Special Marine Warning Issued for Lake Erie Waters from The Islands to Willowick
This alert is no longer in effect.
NOAA issued it on April 5, 2026, 4 months 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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The National Weather Service has issued a Special Marine Warning for Lake Erie waters as thunderstorms producing 50-knot wind gusts move through the region.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Lake Erie (The Islands to Willowick, OH)
- Issued
- April 5, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Cleveland
Marine notices apply to named waters or shoreline zones. They may not describe conditions on land, even when the nearest place name is the same.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Lake Erie (The Islands to Willowick, OH).
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Special Marine Warning for the nearshore and open waters of Lake Erie. The alert was triggered by radar-indicated showers and isolated thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds.
Affected Areas
The warning covers the following geographic regions:
- Nearshore and open waters from The Islands, OH to Willowick, OH
- Waters from Vermilion to Avon Point, OH
- Waters from Avon Point to Willowick, OH
- Open waters extending to the US-Canadian border
Specific locations expected to be impacted include Western Vermilion, Avon Point, Lorain Harbor, Vermilion, Huron, Cleveland, and Willowick.
What You Should Do
Mariners are advised to move to safe harbor immediately. The expected gusty winds and suddenly higher waves pose a significant risk, and small craft could be damaged in these conditions.
Expected Conditions
According to the National Weather Service, wind gusts of nearly 50 knots are expected. At 3:20 AM EDT, a line of storms was tracked moving northeast at 55 knots. These storms were located along a line extending from Huron to 20 nautical miles south of Vermilion.
Timeline
The Special Marine Warning is effective as of 3:21 AM EDT on March 16 and is currently set to expire at 4:45 AM EDT on March 16.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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