toledo weather mon jul 18, 2016 not a drought-breaker, but it appears that some areas around toledo will receive some rain ... now. at 4:02 a.m., the Cle NWS issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lucas County until 4:30 a.m. Radar detected a severe thunderstorm near Sylvania. !https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8311/28305447671_d684c50a73.jpg! q. special weather statement national weather service cleveland oh 353 am edt mon jul 18 2016 a cluster of strong thunderstorms will move east across the area and produce wind gusts to 45 mph. locally heavy rain and cloud to ground lightning are likely with the thunderstorms as well. ponding of water is likely on roadways and in poor drainage areas. the thunderstorms are expected to be east of the area by 5 am this morning. q.. about the warning q. Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued: 4:02 AM EDT Jul. 18, 2016 – National Weather Service The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lucas County in northwestern Ohio... * until 430 am EDT * at 402 am EDT... a severe thunderstorm was located over Sylvania... or 7 miles west of Toledo... moving east at 35 mph. Hazard... 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Source... radar indicated. Impact... hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs... siding and trees. * Locations impacted include... Toledo... Swanton... Perrysburg... Oregon... Sylvania... Rossford... Waterville... Northwood... Whitehouse... Holland... Maumee... Ottawa Hills... Walbridge... Millbury... Clay Center... Berkey... Harbor View... Williston... Reno Beach and Neapolis. q.. hr. watch never issued md 1314 concerning severe potential...watch possible for srn lower mi...nrn indiana...nwrn oh mesoscale discussion 1314 nws storm prediction center norman ok 1251 am cdt mon jul 18 2016 areas affected...srn lower mi...nrn indiana...nwrn oh concerning...severe potential...watch possible valid 180551z - 180745z probability of watch issuance...40 percent summary...a few damaging wind gusts are possible tonight...and the area is being monitored for a watch...conditional on further storm organization. discussion...several clusters of storms have gradually increased in coverage over the past hour with cooling tops on ir imagery. most recently...development has increased over swrn lower mi...near a confluence line and also on the srn periphery of the upper shortwave trough influence. the grr and dtx vwps show 30-40 kt winds in the lower part of the troposphere and the instability axis extends newd into lower mi. this setup may support a damaging wind threat if the activity upstream can produce a substantial cold pool. any hail threat should be marginal. ..jewell/edwards.. 07/18/2016 ...please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... attn...wfo...cle...dtx...iwx...grr... lat...lon 40758421 40798643 41348665 41908615 42588530 42888399 42668279 42198273 41708290 41178319 40758421 !https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8234/27768465413_f85041a464_o.gif! #toledo #weather