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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for several counties, watch issued for most of Northeast Ohio

By: Camryn Justice

Posted at 4:24 PM, Jul 19, 2020

and last updated 2020-07-19 18:24:18-04

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for most of Northeast Ohio and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for three counties.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for the following counties, effective until 6:15 p.m.:

Cuyahoga
Medina
Summit

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Ashtabula County, effective until 6:30 p.m .

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Geauga County, effective until 6:45 p.m., and for Portage County, effective until 7:15 p.m.

A previous warning, in effect until 5:15 p.m., was issued for Erie and Huron counties. Another warning was issued for Lorain County, effective until 5:45 p.m.

The watch, which is in effect until 11 p.m. Sunday, has been issued for the following counties:

Ashland
Ashtabula
Cuyahoga
Erie
Geauga
Holmes
Huron
Lake
Lorain
Medina
Portage
Richland
Stark
Summit
Trumbull
Wayne

Damaging winds with gusts up to 60 mph are possible.

Severe T-Storm Watch has been issued for most of NE Ohio including Cleveland, Akron & Canton until 11 pm. Line of storms moving in from the NW will bring the threat for damaging wind gusts around 60 mph. Stay alert and be ready to head indoors. #ohwx #weather #wews #Cleveland pic.twitter.com/qtgqN90WCc
— Remeisha Shade (@RemeishaShadeTV) July 19, 2020