Active Alerts Waring, PA

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH464 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREASIN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIESIN NORTHEAST OHIOASHTABULA CUYAHOGA GEAUGALAKE MAHONING PORTAGETRUMBULLIN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIESIN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIACRAWFORD ERIETHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHTABULA, AURORA, AUSTINTOWN,BAINBRIDGE, BOARDMAN, BURTON, CHARDON, CHESTERLAND, CLEVELAND,CONNEAUT, EASTLAKE, ERIE, GENEVA, KENT, MEADVILLE, MENTOR,MIDDLEFIELD, NILES, PAINESVILLE, RAVENNA, SOUTH RUSSELL,STREETSBORO, TITUSVILLE, WARREN, WICKLIFFE, WILLOUGHBY,WILLOWICK, AND YOUNGSTOWN.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT fornorthwestern Pennsylvania.

At 136 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm overCanadohta Lake, or 20 miles northeast of Meadville, moving east at 15mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow aroundunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation ispossible.Locations impacted include...Corry, Union City, Canadohta Lake, Lincolnville, Riceville,Spartansburg, and Elgin.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.* WHERE...A portion of northwest Pennsylvania, including thefollowing counties, Crawford and Erie.* WHEN...Until 515 PM EDT.* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.Ponding of water in urban or other areas is imminent.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 204 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to beginshortly in the advisory area. Up to 1 inch of rain hasfallen.- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expectedover the area. This additional rain will result in minorflooding.- Some locations that will experience flooding include...Erie, Conneaut, Corry, Edinboro, North East, Union City,Girard, Waterford, Albion, Wattsburg, Northwest Harborcreek,Harborcreek, Lawrence Park, Wesleyville, Lake City,Cranesville, Platea, Mill Village, McKean and Elgin.- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safetyand preparedness information.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of abuilding.Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead toflash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

At 153 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Albion, or 7miles southeast of Conneaut, moving east at 20 mph.HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect haildamage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expectdamage to trees and power lines.Locations impacted include...Conneaut, Edinboro, Girard, North Kingsville, Albion, Kingsville,Conneautville, Cranesville, Springboro, Platea, McKean, Venango,Edgewood, Plymouth Center, and Kelloggsville.