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City of Westlake, Ohio
Monday August 8th, 2022 :: 07:26 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM Monday

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Portage County in northeastern Ohio... Northeastern Huron County in north central Ohio... Erie County in north central Ohio... Geauga County in northeastern Ohio... Northeastern Medina County in northeastern Ohio... Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio... Lake County in northeastern Ohio... Northern Summit County in northeastern Ohio... Lorain County in north central Ohio... Southwestern Ashtabula County in northeastern Ohio...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 725 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 16 miles northwest of Timberlake to 6 miles northwest of Euclid to 6 miles northeast of Milan, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Cleveland, Lorain, Elyria, Sandusky, Painesville, Norwalk, Willowick, Western Vermilion, Vermilion, Chardon, Fairport Harbor, Parma, Lakewood, Euclid, Mentor, Cleveland Heights, Strongsville, Brunswick, Westlake and North Royalton.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASHTABULA, OH ... CUYAHOGA, OH ... ERIE, OH ... GEAUGA, OH ... HURON, OH ... LAKE, OH ... LORAIN, OH ... MEDINA, OH ... PORTAGE, OH ... SUMMIT, OH

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
City of Westlake, Ohio
27700 Hilliard Blvd
Westlake, OH 44145

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 440-871-3311

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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