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Strong Storms AM, Severe Storms PM

Submitted by A.Hake, Web Producer

Thursday, June 9th, 2011, 6:47am

19 ACTION NEWS FIRST ALERT FORECAST

TODAY: Scattered strong t-storms this morning, then severe t-storms developing this afternoon. Otherwise, partly cloudy warm and humid. High: 86. Wind: W 5-10 mph.

TONIGHT: Severe storms early, then a brief break overnight. Low: 63.

FRIDAY: A mix of sun and clouds. Not as warm. A few scattered storms. High: 76

A severe thunderstorms watch is in effect for Northeast Ohio until 11am. We are seeing a few strong t-storms producing hard downpours, strong wind gusts, and some small sized hail. This threat will continue early this morning, and then severe storms will be a concern this afternoon as a cold front swings through into tonight. Expect it to dry out overnight, with the threat of a few isolated storms Friday. Then we'll look for the threat of more severe storms Saturday before drying out Sunday.

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Blazing sunshine this Memorial Day!

Submitted by mdynia on Monday, May 30th, 7:40 am

Sunny and hot for this Memorial Day. Expect blazing sunshine to take us up to 90. Both today and tomorrow, temperatures will get, tie or even break record highs across our area. Thunderstorm threat returns late Tuesday with the next cold front, but quickly exits for a sunny and not as hot Wednesday.

TODAY: Mostly sunny and hot. High: 90. Wind: SW at 5-10 mph.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild. Low: 72. Wind: SW at 5 - 10 mph.

TUESDAY: Sunny with potentially record breaking heat. High: 92 which would tie the record of 92 set back in 1944.

Have a great Memorial Day!

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See It, Snap It, Send It! Send Us Your Severe Weather Pictures

Submitted by A.Hake, Web Producer

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011, 8:02am

See It, Snap It, Send It! Send Us Your Severe Weather Pictures

We want to know if the stormed rolled through your neighborhood!

See an impressive thunderstorm or perhaps some threatening storm clouds moving in?

Grab you camera or video camera and send it to us - you photo or video could be featured on 19 Action News!

SEE IT, SNAP IT, SEND IT!

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Ford First Alert Forecast for Tuesday

Submitted by A.Hake, Web Producer

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011, 7:57am

TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Scattered PM showers and storms mainly in our southern communities. Cooler especially along the lakeshore counties. High: Mid 60s along the lake to low 70s well inland. Wind: SW-North at 7-17 mph.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and cooler Low: Around 50. Wind: SW at 11-22 mph.

WEDNESDAY: Increasing clouds with rain and storms developing by evening. High: Low 70s.

A cold front will moves through on today keeping the risk of storms around in our southern communities. We're not expecting widespread severe storms this afternoon. It will be a noticeably cooler and less humid today with highs around 70 degrees. The front stalls just south of the area for the next several days keeping the threat for showers and storms around through the end of the week.

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Work Week Outlook! Still Got That Umbrella?

Submitted by Cassie Nist, Assignment Editor & Web Producer

Sunday, May 15th, 2011, 8:45pm

Work Week Outlook! Still Got That Umbrella?

Monday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind between 8 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Northeast wind between 10 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind between 11 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers. High near 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Whipping winds wreak havoc on Northeast Ohio, thousands without power

Submitted by A.Hake, Web Producer

Thursday, April 28th, 2011, 7:49am

Whipping winds wreak havoc on Northeast Ohio, thousands without power

Wild winds causing a number of power outages around Northeast Ohio this morning.

Lorain hit the hardest, with more than 10,000 customers without power. The Cleveland-area a close second, with 5,000-10,000 without juice.

First Energy has crews working to restore the power, but there is no word how long it will take at this time.

View current outages HERE

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Wild Wind Warning!

Submitted by A.Hake, Web Producer

Thursday, April 28th, 2011, 7:37am

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10AM THIS
MORNING.

NUMEROUS REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER THE PAST
FEW HOURS FROM BOTH AUTOMATED GAGES AS WELL AS LAW
ENFORCEMENT...TRAINED SPOTTERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WINDS
RANGING BETWEEN 55 MPH TO AS HIGH AS 67 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED
THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS
MORNING. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE
WESTERN PORTION OF THE WARNED AREA.

WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WITH PERHAPS EVEN HIGHER GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS THIS MORNING.
THESE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE
FORECAST AREA AS THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST
AWAY FROM THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
AT RISK OF BEING BLOWN OVER. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.