Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 8:23AM EDT until August 11 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 5:23am
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 6:00am
Description:
At 823 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near St. Henry,
moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Coldwater, Versailles, St. Henry, Bradford, Webster, Gettysburg,
Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Montezuma, New Weston,
Yorkshire, Darke County Airport, Maria Stein, Brock, State Route 47
at US Route 127, Eldora Speedway, Carthagena, and Willowdell.
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:
Darke, OH; Mercer, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov