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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 19 at 2:03PM EDT until May 19 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
230 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO

ERIE

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

HANCOCK LUCAS OTTAWA
SANDUSKY SENECA WOOD

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BELLEVUE, BOWLING GREEN, CLYDE,
FINDLAY, FOSTORIA, FREMONT, GENOA, HURON, OAK HARBOR, PERRYSBURG,
PORT CLINTON, SANDUSKY, TIFFIN, AND TOLEDO.

Severity: Severe
From: 2026-05-19T14:03:00-04:00
Until: 2026-05-19T19:00:00-04:00

This Afternoon
Showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.