Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Central and West Central Ohio Until 2:30 AM
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NOAA issued it on April 5, 2026, 4 months 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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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for several Ohio counties, including Clark, Greene, and Madison, with 60 mph wind gusts expected to cause damage to trees and power lines.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central and West Central Ohio
- Issued
- April 5, 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 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central and West Central Ohio.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of central and west central Ohio. The alert was issued at 1:48 AM EDT following radar indications and observed wind gusts in the area.
Affected Areas
The warning covers the following regions:
- West Central Ohio: Southeastern Champaign County, Southeastern Logan County, Central Greene County, and Clark County.
- Central Ohio: Western Union County and Madison County.
Impacted locations include Springfield, Fairborn, Xenia, Marysville, Urbana, London, Yellow Springs, Jefferson, Northridge, Plain City, West Jefferson, Cedarville, Enon, Richwood, South Charleston, Mechanicsburg, North Lewisburg, Choctaw Lake, Wilberforce, and Harmony. This also includes Interstate 70 in Ohio between mile markers 45 and 85.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building immediately. To report severe weather, residents can visit the NWS website at weather.gov/iln or submit reports via social media when it is safe to do so.
Expected Conditions
The primary hazard associated with this storm is wind gusts reaching up to 60 mph. At 1:45 AM, a 58 mph gust was specifically reported at the Xenia Greene County Airport. Residents should expect damage to trees and power lines. The storms were last located along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of St. Paris to Wilberforce, moving northeast at 60 mph.
Timeline
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning is effective immediately and is scheduled to expire at 2:30 AM EDT on March 16, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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