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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
534 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

OHZ010-011-020-021-172215-
Summit OH-Medina OH-Lorain OH-Cuyahoga OH-
534 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MEDINA...
CUYAHOGA...NORTHWESTERN SUMMIT AND NORTHEASTERN LORAIN COUNTIES
THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 534 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Grafton, or 8 miles southeast of Elyria, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Cleveland, Elyria, Parma, Lakewood, Euclid, Cleveland Heights,
Strongsville, Brunswick, Westlake, North Royalton, North Ridgeville,
Solon, Twinsburg, Warrensville Heights, Macedonia, Grafton, South
Russell, Highland Hills, North Olmsted, and Garfield Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for north central
and northeastern Ohio. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until
midnight EDT for northeastern Ohio.

&&

LAT...LON 4157 8148 4156 8139 4145 8139 4144 8137
      4142 8137 4142 8139 4136 8140 4115 8195
      4139 8214 4149 8189 4150 8171 4163 8149
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 243DEG 46KT 4132 8196

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Kahn
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