NWS Cleveland OHMA.W 0127September 3, 2026
Special Marine Warning: The Islands to Vermilion OH, Vermilion to Avon Point OH, Avon Point to Willowick OH and 3 more
The National Weather Service office in Cleveland issued a special marine warning for The Islands to Vermilion OH, Vermilion to Avon Point OH, Avon Point to Willowick OH and 3 more, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on September 3. It was the 127th special marine warning the NWS office in Cleveland issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Cleveland OH
- Area
- The Islands to Vermilion OH, Vermilion to Avon Point OH, Avon Point to Willowick OH and 3 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:51 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCLE MA.W 0127
- 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 The Islands OH to Willowick OH... Open waters from The Islands OH to Willowick OH... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 451 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 16 nm north of Kelleys Island to 9 nm northwest of Put-In-Bay to 12 nm southeast of North Cape, moving southeast at 40 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... Western Vermilion, Avon Point, Sandusky Bay, Huron, Willowick, Lorain Harbor, Vermilion, and Cleveland.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
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