Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Fayette County in central Ohio... Eastern Clinton County in southwestern Ohio... Central Pickaway County in central Ohio... Northern Highland County in southwestern Ohio... Northwestern Ross County in southwestern Ohio...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 439 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sabina, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Chillicothe, Washington Court House, Circleville, Greenfield, Sabina, South Bloomfield, Lynchburg, Leesburg, New Vienna, Jeffersonville, Kingston, Williamsport, Bloomingburg, New Holland, Logan Elm Village, Staunton, Good Hope, Frankfort, Fox and Martinsville. This includes I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 62 and 68.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLINTON, OH ... FAYETTE, OH ... HIGHLAND, OH ... PICKAWAY, OH ... ROSS, 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.