CLEVELAND — Be weather aware this afternoon and evening, especially if you live south or east of Cleveland. Showers and storms are likely and could become strong or severe.
News 5 Meteorologist Katie McGraw was live on YouTube and Facebook with updates. Watch her report in the player below:
Watches and Warnings
CLICK HERE to see the list of severe weather watches, warnings, and other weather alerts from the NWS that are currently active in our area.
A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Southwestern Carroll County until 5:30 p.m.
While the watch is in effect until 10 pm, it appears that the risk starts to decrease after 8 pm.
The primary threats include scattered damaging wind gusts of up to 70 mph, as well as isolated large hail events measuring up to 1.5 inches in diameter. There will also be heavy rain, which could lead to flooding, lowered visibility, and ponding on the roads. Frequent lightning is also expected. Lightning makes any storm dangerous. When thunder roars, get indoors. News 5 meteorologists will also be watching for isolated tornadoes.
Thunderstorm coverage is expected to increase across the region this afternoon and evening, with multiple rounds of storms possible. Bowing line segments capable of damaging gusts are the primary risk, but isolated hail may occur as well. The greatest risk for storms occurs from 3 to 8 p.m., with a gradual decrease in coverage and intensity as the day progresses closer to sunset.
Radar
View the current Power of 5 Weather Radar below:
Power outages
Visit our Power Outage page to find links to see current power outages in Northeast Ohio and to report a power outage.
Traffic impacts
View our News 5 Traffic Map to see any road closures or delays due to the weather or crashes from the weather.
Send us photos, videos and reports of the weather
Please stay safe! Do not put yourself in danger to get a photo or video of severe weather. You can email photos and short videos to 5pix@wews.com and email storm reports and information to newsdesk@wews.com.
You can also submit information to us via the form on our Contact Us page here. For files larger than 10MB, please utilize a file-sharing service like DropBox or WeTransfer.
Want the latest Power of 5 weather team updates wherever you go? Download the News 5 App free now: Apple|Android
Download the StormShield app for weather alerts on your iOS and Android device: Apple|Android
Read and watch the latest Power of 5 forecast here.
Follow the News 5 Weather Team:
Trent Magill: Facebook & Twitter
