Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit Counties OH
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NWS Cleveland has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern Cuyahoga, northeastern Medina, northwestern Summit, and east central Lorain counties in Ohio until 2:00 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northeast Ohio
- Issued
- August 22, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Cleveland OH
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Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Cleveland OH. Effective from 1:09 PM EDT August 22, 2026 until 2:00 PM EDT August 22, 2026. Alert type code: SVW.
Affected Areas
Southern Cuyahoga County, northeastern Medina County, northwestern Summit County, and east central Lorain County in Ohio. Locations impacted include Akron, Medina, Parma, Cuyahoga Falls, Strongsville, Brunswick, North Royalton, Solon, Hudson, Twinsburg, Macedonia, Chippewa Lake, Stow, North Olmsted, Garfield Heights, Maple Heights, Parma Heights, Broadview Heights, Brook Park, and Berea.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 1:09 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Strongsville to near Medina to near Chippewa Lake, moving east at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to trees and power lines. Source: Radar indicated.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 1:09 PM EDT until 2:00 PM EDT on August 22, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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