WWUS81 KCLE 232206 SPSCLE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Cleveland OH 606 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 OHZ021-022-232245- Summit OH-Portage OH- 606 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL PORTAGE AND EAST CENTRAL SUMMIT COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT... At 606 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Streetsboro to near Akron. Movement was southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Akron, Ravenna, Cuyahoga Falls, Kent, Hudson, Tallmadge, Streetsboro, Mogadore, Mantua, Stow, Brimfield, Randolph, Munroe Falls, Lakemore, Edinburg, Silver Lake, Brady Lake, Sugar Bush Knolls, and Wayland. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4112 8160 4129 8122 4118 8100 4108 8108 4103 8123 4101 8149 TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 312DEG 10KT 4123 8128 4111 8151 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Kahn