Ohio Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/10/2026 09:38

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 12:38PM EDT until August 10 at 1:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 10, 2026 - 9:38am
Expires: 
August 10, 2026 - 10:15am
Description: 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Perry County in southeastern Ohio... Southwestern Morgan County in southeastern Ohio... Northern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio... Northwestern Athens County in southeastern Ohio... * Until 115 PM EDT. * At 1237 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Logan to near Kingston, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Nelsonville, Glouster, Shawnee, Lake Hope State Park, Chauncey, New Straitsville, Buchtel, Jacksonville, Trimble, Hemlock, Creola, Eagle Mills, Burr Oak State Park, Allensville, and The Plains.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Athens, OH; Morgan, OH; Perry, OH; Vinton, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov