Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
427 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026
OHZ003-006-092115-
Wood OH-Lucas OH-
427 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026![]()
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN WOOD AND LUCAS COUNTIES
THROUGH 515 PM EDT...![]()
At 427 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Sylvania to near Archbold. Movement was
east at 35 mph.![]()
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.![]()
SOURCE...Radar indicated.![]()
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.![]()
Locations impacted include...
Toledo, Swanton, Perrysburg, Oregon, Sylvania, Rossford, Waterville,
Northwood, Whitehouse, Holland, Maumee, Ottawa Hills, Walbridge,
Millbury, Haskins, Grand Rapids, Berkey, Harbor View, Reno Beach, and
Bono.![]()
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...![]()
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
⚠️🌩️ A line of showers and thunderstorms (some strong to severe, especially east of I-77) will move east across the area into this evening. The primary hazards will be damaging wind gusts followed by large hail.
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The rain will end this morning, but temperatures will remain cool under mostly cloudy skies today. The best chance for peaks of sun will be this morning in NW and north central Ohio. Lows will fall into the 30s in many areas away from Lake Erie tonight, with patchy frost possible.
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LOCAL LINKS OF INTEREST
Ohio Emergency Management Agency
www.ema.ohio.gov
Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness
www.weathersafety.ohio.gov
Federal Emergency Management Agency
www.fema.gov
www.ready.gov
www.floodsmart.gov
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
Wood County Health District
www.woodcountyhealth.org
Wood County
www.woodcountyohio.gov
Wood County Sheriff’s Office
www.woodcountysheriff.com
Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Fireman’s Association (NOVFA)
www.novfa.net
