Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Eastern Indiana and Western Ohio
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NOAA issued it on July 8, 2026, 6 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Wilmington OH issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for six counties in Indiana and Ohio until 12:15 AM EDT June 12.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Eastern Indiana and Western Ohio
- Issued
- July 8, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Wilmington OH
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 6 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Eastern Indiana and Western Ohio.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Wilmington OH. Effective from 2026-06-11T23:12:00-04:00 until 2026-06-12T00:15:00-04:00. Certainty: Observed. Urgency: Immediate.
Affected Areas
Fayette County IN, Franklin County IN, Union County IN, Wayne County IN, Darke County OH, Preble County OH. Locations impacted include Richmond, Connersville, Batesville, Centerville, Cambridge City, Liberty, Hagerstown, New Paris, New Madison, Fountain City, Dublin, Oldenburg, Glenwood, Lake Santee, Franklin, Waterloo, Blooming Grove, Columbia, Metamora, and Bunker Hill. Includes I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 134 and 156, I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 4, and I-74 in Indiana between mile markers 145 and 149.
What You Should Do
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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.
Expected Conditions
At 11:12 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Muncie to near Greenwood, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts. Source: Radar indicated. Impact: Expect damage to trees and power lines. Tornado detection: Possible. Max hail size: Up to .75 inches.
Timeline
Alert effective 2026-06-11T23:12:00-04:00. Expires and ends 2026-06-12T00:15:00-04:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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