WWUS81 KCLE 011057 SPSCLE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Cleveland OH 657 AM EDT Thu May 1 2025 OHZ029-030-037-047-011130- Richland OH-Ashland OH-Morrow OH-Knox OH- 657 AM EDT Thu May 1 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND...SOUTH CENTRAL ASHLAND...SOUTHEASTERN MORROW AND KNOX COUNTIES THROUGH 730 AM EDT... At 657 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Centerburg to near Utica. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Mansfield, Mount Vernon, Lexington, Fredericktown, Gambier, Utica, Bellville, Centerburg, Danville, Sparta, Waterford, Butler, Martinsburg, Gann, North Liberty, and Bladensburg. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4024 8248 4027 8248 4028 8275 4035 8275 4035 8268 4040 8272 4053 8264 4055 8264 4074 8251 4059 8222 4057 8222 4057 8218 4024 8220 TIME...MOT...LOC 1057Z 214DEG 35KT 4032 8263 4017 8247 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Saunders