276  
WWUS81 KCLE 182200  
SPSCLE  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
600 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
OHZ007>009-018-019-182245-  
SENECA OH-HURON OH-ERIE OH-OTTAWA OH-SANDUSKY OH-  
600 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HURON...OTTAWA
 
 
CENTRAL SENECA...ERIE AND EASTERN SANDUSKY COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM  
EDT...  
 
AT 559 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PORT CLINTON TO 7 MILES  
EAST OF FOSTORIA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
SANDUSKY, TIFFIN, FREMONT, PORT CLINTON, KELLEYS ISLAND, PUT-IN-BAY,  
BELLEVUE, CLYDE, GREEN SPRINGS, CASTALIA, NEW RIEGEL, BALLVILLE,  
MONROEVILLE, MARBLEHEAD, BETTSVILLE, REPUBLIC, FLAT ROCK, BASCOM,  
BLOOMINGVILLE, AND SANDUSKY SOUTH.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN OHIO.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4159 8306 4151 8299 4152 8289 4171 8281  
4159 8284 4153 8282 4155 8272 4163 8267  
4162 8267 4150 8273 4150 8274 4151 8273  
4145 8304 4142 8292 4149 8269 4142 8260  
4111 8274 4105 8337  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 213DEG 36KT 4159 8301 4119 8328  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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