Forecast: Storms ending for now

CLEVELAND - 7:48 pm Update:  Only a few isolated thundershowers left now in Mahoning, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Columbiana Counties. Severe threat is done for the night. Another round of strong storms possible by early afternoon Thursday. Storm Prediction Center has placed Northern Ohio in the SLIGHT RISK area for severe storms. Damaging winds would be the main threat with some large hail possible.

In the meantime, there is still the chance for a rogue thundershower tonight. Skies will remain partly to mostly cloudy with lows in the upper 60s and lower 70s.

5:30 pm Update:  Storms pulling away rapidly now. Only warning left is for Tuscarawas County. That will expire at 6pm. Dry weather should be the rule through out the evening with temperaturees in the 80s.

4:23 pm Update: Severe weather WATCHES are still in effect for all counties along the US Rt 30 corridor and points south through 9pm. But, the threat for bad storms is rapidly ending there as well. WATCH will likely be canceled by 6pm for our viewing area.

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UPDATE: 400p: The Severe Storm Watch has been trimmed to only include counties along and south of US30.

UPDATE 330p:  Severe Storm warning for southern Stark until 4p.

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN STARK COUNTY...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR EAST CANTON...OR NEAR CANTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS WERE REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
WAYNESBURG...ROBERTSVILLE AND NEW FRANKLIN.

UPDATE 310p:  Severe Storm warning for Stark until 4p.

* AT 305 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  CANTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EAST SPARTA...
  WAYNESBURG...

UPDATE 250p: Heaviest rain and thunder now just north of Ravenna, moving SE at 15-20 towards Warren.

UPDATE: 230p: There is a broken line of storms from Bucyrus SE to Mansfield to Loudonville to Sugarcreek moving SE at 15-20mph... nothing severe, just some decent rains and gusty winds. Some small hail may fall, too.

UPDATE: 210p: The warnings for Ashland, Holmes and Wayne are no longer active.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ASHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  HOLMES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
  WAYNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO

* UNTIL 200 PM EDT

* AT 115 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF LOUDONVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect for the inland counties in NE OH until 9pm. Conditions are ripe for severe storms to develop.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Ashland, Holmes and Wayne Counties until 2pm. The strongest storms are capable of producing quarter size hail and damaging wind gusts of up to 60mph.

UPDATE: Several small storms have popped up, none are severe. One is SW of Cleveland near the airport, sliding SE, another near Canton, another in central Ashtabula, and one SE on Mansfield.

Update: Already seeing middle 80s across NE OH, temps will continue to heat up with bright sunshine. Expect clouds to start building early this afternoon leading to storms today. Some could be strong to severe. 

A cold front is lingering over Lake Erie this morning. The front will slowly sag south this afternoon, producing scattered thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be strong to severe with large hail and damaging wind gusts.

The best chance of rain is in counties away from the lake, particularly southwest of Cleveland. The storms will be scattered after 2 p.m. Unfortunately, this does not look like a widespread rain event, so some areas may stay completely dry today. Expect highs near 90 degrees.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible overnight. Lows will fall to 70 degrees under partly cloudy skies.

Computer models are developing a thunderstorm complex over the Midwest Thursday afternoon and projecting it to reach Northeast Ohio Thursday evening. If this is the case, we might get much needed rain again late Thursday. We'll be watching this forecast closely!

Thursday will be much cooler, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. By Friday, highs drop to the low 80s under sunny skies. Humidity will be lower and more comfortable at the end of the week.

High pressure sticks around Friday through Sunday, keeping the sky mostly sunny. Another cold front arrives late Monday or early Tuesday next week.