Special Weather Statement 05/05/2025 19:17 for Ohio areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 5 at 10:17PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 5, 2025 - 7:17pm
Expires: 
May 5, 2025 - 8:15pm
Description: 
At 1017 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over West Farmington, or 11 miles northwest of Warren, moving north at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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, Painesville, Willowick, Ravenna, Chardon, Fairport Harbor, Geneva-On-The-Lake, Cuyahoga Falls, Euclid, Mentor, Cleveland Heights, Kent, Solon, Willoughby, Hudson, Twinsburg, Eastlake, Tallmadge, Streetsboro, and Warrensville Heights.
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: 
Cuyahoga; Lake; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Summit; Portage; Trumbull; Ashtabula Lakeshore
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH