Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Erie County in place through 7 p.m.

CLEVELAND — The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Erie County until 7 p.m. tonight.

According to the 3News Weather Team, “more heat and humidity will be in place over Northern Ohio Tuesday with high temperatures in the upper 80s. A strong cold front will approach the region from the west Tuesday evening. Ahead of the that front, expect a line of thunderstorms to develop and slide through the area closer to evening. For now, we’ll say after 6 p.m. Damaging winds are the main threat.”

While large hail is also possible in any storm, our weather team says there is a very low tornado threat with this event.