Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 8:46PM EDT until August 8 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 8, 2026 - 5:46pm
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
At 846 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Beechwood
Trails, moving east at 20 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...
Newark, Reynoldsburg, Heath, Granville, Pataskala, Buckeye Lake,
Hebron, Millersport, Beechwood Trails, Granville South, Summit
Station, Fairfield Beach, Harbor Hills, Etna, New Albany, Jersey,
Kirkersville, Alexandria, St. Louisville, and Purity.
This includes I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 118 and 130.
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.
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:
Fairfield, OH; Licking, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov