ALERT: TORNADO WATCH until 4am Thursday for Cuyahoga, Lorain Erie, Huron, Medina, Wayne, Holmes, Ashland, Richland, Ottawa, Sandusky & Seneca Counties. Severe Thunderstorms likely across all of the News 5 Viewing Area Wednesday night through early Thursday morning. All modes of severe weather are possible, including damaging straight-line winds, large hail, flash flooding and isolated tornadoes. The timing for these storms will be roughly from 10 p.m. Wednesday night through 5 a.m. Thursday morning.
News 5 meteorologist Trent Magill is live on Facebook with updates:
A FLOOD WATCH is in effect for most of Northern Ohio beginning 8 p.m. Wednesday through 8 a.m. Sunday. Several rounds of rain Wednesday through Saturday night could dump between 2 and 5 inches across Northern Ohio.
A warm front will lift northeast through Ohio tonight. A massive push of energy fueling thunderstorms to our west will be building in quickly. The threat for tornadoes, damaging gusts, and large hail is HIGH. Those storms grow into a large line and push our way toward midnight. Plan on widespread heavy rain and embedded gusts over 60 mph. The heavy rain could lead to flooding in flood-prone areas in addition to power outages from damaging gusts. Make sure you're staying alert.
DAILY FORECAST:
Wednesday Night: Severe storms possible! Heavy rain, damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes. Windy. Mild. | Low: 58°
Thursday: Drying early with more rain late. | High: 65°
Friday: Cloudy & cooler with scattered rain. | High: 50°
Saturday: Elevated flood threat with heavier rain likely. | High: 54°
Sunday: Scattered showers with steady (or dropping) temps. | High: 44º
Monday: Showers possible. May mix with snow. | High: 40º
Tuesday: Scattered snow. Windy & cold! | High: 35º
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