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SPSCLE

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
600 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026
 
OHZ007>009-018-019-182245-
Seneca OH-Huron OH-Erie OH-Ottawa OH-Sandusky OH-
600 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HURON...OTTAWA...
CENTRAL SENECA...ERIE AND EASTERN SANDUSKY COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM
EDT...

At 559 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Port Clinton to 7 miles
east of Fostoria. Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Sandusky, Tiffin, Fremont, Port Clinton, Kelleys Island, Put-In-Bay,
Bellevue, Clyde, Green Springs, Castalia, New Riegel, Ballville,
Monroeville, Marblehead, Bettsville, Republic, Flat Rock, Bascom,
Bloomingville, and Sandusky South.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northwestern Ohio.

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LAT...LON 4159 8306 4151 8299 4152 8289 4171 8281
      4159 8284 4153 8282 4155 8272 4163 8267
      4162 8267 4150 8273 4150 8274 4151 8273
      4145 8304 4142 8292 4149 8269 4142 8260
      4111 8274 4105 8337
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 213DEG 36KT 4159 8301 4119 8328 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Sefcovic