Special Marine Warning Issued for Ohio Waters from The Islands to Willowick
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NOAA issued it on May 31, 2026, 2 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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NWS Cleveland has issued a Special Marine Warning for nearshore and open waters from The Islands OH to Willowick OH until 8:30 PM EDT due to strong thunderstorms with 40-knot wind gusts.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Northern Ohio Lake Erie waters
- Issued
- May 31, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Cleveland OH
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 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northern Ohio Lake Erie waters.
Alert Details
A Special Marine Warning (event code MAW) has been issued by the National Weather Service Cleveland OH. The alert is effective from May 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM EDT until May 19, 2026 at 8:30 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers nearshore waters from The Islands OH to Willowick OH and open waters from The Islands OH to Willowick OH, including zones LEZ144, LEZ145, LEZ146, LEZ164, LEZ165, and LEZ166. Impacted locations include Western Vermilion, Avon Point, Huron, Willowick, Lorain Harbor, Vermilion, and Cleveland.
What You Should Do
Small craft should avoid the area as they could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
Expected Conditions
At 6:30 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 nm north of Kelleys Island to near Put-In-Bay to Sandusky Bay. Radar indicated wind gusts to 40 knots. The storms are moving east at 35 knots.
Timeline
The alert is in effect from 6:30 PM EDT to 8:30 PM EDT on May 19, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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