Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 4:36PM EDT until September 4 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 4, 2026 - 1:36pm
Expires:
September 4, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 436 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles northwest of Wilmington to near Sabina, moving
southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Washington Court House, Wilmington, Sabina, Jeffersonville, Staunton,
Clarksville, Bowersville, Port William, Milledgeville, Octa,
Paintersville, Melvin, Rosemoor, Lumberton, Oakland, Lees Creek,
Ogden, New Martinsburg, Kingman, and Interstate 71 at US Route 68.
This includes I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 43 and 70.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
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 these storms, 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:
Clinton, OH; Fayette, OH; Greene, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov