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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
450 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-  
089-PAZ001>003-190900-  
RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY EXTENDING FROM 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-  
CANADIAN BORDER-MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-  
RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-  
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-  
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-  
CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-  
DETROIT RIVER LT. TO MAUMEE BAY OH TO RENO BEACH OH BEYOND 5NM  
OFFSHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN BORDER-  
RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-  
CANADIAN BORDER-  
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-  
CANADIAN BORDER-  
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-  
CANADIAN BORDER-  
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-  
CANADIAN BORDER-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-  
LAKE OH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN BORDER-GENEVA-ON-THE-  
LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN BORDER-  
CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-  
CANADIAN BORDER-LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-  
GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-  
TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-  
MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-  
SOUTHERN ERIE-  
450 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE, NORTH CENTRAL  
OHIO, NORTHEAST OHIO, NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.  
   
DAY ONE  
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW OHIO  
LATE THIS AFTERNOON, AND MAY CONTINUE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND  
LAKE ERIE, INTO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY  
PRODUCE STRONG TO SEVERE WIND GUSTS OF 50-60 MPH ALONG WITH HAIL TO  
QUARTER SIZE.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.  
 
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES ON TUESDAY. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH  
DAMAGING WINDS, HAIL TO QUARTER SIZE, AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO  
POSSIBLE.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
 
 
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