Special Marine Warning
Special Marine Warning issued August 2 at 3:31PM EDT until August 2 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Alert Description
SMWCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore and Open waters from Willowick OH to Conneaut OH... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 330 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 21 nm north of Fairport Harbor to 7 nm west of Geneva-On-The-Lake, moving northeast at 20 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Geneva-On-The-Lake, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula, and Conneaut.