CLEVELAND — The start of Memorial Day weekend is off to a gloomy start. Thunderstorms are expected to roll through Northeast Ohio Saturday afternoon and continue through the evening.
Storms will move across the area from the northwest to the southeast and could bring damaging winds and some hail.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for multiple counties across the News 5 viewing area until 9 p.m.
The counties include Ashland, Geauga, Richland, Stark, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Holmes, Lake, Lorain, Portage, Summit, Wayne, Medina and Trumbull.
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Indiana and Ohio until 9 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/3PWQbwQX6T
— NWS Cleveland (@NWSCLE) May 25, 2019
A tornado warning that was issued for parts of Carroll and Tuscarawas counties expired at 5:15 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
Despite the rain, temperatures are still expected to climb into the mid-80s.
Severe weather threat today. Timing looks to be from about 2-7 PM from NW to SE. Gusty damaging winds possible. #Cleveland #Weather #WEWS pic.twitter.com/qjtorQjwJH
— Bryan Shaw (@WxShaw) May 25, 2019
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