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Special Marine Warning

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Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH; Conneaut OH to Ripley NY; Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

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The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore and Open waters from Geneva-on-the-lake OH to Ripley NY...
* Until 1145 PM EDT.
* At 1012 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts, strong winds, and large hail were located along a line extending from near Ripley to near Erie to 12 nm north of Conneaut, moving east at 35 knots.
HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to nearly 50 knots, and large hail.
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. Large hail could result in structural damage.
* Locations impacted include... Erie and Conneaut.
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