NWS Cleveland OHMA.W 0129September 4, 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 9:00 a.m. local time on September 4. It was the 129th special marine warning the NWS office in Cleveland issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.4 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
- 7:35 a.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 a.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCLE MA.W 0129
- 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 900 AM EDT. * At 735 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Luna Pier, or 8 nm northwest of North Cape, moving southeast at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and 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 until hazardous weather passes. Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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