NWS Wilmington OHTO.W 0067September 9, 2026
Tornado Warning: Licking, OH
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington issued a tornado warning for Licking in Ohio, which was in force until 9:30 p.m. local time on September 9. It was the 67th tornado warning the NWS office in Wilmington issued in 2026. Ohio had 8 tornado warnings in September 2026, against 3 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Ohio's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 33 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wilmington OH
- Area
- Licking
- State
- Ohio
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:57 p.m. EDT, September 9, 2026
- Expires
- 9:30 p.m. EDT, September 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KILN TO.W 0067
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Licking County in central Ohio... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 856 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Hebron, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Newark, Heath, Granville, Buckeye Lake, Hebron, Harbor Hills, Granville South, Fairfield Beach, Thornport, Gratiot, Interstate 70 at State Route 13, and Brownsville. This includes I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 127 and 142, and near mile marker 144.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.