Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 5:42PM EDT until March 22 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 22, 2026 - 2:42pm
Expires:
March 22, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 542 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Granville
South, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind
damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Newark, Heath, Granville, Pataskala, Hebron, Granville South,
Beechwood Trails, New Albany, Jersey, Alexandria, and State Route 310
at State Route 161.
This includes I-70 in Ohio near mile marker 128.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
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:
Licking, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov