Weather Alerts For Erie, PA

# HEADLINE -------------------- BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT High risk of rip currents expected. WHERE In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. WHEN From midnight EDT tonight through Monday evening. IMPACTS Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. ISSUED AT Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 4:33 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Cleveland OH HEADER Coastal Hazard Message # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Ashtabula Lakeshore, Cuyahoga, Lake, Northern Erie

# HEADLINE -------------------- FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. WHERE Portions of northeast Ohio, including the following areas, Ashtabula Inland, Ashtabula Lakeshore, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit and Trumbull and northwest Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Crawford, Northern Erie and Southern Erie. WHEN Until 10 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. ADDITIONAL DETAILS - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into this evening. Most of the area will receive at least 1 inch of rain with localized amounts as high as 3 to 4 inches. These higher amounts may lead to localized flash flooding, especially in urban corridors and other flood-prone areas. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information. ISSUED AT Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Cleveland OH HEADER URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED | Flood Watch # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Crawford, Stark, Ashtabula Inland, Ashtabula Lakeshore, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Northern Erie, Portage, Southern Erie, Summit, Trumbull Including the cities of Streetsboro, Massillon, Boardman, Cleveland, Mentor, Akron, Bainbridge, South Russell, Chardon, Eastlake, Corry, Meadville, Burton, Jefferson, Middlefield, Alliance, Kent, Canton, Geneva, Edinboro, Willoughby, Youngstown, Roaming Shores, Wickliffe, Conneaut, Andover, Chesterland, Warren, Erie, Titusville, Aurora, Austintown, Niles, Painesville, Ravenna, Willowick, Orwell, Union City, and Ashtabula

# SUMMARY -------------------- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 614 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO ASHLAND CRAWFORD ERIE HURON KNOX LORAIN MORROW RICHLAND IN NORTHEAST OHIO ASHTABULA CUYAHOGA GEAUGA HOLMES LAKE MAHONING MEDINA PORTAGE STARK SUMMIT TRUMBULL WAYNE IN NORTHWEST OHIO OTTAWA SANDUSKY SENECA 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, BRUNSWICK, BUCYRUS, BURTON, CANTON, CARDINGTON, CHARDON, CHESTERLAND, CLEVELAND, CLYDE, CONNEAUT, CRESTLINE, EASTLAKE, ELYRIA, ERIE, FOSTORIA, FREMONT, GALION, GENEVA, GENOA, HURON, KENT, KILLBUCK, LORAIN, MANSFIELD, MASSILLON, MEADVILLE, MEDINA, MENTOR, MIDDLEFIELD, MILLERSBURG, MOUNT GILEAD, MOUNT VERNON, NILES, NORTH RIDGEVILLE, NORWALK, OAK HARBOR, ORRVILLE, PAINESVILLE, PORT CLINTON, RAVENNA, RITTMAN, SANDUSKY, SOUTH RUSSELL, STREETSBORO, TIFFIN, TITUSVILLE, WADSWORTH, WARREN, WICKLIFFE, WILLARD, WILLOUGHBY, WILLOWICK, WOOSTER, AND YOUNGSTOWN. # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 1:25 PM EDT ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH HEADER WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 614

Closest strike: 13.43 miles Storms Approaching Stay alert and frequently check WeatherBug to see if storms are moving toward you. Be mindful that new storms can also form with little notice.

There is a Slight Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...THE MID SOUTH...AND THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS SUMMARY Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible over parts of the Mid South and southern Great Plains with 60 to 75 mph gusts being the primary hazard. Scattered damaging winds also remain possible this afternoon across parts of the Ohio Valley into the central Appalachians. Southern Great Plains The primary change with this outlook update was an upgrade to a Level 2/Slight risk for portions of northwest Texas and the Texas Panhandle driven by the inclusion of 15% wind probabilities based on the latest CAM and time-lagged ensemble guidance. The 5% wind probability and CIG1 were similarly expanded across adjacent portions of the southern Great Plains. See Mesoscale Discussion 2085 for additional short-term details. Mid Atlantic Isolated convective initiation is ongoing across portions of the central Blue Ridge in far northwestern Virginia as of 1955 UTC. Latest CAM/time-lagged ensemble guidance continues to suggest the potential for some upscale growth/clustering of convection downstream across northern Virginia. Some consideration was given to a targeted upgrade to a Level 2/Slight risk (via the inclusion of a 15% wind probability) for this area; however, weak low-level flow sampled by the Sterling (LWX) VWP and cooler downstream temperatures in the upper-70s F lend uncertainty to the coverage of the resultant severe risk and precluded an upgrade at this time. A locally greater risk for damaging wind gusts could materialize should a cluster of storms develop, however. See MCD 2083 for additional details. Elsewhere, only minor adjustments were made based on recent convective/observational trends and the latest forecast guidance. See the text below and Mesoscale Discussions 2084 and 2086 for additional details.

Pollen Index: 9.6 Pollen Level: medium-high Predominant Pollen: Ragweed, Chenopods and Nettle. Pollen concentrations for Sunday will be falling in the moderate range. Since the weather has a major influence on pollen dispersal, this decrease is due in part to rising humidity, weakening winds and expected precipitation in the morning, afternoon and evening which tends to wash pollen out of the air. The lower pollen levels are significant and should help allergy sufferers to cope tomorrow.