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NWS Cleveland OHMA.W 0115September 2, 2026

Special Marine Warning: Conneaut OH to Ripley NY, Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border and Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadia

The National Weather Service office in Cleveland issued a special marine warning for Conneaut OH to Ripley NY, Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border and Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border, which was in force until 9:45 a.m. local time on September 2. It was the 115th special marine warning the NWS office in Cleveland issued in 2026.

ExpiredWarning

Issued7:45 a.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
In force7:45 a.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
Expired9:45 a.m. EDT, September 2, 2026

In force for 2 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.

The notice

Issued by
National Weather Service, Cleveland OH
Area
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY, Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border and Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border
Level
Warning
Issued
7:45 a.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
Expires
9:45 a.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
CAP severity, certainty, urgency
Severe, Likely, Immediate
VTEC event
KCLE MA.W 0115
Official source
National Weather Service: the notice at its source

NWS notices, September 2026The latest from the National Weather Service

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The notice as issued

SMWCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY... Open waters from Geneva-on-the-lake OH to Ripley NY... * Until 945 AM EDT. * At 744 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located 12 nm west of Erie, moving southeast at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and large hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. * Locations impacted include... Erie.

What the agency told people to do

Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.

Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.

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