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FORECAST: Strong storms, possible flooding thru Saturday morning

Cleveland forecast from the Power of 5 weather team

By: Mark Johnson , Trent Magill , Katie McGraw , Phil Sakal

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EAST OF CLEVELAND/AKRON/CANTON THRU 8PM
FLOOD WATCH THRU 8AM SATURDAY
HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED
AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR OZONE THRU 12AM TONIGHT

Its a hot and muggy Friday. Dew points will be in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Therefore, feels-like temps could top out in the 90s during the afternoon when you factor in the humidity!! The HEAT ADVISORY for today has been CANCELLED thanks to a few afternoon storms, clouds and rain has kept the air a bit cooler than expected. The heat will not likely be as intense for the rest of the afternoon. There is also an air quality alert in effect for Friday...not for wildfire smoke, but for ground-level ozone. If you have breathing problems - take it easy!

A few isolated severe storms have developed across Northern Ohio along an old outflow boundary produced by Thursday storms to our west. These storms will quickly move east by 4pm. The storms have provided clouds and some rain-cooled air which could limit some of our temperature rise the rest of the afternoon. A few storms are also trying to develop near Detroit, Michigan this afternoon. These storms could travel southeast and slide into Greater Cleveland and areas to the east before 7pm. Any storm today could produce wind damage and very heavy rain. Stay alert. Another round of strong to severe storms will be possible again early Saturday morning before sunrise as a cool front drops in out of the northwest. The main threat from these storms will, again, be damaging straight-line winds and heavy rain. Humidity will take a dive by the weekend, making it feel more comfortable outside throughout the day on Saturday and certainly by Sunday with decreasing rain chances.

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