{"id":270372,"date":"2026-08-22T22:14:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T22:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/270372\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T22:14:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T22:14:52","slug":"erie-elite-home-opener-brings-families-together-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/270372\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie Elite Home Opener Brings Families Together | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 614 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS<br \/>\nEVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS<\/p>\n<p>IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES<\/p>\n<p>IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO<\/p>\n<p>ASHLAND               KNOX                  LORAIN<br \/>\nMORROW                RICHLAND<\/p>\n<p>IN NORTHEAST OHIO<\/p>\n<p>ASHTABULA             CUYAHOGA              GEAUGA<br \/>\nHOLMES                LAKE                  MAHONING<br \/>\nMEDINA                PORTAGE               STARK<br \/>\nSUMMIT                TRUMBULL              WAYNE<\/p>\n<p>IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES<\/p>\n<p>IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA<\/p>\n<p>CRAWFORD              ERIE<\/p>\n<p>THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AKRON, ALLIANCE, ASHLAND, ASHTABULA,<br \/>\nAURORA, AUSTINTOWN, AVON LAKE, BAINBRIDGE, BOARDMAN, BRUNSWICK,<br \/>\nBURTON, CANTON, CARDINGTON, CHARDON, CHESTERLAND, CLEVELAND,<br \/>\nCONNEAUT, EASTLAKE, ELYRIA, ERIE, GENEVA, KENT, KILLBUCK, LORAIN,<br \/>\nMANSFIELD, MASSILLON, MEADVILLE, MEDINA, MENTOR, MIDDLEFIELD,<br \/>\nMILLERSBURG, MOUNT GILEAD, MOUNT VERNON, NILES, NORTH RIDGEVILLE,<br \/>\nORRVILLE, PAINESVILLE, RAVENNA, RITTMAN, SOUTH RUSSELL,<br \/>\nSTREETSBORO, TITUSVILLE, WADSWORTH, WARREN, WICKLIFFE,<br \/>\nWILLOUGHBY, WILLOWICK, WOOSTER, AND YOUNGSTOWN.<\/p>\n<p>                            SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 614 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS<br \/>\nEVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS<\/p>\n<p>THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS<\/p>\n<p>AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH<br \/>\nWILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH<br \/>\nGENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH<br \/>\nCONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY<br \/>\nAVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-<br \/>\nCANADIAN BORDER<br \/>\nWILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE OH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-<br \/>\nCANADIAN BORDER<br \/>\nGENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-<br \/>\nCANADIAN BORDER<br \/>\nCONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN<br \/>\nBORDER<\/p>\n<p>                            &#8230;BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT<br \/>\nTONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* WHAT&#8230;High risk of rip currents expected.<\/p>\n<p>* WHERE&#8230;In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore<br \/>\nCounties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County.<\/p>\n<p>* WHEN&#8230;From midnight EDT tonight through Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>* IMPACTS&#8230;Wind and wave action will cause currents on the<br \/>\nlakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can<br \/>\ncarry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along<br \/>\nstructures extending out into the lake.<\/p>\n<p>PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&amp;&amp;<\/p>\n<p>                            &#8230;SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO<br \/>\nMIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY NIGHT&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* WHAT&#8230;West winds 15 to 20 knots and waves 3 to 6 feet<br \/>\nexpected.<\/p>\n<p>* WHERE&#8230;The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from Avon Point OH<br \/>\nto Ripley NY.<\/p>\n<p>* WHEN&#8230;From midnight tonight to midnight EDT Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>* IMPACTS&#8230;Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.<\/p>\n<p>PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller<br \/>\nvessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&amp;&amp;<\/p>\n<p>                            &#8230;FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* WHAT&#8230;Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.<\/p>\n<p>* WHERE&#8230;Portions of northeast Ohio, including the following areas,<br \/>\nAshtabula Inland, Ashtabula Lakeshore, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake,<br \/>\nMahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit and Trumbull and northwest<br \/>\nPennsylvania, including the following areas, Crawford, Northern<br \/>\nErie and Southern Erie.<\/p>\n<p>* WHEN&#8230;Until 10 PM EDT this evening.<\/p>\n<p>* IMPACTS&#8230;Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,<br \/>\ncreeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.<\/p>\n<p>* ADDITIONAL DETAILS&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8211; Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into<br \/>\nthis evening. Most of the area will receive at least 1 inch of<br \/>\nrain with localized amounts as high as 3 to 4 inches. These<br \/>\nhigher amounts may lead to localized flash flooding, especially<br \/>\nin urban corridors and other flood-prone areas.<br \/>\n&#8211; Please visit www.weather.gov\/safety\/flood for flood safety and<br \/>\npreparedness information.<\/p>\n<p>PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action<br \/>\nshould Flash Flood Warnings be issued.<\/p>\n<p>&amp;&amp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 614 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137,296,139],"class_list":["post-270372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news","tag-local","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}