NWS Cleveland OHMA.W 0116September 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH, Conneaut OH to Ripley NY, Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border and 1 more
The National Weather Service office in Cleveland issued a special marine warning for Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH, Conneaut OH to Ripley NY, Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border and 1 more, which was in force until 10:15 p.m. local time on September 2. It was the 116th special marine warning the NWS office in Cleveland issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
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
- Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH, Conneaut OH to Ripley NY, Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:14 p.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
- Expires
- 10:15 p.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCLE MA.W 0116
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore and Open waters from Geneva-on-the-lake OH to Ripley NY... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 813 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 33 nm north of Conneaut, moving east at 25 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 and Conneaut.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
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