Severe Thunderstorm Warning Indiana, Ohio | Effective 03/15/2026 20:52

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 11:52PM EDT until March 16 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 15, 2026 - 8:52pm
Expires: 
March 15, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description: 
SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Franklin County in southeastern Indiana... Ripley County in southeastern Indiana... Wayne County in east central Indiana... Union County in east central Indiana... Northern Dearborn County in southeastern Indiana... Fayette County in east central Indiana... Western Preble County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Butler County in southwestern Ohio... Southwestern Darke County in west central Ohio... * Until 1230 AM EDT. * At 1151 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of New Castle to 8 miles northwest of Lake Santee to 9 miles south of Vernon, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted 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 includes the following Interstates... I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 134 and 156. I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 9. I-74 in Indiana between mile markers 145 and 171. I-74 in Ohio near mile marker 0.
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: 
Dearborn, IN; Fayette, IN; Franklin, IN; Ripley, IN; Union, IN; Wayne, IN; Butler, OH; Darke, OH; Preble, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov