BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1255 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Franklin County in central Ohio...
Northwestern Fairfield County in central Ohio...
Southwestern Licking County in central Ohio...
* Until 130 PM EDT.
* At 1255 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jefferson,
moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Columbus, Reynoldsburg, Grove City, Gahanna, Pickerington, Bexley,
Pataskala, Canal Winchester, Groveport, Whitehall, Etna, Obetz,
Lithopolis, Carroll, Lockbourne, Brice, Port Columbus Airport, and
Blacklick Estates.
This includes the following Interstates...
I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 99 and 121.
I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 97 and 112.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and
submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
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LAT...LON 3978 8268 3979 8283 3980 8283 3981 8312
4002 8299 3999 8261
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 274DEG 43KT 3991 8328
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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