Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 3:00PM EDT until September 4 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 4, 2026 - 12:00pm
Expires:
September 4, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Wayne County in east central Indiana...
Southern Darke County in west central Ohio...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 259 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New Madison,
moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Arcanum, New Madison, Wayne Lakes, Pitsburg, Bethel, Hollansburg,
Gordon, Palestine, Ithaca, Castine, Whitewater, and Sharpeye.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are 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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, 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:
Wayne, IN; Darke, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov