Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:30PM
SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Fayette County in central Ohio... Northeastern Clinton County in southwestern Ohio... Northwestern Pike County in south central Ohio... Southeastern Greene County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Highland County in south central Ohio... Ross County in south central Ohio...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 244 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Morrow to near Kincaid Springs, moving north at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Chillicothe, Washington Court House, Wilmington, Greenfield, Sabina, Jamestown, Leesburg, New Vienna, Jeffersonville, Bainbridge, New Holland, Pike Lake, Cynthiana, North Folk Village, Staunton, Good Hope, Frankfort, Clarksburg, Bowersville, and Port William. This includes I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 50 and 69.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLINTON, OH ... FAYETTE, OH ... GREENE, OH ... HIGHLAND, OH ... PIKE, OH ... ROSS, OH
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near a lake, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. 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
Greene County Sheriffs Office
120 E Main St
Xenia, OH 45385
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 937-376-5111
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP GCSO2900 followed by your message, to 888777
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