{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.7691f0e8954abde6a8784bc378944b313d992346.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 6:51PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-17","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.7691f0e8954abde6a8784bc378944b313d992346.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Cleveland OH"},"word_count":182,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 6:51PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Wood; Hancock; Seneca; Wyandot\n**Issued by:** NWS Cleveland OH\n**Sent:** 2026-07-17T18:51:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-17T18:51:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-17T19:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 651 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong\nthunderstorms along a line extending from near McComb to near Forest.\nMovement was northeast at 30 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nFindlay, Bowling Green, Tiffin, Fostoria, Upper Sandusky, North\nBaltimore, McComb, Forest, Sycamore, Arcadia, Vanlue, Van Buren, New\nRiegel, Carey, Wayne, Bloomdale, Risingsun, Cygnet, Mount Blanchard,\nand Portage.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nTorrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead\nto localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded\nroadways.\n\nFrequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.\nLightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe\nshelter inside a building or vehicle."}