CLEVELAND — Update: The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been canceled.
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Ashtabula County.
The warning is in effect until 5:15 p.m.
Wind gust up to 60 mph and penny size hail are possible, NWS said.
The National Weather Service previously issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for 12 counties in Northeast Ohio.
The watch is in effect until 9 p.m. tonight as storms could bring the potential for flooding and wind damage. Damaging wind gusts to near 70 mph are possible. Large hail 1 inch in diameter or greater is possible. An isolated weak tornado is possible closer to the Pennsylvania line.
The following counties under the watch include:
- Ashtabula
- Cuyahoga
- Geauga
- Holmes
- Lake
- Medina
- Portage
- Stark
- Summit
- Trumbull
- Mahoning
- Tuscarawas
- Wayne
All of these storms will have heavy rain, making flash flooding the main concern. We can't forget about wind, though. The strongest storms will likely produce damaging wind gusts.
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