106  
WWUS81 KCLE 161442  
SPSCLE  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
1042 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
OHZ028>030-037-161515-  
CRAWFORD OH-RICHLAND OH-ASHLAND OH-MORROW OH-  
1042 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL RICHLAND  
WEST CENTRAL  
ASHLAND...NORTHEASTERN MORROW AND SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES  
THROUGH 1115 AM EDT...  
 
AT 1042 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
GALION, OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BUCYRUS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PENNY 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, GALION, SHELBY, ONTARIO, LEXINGTON, CRESTLINE, NORTH  
ROBINSON, MIFFLIN, IBERIA, SHENANDOAH, AND OLIVESBURG.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4065 8286 4070 8286 4071 8290 4076 8294  
4100 8250 4099 8248 4077 8232 4057 8281  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1442Z 241DEG 38KT 4069 8288  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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