Ohio Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/19/2026 20:48

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 19 at 11:48PM EDT until September 20 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 19, 2026 - 8:48pm
Expires: 
September 19, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description: 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Northeastern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio... Southwestern Athens County in southeastern Ohio... * Until 1230 AM EDT. * At 1148 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lake Hope State Park, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Athens, Mcarthur, Albany, Lake Hope State Park, Zaleski, Creola, and Carpenter.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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.
Area Description: 
Athens, OH; Meigs, OH; Vinton, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov