Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 10:58AM EDT until August 11 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 7:58am
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 8:15am
Description:
At 1058 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Somerset, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Newark, Lancaster, Heath, Logan, Buckeye Lake, Bremen, Pleasantville,
Hanover, Harbor Hills, Hide-A-Way Hills, Marne, Fairfield Beach,
Thornport, Murray City, Sugar Grove, Rushville, Gratiot, West
Rushville, Purity, and Brownsville.
This includes I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 130 and 142, and near
mile marker 144.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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; Hocking, OH; Licking, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov