Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:19PM EDT until March 22 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 22, 2026 - 6:19pm
Expires:
March 22, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
At 918 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles southwest of Dunkirk to 7 miles east of Piqua,
moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Urbana, Kenton, St. Paris, West
Liberty, Mechanicsburg, North Lewisburg, Jackson Center, Russells
Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, West
Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Northwood, and Blanchard.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 79 and 99.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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:
Auglaize, OH; Champaign, OH; Hardin, OH; Logan, OH; Miami, OH; Shelby, OH; Union, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov