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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 31 at 2:59PM EDT until March 31 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Future

Certainty

Possible

Message Type

Alert

Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 80 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO ASHLAND CRAWFORD ERIE HURON KNOX LORAIN MARION MORROW RICHLAND IN NORTHEAST OHIO ASHTABULA CUYAHOGA GEAUGA HOLMES LAKE MAHONING MEDINA PORTAGE STARK SUMMIT TRUMBULL WAYNE IN NORTHWEST OHIO HANCOCK LUCAS OTTAWA SANDUSKY SENECA WOOD WYANDOT IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA CRAWFORD ERIE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AKRON, ALLIANCE, ASHLAND, ASHTABULA, AURORA, AUSTINTOWN, AVON LAKE, BAINBRIDGE, BELLEVUE, BOARDMAN, BOWLING GREEN, BRUNSWICK, BUCYRUS, BURTON, CANTON, CARDINGTON, CAREY, CHARDON, CHESTERLAND, CLEVELAND, CLYDE, CONNEAUT, CRESTLINE, EASTLAKE, ELYRIA, ERIE, FINDLAY, FOSTORIA, FREMONT, GALION, GENEVA, GENOA, HURON, KENT, KILLBUCK, LORAIN, MANSFIELD, MARION, MASSILLON, MEADVILLE, MEDINA, MENTOR, MIDDLEFIELD, MILLERSBURG, MOUNT GILEAD, MOUNT VERNON, NILES, NORTH RIDGEVILLE, NORWALK, OAK HARBOR, ORRVILLE, PAINESVILLE, PERRYSBURG, PORT CLINTON, RAVENNA, RITTMAN, SANDUSKY, SOUTH RUSSELL, STREETSBORO, TIFFIN, TITUSVILLE, TOLEDO, UPPER SANDUSKY, WADSWORTH, WARREN, WICKLIFFE, WILLARD, WILLOUGHBY, WILLOWICK, WOOSTER, AND YOUNGSTOWN.

Affected Areas

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

SAME Codes:

039005 Ashland County, OH

039007 Ashtabula County, OH

039033 Crawford County, OH

039035 Cuyahoga County, OH

039043 Erie County, OH

039055 Geauga County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

039075 Holmes County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

039083 Knox County, OH

039085 Lake County, OH

039093 Lorain County, OH

039095 Lucas County, OH

039099 Mahoning County, OH

039101 Marion County, OH

039103 Medina County, OH

039117 Morrow County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039133 Portage County, OH

039139 Richland County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039151 Stark County, OH

039153 Summit County, OH

039155 Trumbull County, OH

039169 Wayne County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

039175 Wyandot County, OH

042039 Crawford County, PA

042049 Erie County, PA

UGC: OHC005 OHC007 OHC033 OHC035 OHC043 OHC055 OHC063 OHC075 OHC077 OHC083 OHC085 OHC093 OHC095 OHC099 OHC101 OHC103 OHC117 OHC123 OHC133 OHC139 OHC143 OHC147 OHC151 OHC153 OHC155 OHC169 OHC173 OHC175 PAC039 PAC049

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

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Alert Area Affected Boundaries

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-03-31 14:59 EDT
02:59 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-03-31T15:00:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-03-31 21:00 EDT
09:00 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-03-31T21:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-03-31 15:00 EDT
03:00 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-03-31 20:37 EDT
08:37 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1747cfba47ccc3e7972096f50ec692c894308b53.001.1

Database ID
#151

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 2026-03-31T14:59:00-04:00

Language en-US

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

EAS Parameters

EAS Originator (EAS-ORG) WXR — National Weather Service

Block Channels EAS NWEM CMAS

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

039005 Ashland County, OH

039007 Ashtabula County, OH

039033 Crawford County, OH

039035 Cuyahoga County, OH

039043 Erie County, OH

039055 Geauga County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

039075 Holmes County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

039083 Knox County, OH

039085 Lake County, OH

039093 Lorain County, OH

039095 Lucas County, OH

039099 Mahoning County, OH

039101 Marion County, OH

039103 Medina County, OH

039117 Morrow County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039133 Portage County, OH

039139 Richland County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039151 Stark County, OH

039153 Summit County, OH

039155 Trumbull County, OH

039169 Wayne County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

039175 Wyandot County, OH

042039 Crawford County, PA

042049 Erie County, PA

UGC Codes OHC005 OHC007 OHC033 OHC035 OHC043 OHC055 OHC063 OHC075 OHC077 OHC083 OHC085 OHC093 OHC095 OHC099 OHC101 OHC103 OHC117 OHC123 OHC133 OHC139 OHC143 OHC147 OHC151 OHC153 OHC155 OHC169 OHC173 OHC175 PAC039 PAC049

Affected Zones OHC005 OHC007 OHC033 OHC035 OHC043 OHC055 OHC063 OHC075 OHC077 OHC083 OHC085 OHC093 OHC095 OHC099 OHC101 OHC103 OHC117 OHC123 OHC133 OHC139 OHC143 OHC147 OHC151 OHC153 OHC155 OHC169 OHC173 OHC175 PAC039 PAC049

Event Codes

SAME SVA

NationalWeatherService SVA

VTEC

New Event Severe Thunderstorm Watch #80

Office KCLE · Begins 2026-03-31 19:00 UTC · Ends 2026-04-01 01:00 UTC

/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.A.0080.260331T1900Z-260401T0100Z/

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Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)

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Issuance This alert 2026-03-31 18:59 UTC

Extended (Time) 2026-04-01 00:38 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 31 at 8:38PM EDT until March 31 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Expired 2026-04-01 02:53 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 31 at 10:53PM EDT until March 31 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier WCNCLE

WMOidentifier WWUS61 KCLE 311859

eventEndingTime 2026-03-31T21:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-SVA-039063-039173+0600-0901859-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-03-31 15:01 EDT 03:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch Severe Actual SVA 039063, 039173	`ZCZC-WXR-SVA-039063-039173+0600-0901859-KR8MER-`

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Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

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Last Updated: 2026-03-31 20:37 EDT (00:37 UTC)