Tornado near Cleveland, Ohio? Latest radar as Mentor, Willoughby, Euclid, Painesville, Lake County under warning
A low-pressure system near Mentor, Euclid and Willoughby triggered tornado alerts, with 75-80 mph winds reported across the Cleveland metro area.
A low-pressure system in Mentor, Euclid, and Willoughby, Ohio on Thursday sparked tornado warnings for those areas as well as parts of Cleveland. The National Weather Service issued these warnings at 6:45pm EDT, though Cleveland itself was not directly under a warning. Winds up to 70 mph were reported in the city during this period.
Other cities like Parma, Lakewood, Warren, Niles, Ashtabula, Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Brunswick, Media, and Wadsworth also received severe thunderstorm warnings. The tornado risk was assessed as low, but strong storms and possible flash flooding were expected across the northeastern Ohio region over the course of the evening.
The NWS advised residents to share photos of any storm damage, including downed trees, flooding, and hail, along with their location.
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