NWS Cleveland OHMA.W 0126September 3, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH, Reno Beach to The Islands OH, Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM offshoreline to US-Canadian border and 1 more
The National Weather Service office in Cleveland issued a special marine warning for Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH, Reno Beach to The Islands OH, Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM offshoreline to US-Canadian border and 1 more, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on September 3. It was the 126th special marine warning the NWS office in Cleveland issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Cleveland OH
- Area
- Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH, Reno Beach to The Islands OH, Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM offshoreline to US-Canadian border and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:54 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCLE MA.W 0126
- 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 waters from Maumee Bay OH to the Islands OH... Open waters from Maumee Bay OH to The Islands OH... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 352 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 17 nm west of The Ambassador Bridge to 27 nm northwest of Luna Pier to 40 nm west of North Cape, moving east at 35 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts in excess of 50 knots, and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Reno Beach, Put-In-Bay, and Kelleys Island.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
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