NWS Cleveland OHMA.W 0128September 3, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH and Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
The National Weather Service office in Cleveland issued a special marine warning for Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH and Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border, which was in force until 7:15 p.m. local time on September 3. It was the 128th special marine warning the NWS office in Cleveland issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Cleveland OH
- Area
- Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH and Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:44 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- Expires
- 7:15 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCLE MA.W 0128
- 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 Willowick OH to Geneva-on-the-lake OH... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 544 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 20 nm northwest of Fairport Harbor to 15 nm northwest of Willowick to near Avon Point, moving southeast 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... Fairport Harbor, Willowick, and Geneva-On-The-Lake.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
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