417  
WWUS81 KCLE 161333  
SPSCLE  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
933 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
OHZ029-030-037-161415-  
RICHLAND OH-ASHLAND OH-MORROW OH-  
933 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN RICHLAND
 
SOUTHWESTERN  
ASHLAND AND NORTHEASTERN MORROW COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 AM EDT...  
 
AT 932 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
MOUNT GILEAD, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND NICKEL 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...  
MANSFIELD, ONTARIO, LEXINGTON, LOUDONVILLE, BELLVILLE, HAYESVILLE,  
BUTLER, PERRYSVILLE, LUCAS, MIFFLIN, AND SHAUCK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO  
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
 
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT  
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
OFFICE IN CLEVELAND.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4071 8275 4071 8273 4073 8272 4082 8225  
4067 8220 4067 8222 4057 8222 4055 8241  
4055 8264 4054 8265 4053 8274  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1332Z 257DEG 27KT 4060 8277  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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