Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:30AM
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Franklin County in central Ohio... Fairfield County in central Ohio... Northeastern Pickaway County in central Ohio...
* Until 430 AM EDT.
* At 359 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Groveport, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Columbus, Lancaster, Reynoldsburg, Pickerington, Bexley, Canal Winchester, Groveport, Baltimore, Buckeye Lake, Bremen, Millersport, Pleasantville, Fairfield Beach, Obetz, Royalton, Lithopolis, Thurston, Carroll, Rushville and Lockbourne. This includes I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 104 and 113.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FAIRFIELD, OH ... FRANKLIN, OH ... PICKAWAY, OH
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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.
Address/Location
Scioto Township OH
6752 OH-762
Commercial Point, OH 43116
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 614-877-9124
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning