Ohio Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/22/2026 14:26

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 22 at 5:26PM EDT until April 22 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 22, 2026 - 2:26pm
Expires: 
April 22, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Franklin County in central Ohio... Northwestern Fairfield County in central Ohio... Southwestern Licking County in central Ohio... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 526 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Minerva Park, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Columbus, Westerville, Reynoldsburg, Upper Arlington, Gahanna, Pickerington, Worthington, Bexley, Pataskala, Canal Winchester, Groveport, Minerva Park, Ohio State University, Beechwood Trails, Easton, Summit Station, Whitehall, Etna, New Albany, and Grandview Heights. This includes the following Interstates... I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 95 and 119. I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 106 and 120.
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Fairfield, OH; Franklin, OH; Licking, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov