Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Huron and Lorain Counties in Ohio
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NOAA issued it on July 12, 2026, 6 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Cleveland has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for eastern Huron County and Lorain County until 3:45 PM EDT on June 14.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- North Central Ohio
- Issued
- July 12, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Cleveland OH
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 6 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in North Central Ohio.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by NWS Cleveland OH on June 14 at 2:40 PM EDT. The alert is effective from 2:40 PM EDT until 3:45 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Eastern Huron County and Lorain County in north central Ohio. Locations impacted include Lorain, Elyria, Norwalk, Vermilion, Western Vermilion, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Amherst, Grafton, Wellington, New London, Plymouth, Wakeman, Avon, Sheffield Lake, Eaton, Oberlin, Sheffield, Lagrange, and Penfield.
What You Should Do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 2:40 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 19 miles north of Avon Lake to near Western Vermilion to near Sycamore, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Timeline
The alert is in effect from 2:40 PM EDT to 3:45 PM EDT on June 14, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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