Rounds of rain, and a few strong storms Wednesday (19 First Alert Weather Day)

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A major storm over Oklahoma this morning will track into northern Illinois by tomorrow afternoon.

Abundant moisture moving into Ohio through the rest of the day Tuesday.

Multiples waves of rain are expected through the day Wednesday.

Southeast winds will gust close to 40 mph at times.

We have the highest chance of rain the second half of the afternoon into the early evening.

The instability goes up enough for us to include a few strong storms, especially south of Cleveland.

UPDATE: CLE metro now under an isolated risk for storms late tomorrow.
Our southwestern counties are under a Level 2 risk, meaning a few storms could produce damaging winds. pic.twitter.com/ffcJc251cf
— Kelly Dobeck ⛈ (@KellyDWeather) March 22, 2022

The biggest concern with any strong storm will be damaging wind gusts.

The biggest impact will be the late day rush tomorrow. Be prepared for heavy rain at times.

A dry slot Thursday will keep us mainly dry.

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