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SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 318
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northeast Ohio
Western Pennsylvania
Northern West Virginia
Lake Erie
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until
1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...A line of severe thunderstorms will continue to move
northeast through early this evening, posing a risk for damaging
wind gusts and possibly a couple tornadoes.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles west southwest
of Akron OH to 30 miles north of Latrobe PA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 315...WW 316...WW 317...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24035.
...Bunting
SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 318
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northeast Ohio
Western Pennsylvania
Northern West Virginia
Lake Erie
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until
1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...A line of severe thunderstorms will continue to move
northeast through early this evening, posing a risk for damaging
wind gusts and possibly a couple tornadoes.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles west southwest
of Akron OH to 30 miles north of Latrobe PA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 315...WW 316...WW 317...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24035.
...Bunting
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW8
WW 318 SEVERE TSTM OH PA WV LE 261945Z - 270200Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
30WSW CAK/AKRON OH/ - 30N LBE/LATROBE PA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /40S CLE - 35NW JST/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 41628196 41587940 39847940 39888196
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU8.
Watch 318 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 318
VALID 270015Z - 270140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 E EKN TO
20 SE MGW TO 5 E PIT TO 15 SSE YNG TO 30 ENE CLE TO 35 NNW CLE.
..LYONS..05/27/24
ATTN...WFO...CLE...PBZ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 318
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OHC007-055-085-155-270140-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHTABULA GEAUGA LAKE
TRUMBULL
$$
PAC003-005-019-031-039-049-051-053-063-065-073-085-121-129-
270140-
PA
. PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEGHENY ARMSTRONG BUTLER
CLARION CRAWFORD ERIE
FAYETTE FOREST INDIANA
JEFFERSON LAWRENCE MERCER
VENANGO WESTMORELAND
$$
WVC077-093-270140-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
PRESTON TUCKER
$$
LEZ145-147-148-149-165-166-167-168-169-270140-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH
CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE OH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN
BORDER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 318
VALID 262335Z - 270040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 NNW EKN
TO 15 SW PIT TO 20 S YNG TO 5 WNW CLE TO 40 SE DTW.
..LYONS..05/26/24
ATTN...WFO...CLE...PBZ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 318
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OHC007-035-055-085-099-133-155-270040-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHTABULA CUYAHOGA GEAUGA
LAKE MAHONING PORTAGE
TRUMBULL
$$
PAC003-005-007-019-031-039-049-051-053-059-063-065-073-085-121-
125-129-270040-
PA
. PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEGHENY ARMSTRONG BEAVER
BUTLER CLARION CRAWFORD
ERIE FAYETTE FOREST
GREENE INDIANA JEFFERSON
LAWRENCE MERCER VENANGO
WASHINGTON WESTMORELAND
$$
WVC049-061-077-093-270040-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MARION MONONGALIA PRESTON
TUCKER
$$
LEZ145-146-147-148-149-165-166-167-168-169-270040-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH
CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE OH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN
BORDER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 318
VALID 262200Z - 262340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NNE PKB
TO 25 NE ZZV TO 35 N ZZV TO 15 SE MFD TO 15 WNW MFD.
..LYONS..05/26/24
ATTN...WFO...CLE...PBZ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 318
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OHC005-007-013-019-029-035-055-059-067-075-081-085-093-099-103-
111-133-151-153-155-157-169-262340-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLAND ASHTABULA BELMONT
CARROLL COLUMBIANA CUYAHOGA
GEAUGA GUERNSEY HARRISON
HOLMES JEFFERSON LAKE
LORAIN MAHONING MEDINA
MONROE PORTAGE STARK
SUMMIT TRUMBULL TUSCARAWAS
WAYNE
$$
PAC003-005-007-019-031-039-049-051-053-059-063-065-073-085-121-
125-129-262340-
PA
. PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEGHENY ARMSTRONG BEAVER
BUTLER CLARION CRAWFORD
ERIE FAYETTE FOREST
GREENE INDIANA JEFFERSON
LAWRENCE MERCER VENANGO
WASHINGTON WESTMORELAND
$$
WVC009-029-049-051-061-069-077-093-103-262340-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BROOKE HANCOCK MARION
MARSHALL MONONGALIA OHIO
PRESTON TUCKER WETZEL
$$
LEZ146-147-148-149-166-167-168-169-262340-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH
CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE OH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN
BORDER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 318
VALID 262010Z - 262140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..05/26/24
ATTN...WFO...CLE...PBZ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 318
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OHC005-007-013-019-029-031-035-055-059-067-075-081-085-093-099-
103-111-119-121-133-151-153-155-157-169-262140-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLAND ASHTABULA BELMONT
CARROLL COLUMBIANA COSHOCTON
CUYAHOGA GEAUGA GUERNSEY
HARRISON HOLMES JEFFERSON
LAKE LORAIN MAHONING
MEDINA MONROE MUSKINGUM
NOBLE PORTAGE STARK
SUMMIT TRUMBULL TUSCARAWAS
WAYNE
$$
PAC003-005-007-019-031-039-049-051-053-059-063-065-073-085-121-
125-129-262140-
PA
. PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEGHENY ARMSTRONG BEAVER
BUTLER CLARION CRAWFORD
ERIE FAYETTE FOREST
GREENE INDIANA JEFFERSON
LAWRENCE MERCER VENANGO
WASHINGTON WESTMORELAND
$$
WVC009-029-049-051-061-069-077-093-103-262140-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BROOKE HANCOCK MARION
MARSHALL MONONGALIA OHIO
PRESTON TUCKER WETZEL
$$
LEZ146-147-148-149-166-167-168-169-262140-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH
CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE OH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN
BORDER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (10%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
Mod (60%)
|
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.