While all of Northeast Ohio has the risk of severe storms Tuesday night, it appears the most severe storms remained largely south of the News 5 viewing area.
Chief Meteorologist Mark Johnson gave an update at about 8 p.m. on where severe storms remained a threat and a look ahead to the latest eclipse day forecast:
There was a slight to moderate risk for severe thunderstorms across all of Northeast Ohio Tuesday evening, but the most elevated threat in our area was for communities south of Cleveland. As of about 8:30 p.m., the risk of severe storms had, for the most part, moved out of the News 5 viewing area.
Weather Alerts
A Tornado Warning was issued until 9:30 p.m. in Tuscarawas County due to a strong thunderstorm that was located near Cambridge, in Guernsey County, south of Tuscarawas, moving east towards Pennsylvania. Mark Johnson said that while the storm is capable of producing a tornado, the warning area just slightly touched the very edge of the Tuscarawas County line and is only really a threat for areas south of Tuscarawas. The warning has since expired.
A Tornado Watch was issued for Tuscarawas County at 7:22 p.m. Tuesday until 2 a.m. Wednesday. The National Weather Service alert covers 11 counties in East-Central Ohio, including Tuscarawas. View details on the areas under the watch here.
Remember, a watch is not the same as a warning. Watch News 5 meteorologist Phil Sakal taco 'bout the difference below:
As of Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., flood watches and river flood warnings have been issued through Tuesday evening, and, in some cases, through Wednesday and later. See a map of current alerts below, and click here for details on alerts in our area.
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What to expect and where
The rain chances will be occasional on Tuesday, along with the threat of thunderstorms.
Cleveland was at a slight risk for severe storms as warmer air moved in ahead of the cold front and pushed temperatures up to 60 degrees and higher. This could have provided energy to any storms that were heading our way Tuesday night.
Tornado watches for Kentucky and parts of Western Ohio were canceled by the National Weather Service at 8:25 p.m.
Mark Johnson said Wednesday at about 8:30 p.m., the threat had almost completely moved out of the News 5 viewing area, with severe storms staying around Columbus and further south.
While storm damage is less of an issue, we've already seen flooding in some rivers and streams, and with more rain possible Tuesday night into tomorrow, more areas under flood watches and river flooding warnings could see just that.
RELATED FORECAST: Stormy weather tonight and Wednesday
Looking ahead
Rain chances continue on Wednesday as temperatures hover in the 40s. We will begin to see some flakes mixing in by Wednesday through the end of the week as colder air moves in once again.
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