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Alert: Special Weather Statement
Area(s): Ashtabula Inland; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie; Southern Erie; Crawford
Effective: 2026-08-23 @ 6:55 pm -> 2026-08-23 @ 7:45 pm
Onset: 2026-08-23 @ 6:55 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Cleveland OH on 2026-08-23 @ 6:55 pm
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 7:55PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Description: At 755 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Conneaut, moving southeast at 20 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...
Erie, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Edinboro, Girard, North Kingsville,
Waterford, Albion, Pymatuning North, Lake City, Austinburg,
Kingsville, Pierpont, Cherry Valley, Conneautville, Cranesville,
Springboro, Platea, McKean, and Edgewood.

Alert: Beach Hazards Statement
Area(s): Cuyahoga; Lake; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie
Effective: 2026-08-23 @ 2:42 pm -> 2026-08-23 @ 10:45 pm
Onset: 2026-08-23 @ 2:42 pm -> 2026-08-24 @ 11:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Cleveland OH on 2026-08-23 @ 2:42 pm
Headline: Beach Hazards Statement issued August 23 at 3:42PM EDT until August 25 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Description: * WHAT...High risk of rip currents.

* WHERE...In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore
Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County.

* WHEN...Through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the
lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can
carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along
structures extending out into the lake.