Special Weather Statement 05/05/2025 12:24 for Ohio, Pennsylvania areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 5 at 3:24PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 5, 2025 - 12:24pm
Expires: 
May 5, 2025 - 1:00pm
Description: 
At 323 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Conneaut, moving north at 30 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... Ashtabula, Conneaut, North Kingsville, Albion, Andover, Linesville, Pymatuning North, Harmonsburg, Pymatuning Central, Kingsville, Pierpont, Conneautville, Cranesville, Springboro, Edgewood, Plymouth Center, and Kelloggsville.
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Ashtabula Inland; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie; Southern Erie; Crawford
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH