NWS Pittsburgh PATO.W 0037July 21, 2026
Tornado Warning: Muskingum and Noble, OH
The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh issued a tornado warning for Muskingum and Noble in Ohio, which was in force until 4:00 p.m. local time on July 21. It was the 37th tornado warning the NWS office in Pittsburgh issued in 2026. Ohio had 20 tornado warnings in July 2026, against 5 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Ohio's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 30 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Pittsburgh PA
- Area
- Muskingum and Noble
- State
- Ohio
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:30 p.m. EDT, July 21, 2026
- Expires
- 4:00 p.m. EDT, July 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPBZ TO.W 0037
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Ohio since 2008Every warning type in Ohio
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The notice as issued
TORPBZ The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Muskingum County in east central Ohio... Southwestern Noble County in east central Ohio... * Until 400 PM EDT. * At 330 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 12 miles south of New Concord, or 15 miles southeast of Zanesville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail. 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... Caldwell, Dudley, Belle Valley, Sarahsville, High Hill, Ruraldale, Wolf Run State Park and Blue Rock State Park.
What the agency told people to do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building away from 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.
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.