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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

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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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