THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
524 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
ASHLAND CRAWFORD ERIE
HURON KNOX LORAIN
MARION MORROW RICHLAND
IN NORTHEAST OHIO
ASHTABULA CUYAHOGA GEAUGA
HOLMES LAKE MAHONING
MEDINA PORTAGE STARK
SUMMIT TRUMBULL WAYNE
IN NORTHWEST OHIO
HANCOCK LUCAS OTTAWA
SANDUSKY SENECA WOOD
WYANDOT
IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
CRAWFORD ERIE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AKRON, ALLIANCE, ASHLAND, ASHTABULA,
AURORA, AUSTINTOWN, AVON LAKE, BAINBRIDGE, BELLEVUE, BOARDMAN,
BOWLING GREEN, BRUNSWICK, BUCYRUS, BURTON, CANTON, CARDINGTON,
CAREY, CHARDON, CHESTERLAND, CLEVELAND, CLYDE, CONNEAUT,
CRESTLINE, EASTLAKE, ELYRIA, ERIE, FINDLAY, FOSTORIA, FREMONT,
GALION, GENEVA, GENOA, HURON, KENT, KILLBUCK, LORAIN, MANSFIELD,
MARION, MASSILLON, MEADVILLE, MEDINA, MENTOR, MIDDLEFIELD,
MILLERSBURG, MOUNT GILEAD, MOUNT VERNON, NILES, NORTH RIDGEVILLE,
NORWALK, OAK HARBOR, ORRVILLE, PAINESVILLE, PERRYSBURG,
PORT CLINTON, RAVENNA, RITTMAN, SANDUSKY, SOUTH RUSSELL,
STREETSBORO, TIFFIN, TITUSVILLE, TOLEDO, UPPER SANDUSKY,
WADSWORTH, WARREN, WICKLIFFE, WILLARD, WILLOUGHBY, WILLOWICK,
WOOSTER, AND YOUNGSTOWN.
An Air Quality Advisory for Ground Level Ozone and Fine Particulates
has been issued by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and
Summit Counties. The advisory is until midnight EDT tonight.
Air quality levels will be unhealthy for sensitive groups during
this period. If you are in the sensitive groups category of
children, the elderly and those with breathing difficulties, please
monitor your outdoor activity and check air quality readings at
airnow.gov. Additionally, sign-up at enviroflash.info for text
alerts regarding air quality.
To help our region reduce air pollution:
*Drive less: bike, walk, use transit, work from home, combine trips
*Visit gohiocommute.com/noaca - Find a smarter way to travel!
*Don't idle - Turn off your engine
*Refill your tank after sunset
*Wait to mow the lawn