Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Southeastern Indiana and West Central Ohio
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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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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Indiana and Ohio until 12:30 AM EDT due to 60 mph wind gusts.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern Indiana and Western 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 Southeastern Indiana and Western Ohio.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Wilmington OH has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of southeastern and east central Indiana, as well as west central and southwestern Ohio. This alert is effective until 12:30 AM EDT on March 16, 2026.
Affected Areas
The following regions are included in the warning area:
- Indiana: Franklin, Ripley, Wayne, Union, Fayette, and Northern Dearborn counties.
- Ohio: Western Preble, Northwestern Butler, and Southwestern Darke counties.
Impacted locations include Richmond, Oxford, Connersville, Harrison, Batesville, Brookville, Centerville, Cambridge City, Bright, Hidden Valley, Liberty, Versailles, Milan, Hagerstown, Union City, New Paris, Osgood, New Madison, Fountain City, and Dublin. This also affects I-70 in Indiana (mile markers 134-156), I-70 in Ohio (mile markers 0-9), and I-74 in Indiana and Ohio.
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 weather.gov/iln or submit reports via social media when it is safe to do so.
Expected Conditions
Radar-indicated severe thunderstorms were located along a line moving northeast at 65 mph. The primary hazard is 60 mph wind gusts. Residents should expect damage to trees and power lines in the affected areas.
Timeline
The warning was issued at 11:52 PM EDT on March 15 and is set to expire at 12:30 AM EDT on March 16. At 11:51 PM EDT, the storm line was extending from 10 miles southwest of New Castle to 9 miles south of Vernon.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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