Severe Thunderstorm Warning Ohio | Effective 03/22/2026 18:57

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:57PM EDT until March 22 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 22, 2026 - 6:57pm
Expires: 
March 22, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description: 
At 957 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Richwood to 6 miles southwest of Mechanicsburg, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Dublin, Delaware, Marysville, Powell, Plain City, West Jefferson, Ashley, New California, Choctaw Lake, Radnor, Milford Center, Shawnee Hills, Ostrander, Lafayette, Magnetic Springs, Unionville Center, Delaware State Park, Rosedale, State Route 4 at State Route 161, and Resaca. This includes I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 76 and 84.
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: 
Delaware, OH; Madison, OH; Union, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov