WWUS81 KCLE 032130
SPSCLE

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
530 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026

OHZ028>031-036-037-047-032215-
Crawford OH-Marion OH-Richland OH-Wayne OH-Ashland OH-Morrow OH-
Knox OH-
530 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT RICHLAND...CENTRAL MARION...
ASHLAND...MORROW...SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD...WEST CENTRAL WAYNE AND
NORTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 530 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Hayesville to Prospect. Movement was east
at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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...
Mansfield, Marion, Wooster, Ashland, Mount Gilead, Galion, Ontario,
Lexington, Crestline, Loudonville, Fredericktown, Cardington,
Bellville, Prospect, Hayesville, Waldo, Chesterville, Sparta,
Waterford, and Smithville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 4032 8275 4035 8275 4036 8293 4041 8292
      4042 8294 4045 8325 4050 8325 4051 8329
      4075 8284 4092 8237 4086 8183 4067 8216
      4067 8222 4058 8222 4034 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 270DEG 20KT 4082 8222 4047 8321

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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