: 15%
    Thursday, April 16
    TORNADO: 2%
    HAIL: 15%
    WIND: 15%
    Friday, April 17
    ANY SEVERE: 30%
    Saturday, April 18
    ANY SEVERE: 15%
    Sunday, April 19
    ANY SEVERE: potential too low
    Monday, April 20
    ANY SEVERE: potential too low
    Tuesday, April 21
    ANY SEVERE: potential too low
    Wednesday, April 22
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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