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Special Weather Statement issued March 18 at 9:51AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

TEST. TEST. TEST. The National Weather Service in Cleveland OH has issued a TEST message for the Ohio Statewide Tornado Drill. This includes all counties in Ohio and is valid until 1000 AM EDT. This is a TEST message. This is a TEST. Repeating, this is a TEST message for the Ohio Statewide Tornado Drill. There is no severe weather occurring at this time. This TEST message is part of the annual Ohio Tornado Drill. If this was an actual severe weather event, a specific severe weather product would be issued with information about the hazard. The National Weather Service, the Ohio Emergency Management Agency and the Ohio Committee on Severe Weather Awareness encourage the use of this time to activate and review your severe weather safety plans. Repeating, this has been a TEST tornado warning message for the 2026 Ohio Tornado Drill. This concludes the TEST. This is a TEST message. Repeating, this is a TEST.

Affected Areas

Lucas; Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Erie; Lorain; Cuyahoga; Lake; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Hancock; Seneca; Huron; Medina; Summit; Portage; Trumbull; Wyandot; Crawford; Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Stark; Mahoning; Marion; Morrow; Holmes; Knox; Ashtabula Lakeshore

SAME Codes:

039095 Lucas County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039043 Erie County, OH

039093 Lorain County, OH

039035 Cuyahoga County, OH

039085 Lake County, OH

039055 Geauga County, OH

039007 Ashtabula County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

039103 Medina County, OH

039153 Summit County, OH

039133 Portage County, OH

039155 Trumbull County, OH

039175 Wyandot County, OH

039033 Crawford County, OH

039139 Richland County, OH

039005 Ashland County, OH

039169 Wayne County, OH

039151 Stark County, OH

039099 Mahoning County, OH

039101 Marion County, OH

039117 Morrow County, OH

039075 Holmes County, OH

039083 Knox County, OH

UGC: OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ009 OHZ010 OHZ011 OHZ012 OHZ013 OHZ014 OHZ017 OHZ018 OHZ019 OHZ020 OHZ021 OHZ022 OHZ023 OHZ027 OHZ028 OHZ029 OHZ030 OHZ031 OHZ032 OHZ033 OHZ036 OHZ037 OHZ038 OHZ047 OHZ089

This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-03-18 09:51 EDT
09:51 AM EDT

Expires:

2026-03-18 11:00 EDT
11:00 AM EDT

Added:

2026-03-18 09:53 EDT
09:53 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-03-29 09:04 EDT
09:04 AM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4e81935aac62439b5759c0206ff0f7b623d2eecf.001.1

Database ID
#109

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Estimated Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County Estimated from SAME broadcast area, not the storm polygon.

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 0.0% of Putnam County , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage estimated from SAME broadcast area. Recalculate intersections to use the storm polygon.

Coverage by Service Type:

No Boundary Intersections Found

This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.

0.0%

Localized Coverage

* Estimated from SAME broadcast area.

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Cleveland OH

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-03-18T09:51:00-04:00

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=OHC003,OHZ016,OHC137,OHZ025,OHZ004,OHC039,OHZ017,OHC063,OHZ005,OHC069,OHZ015,OHC125,OHZ024,OHC161,OHZ006,OHC173

NOAA

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

039095 Lucas County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039043 Erie County, OH

039093 Lorain County, OH

039035 Cuyahoga County, OH

039085 Lake County, OH

039055 Geauga County, OH

039007 Ashtabula County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

039103 Medina County, OH

039153 Summit County, OH

039133 Portage County, OH

039155 Trumbull County, OH

039175 Wyandot County, OH

039033 Crawford County, OH

039139 Richland County, OH

039005 Ashland County, OH

039169 Wayne County, OH

039151 Stark County, OH

039099 Mahoning County, OH

039101 Marion County, OH

039117 Morrow County, OH

039075 Holmes County, OH

039083 Knox County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ009 OHZ010 OHZ011 OHZ012 OHZ013 OHZ014 OHZ017 OHZ018 OHZ019 OHZ020 OHZ021 OHZ022 OHZ023 OHZ027 OHZ028 OHZ029 OHZ030 OHZ031 OHZ032 OHZ033 OHZ036 OHZ037 OHZ038 OHZ047 OHZ089

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSCLE

WMOidentifier WWUS81 KCLE 181351

NWSheadline THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-03-29 09:04 EDT (13:04 UTC)

Alert Details

Alert Information 0.0%* County Coverage

Special Weather Statement issued March 18 at 9:51AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

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No Boundary Intersections Found

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