Severe Thunderstorm Warning Ohio | Effective 03/22/2026 20:02

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 11:02PM EDT until March 22 at 11:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 22, 2026 - 8:02pm
Expires: 
March 22, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description: 
SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Franklin County in central Ohio... Fairfield County in central Ohio... Hocking County in central Ohio... Pickaway County in central Ohio... Southern Licking County in central Ohio... Northeastern Ross County in south central Ohio... * Until 1145 PM EDT. * At 1101 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grove City, moving east at 55 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, Newark, Dublin, Lancaster, Westerville, Reynoldsburg, Grove City, Upper Arlington, Gahanna, Hilliard, Pickerington, Worthington, Circleville, Bexley, Heath, Logan, Granville, Pataskala, Canal Winchester, and Groveport. This includes the following Interstates... I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 92 and 142. I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 92 and 119.
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; Hocking, OH; Licking, OH; Pickaway, OH; Ross, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov