NWS Cleveland OHXH.W 0001June 29, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Lucas, Wood and Hancock, OH
The National Weather Service office in Cleveland issued an extreme heat warning for Lucas, Wood and Hancock in Ohio, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on July 2. It was the 1st extreme heat warning the NWS office in Cleveland issued in 2026. Ohio had 5 extreme heat warnings in June 2026, against 1 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Ohio's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2 days; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Cleveland OH
- Area
- Lucas, Wood and Hancock
- State
- Ohio
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:15 p.m. EDT, June 29, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. EDT, June 30, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. EDT, July 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KCLE XH.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Extreme Heat Warnings in Ohio since 2008Every warning type in Ohio
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 101. For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 106 expected. * WHERE...Hancock, Lucas, and Wood Counties. * WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, until noon EDT Tuesday. For the Extreme Heat Warning, from noon Tuesday to 8 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
What the agency told people to do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
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