NWS Cleveland OHTO.W 0017July 5, 2026
Tornado Warning: Mahoning and Portage, OH
The National Weather Service office in Cleveland issued a tornado warning for Mahoning and Portage in Ohio, which was in force until 2:00 p.m. local time on July 5. It was the 17th tornado warning the NWS office in Cleveland issued in 2026. Ohio had 20 tornado warnings in July 2026, against 5 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Ohio's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 40 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Cleveland OH
- Area
- Mahoning and Portage
- State
- Ohio
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:20 p.m. EDT, July 5, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 p.m. EDT, July 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCLE TO.W 0017
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Ohio since 2008Every warning type in Ohio
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The notice as issued
TORCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Portage County in northeastern Ohio... Northwestern Mahoning County in northeastern Ohio... * Until 200 PM EDT. * At 120 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 8 miles southwest of Newton Falls, or 11 miles southeast of Ravenna, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Portage and northwestern Mahoning Counties, including the following locations... North Jackson and Craig Beach.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.