UPDATE: The National Weather Service has cancelled the Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Medina, Portage, Summit, Stark, and Wayne counties.
A heat advisory remains in effect from noon today until 9 p.m.
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UPDATE: The Severe Thunderstorm Warning has expired for Summit and Medina counties. The National Weather Service reports the storm which prompted the warning has weakened and moved out of the warned area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Northern Ohio remains in effect until 1p.m this afternoon. A heat advisory remains in effect from noon today until 9 p.m..
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 8 a.m. Thursday for Summit and Medina counties.
Areas in the storm's path include Mogadore, Lakemore, the Portage Lakes and Green.
The National Weather Service has also issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Northern Ohio until 1p.m this afternoon.
A heat advisory remains in effect from noon today until 9 p.m.
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 468 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 615 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 468 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS OHC005-007-019-029-031-033-035-043-055-075-077-083-085-093-099- 103-117-123-133-139-143-147-151-153-155-157-169-051700- /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0468.120705T1015Z-120705T1700Z/ OH . OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ASHLAND ASHTABULA CARROLL COLUMBIANA COSHOCTON CRAWFORD CUYAHOGA ERIE GEAUGA HOLMES HURON KNOX LAKE LORAIN MAHONING MEDINA MORROW OTTAWA PORTAGE RICHLAND SANDUSKY SENECA STARK SUMMIT TRUMBULL TUSCARAWAS WAYNE $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 705 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 OHZ021>023-032-033-061115- SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-STARK-MAHONING- 705 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 468 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. HEAT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. $$
Heat Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 420 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 OHZ003-006>010-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-051630- /O.CON.KCLE.HT.Y.0004.120705T1600Z-120706T0100Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON- MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY... BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN... MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 420 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 TO 105. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...ESPECIALLY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY-CALL 911. && $$
