Cleveland, Ohio – Residents across northeast Ohio should remain weather aware this evening as another round of thunderstorms moves into the region, bringing the potential for localized damaging wind gusts, heavy rain and a low tornado risk before conditions improve later tonight.
According to the National Weather Service in Cleveland, thunderstorms that developed earlier have moved southeast, but a more organized cluster of storms stretching from eastern Michigan into southern Ontario is expected to track southeast into far northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania this evening. Forecasters say this activity carries the greatest potential for a few severe thunderstorms before weakening.
Communities including Cleveland, Ashtabula, Mentor, Erie, Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas should be prepared for rapidly changing weather during the evening commute. Additional isolated showers and thunderstorms are also developing from northwest Ohio into northern Indiana along an advancing cold front. While those storms are expected to be less organized, they could still produce brief heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
The primary hazards include localized damaging wind gusts, heavy downpours that may reduce visibility and lead to ponding on roads, and a low tornado risk with the strongest storms. Motorists should slow down during periods of heavy rain and avoid driving through water-covered roadways.
The National Weather Service expects the severe weather threat to diminish between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. as the cold front pushes east. Continue monitoring forecasts and have multiple ways to receive weather alerts in case additional warnings are issued this evening.
