Special Marine Warning for The Islands to Vermilion OH; Vermilion to Avon Point OH; Avon Point to Willowick OH +3 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Avon Point to Willowick OH, Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border, The Islands to Vermilion OH, The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border, Vermilion to Avon Point OH, Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border
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What is happening
SMWCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore waters from The Islands OH to Willowick OH... Open waters from The Islands OH to Willowick OH... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 451 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore waters from The Islands OH to Willowick OH... Open waters from The Islands OH to Willowick OH... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 451 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 16 nm north of Kelleys Island to 9 nm northwest of Put-In-Bay to 12 nm southeast of North Cape, moving southeast at 40 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts in excess of 50 knots, and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Western Vermilion, Avon Point, Sandusky Bay, Huron, Willowick, Lorain Harbor, Vermilion, and Cleveland.
Lifecycle record
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- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued September 3 at 4:51PM EDT until September 3 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Cleveland OH. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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