CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohio is under threat of strong to severe thunderstorms Saturday afternoon, with damaging winds, large hail and the possibility of a tornado before a sharp cooldown brings frost and freeze concerns early next week.
The National Weather Service in Cleveland issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook early Saturday as showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop ahead of a cold front during the afternoon. Some storms could become severe as warmer air surges into the region before temperatures tumble later in the day.
Saturday’s forecast calls for temperatures to rise to near 73 degrees by late morning before falling to around 55 degrees by evening as the front moves through. South winds of 16 to 18 mph are expected to shift west later in the day, with gusts up to 32 mph…