Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 7:05AM EDT until May 20 at 7:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 20, 2026 - 4:05am
Expires:
May 20, 2026 - 4:30am
Description:
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Franklin County in central Ohio...
* Until 730 AM EDT.
* At 705 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Columbus,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Columbus, Westerville, Reynoldsburg, Upper Arlington, Gahanna,
Worthington, Bexley, Pataskala, Minerva Park, Ohio State
University, Easton, Whitehall, New Albany, Grandview Heights,
Obetz, Valleyview, Marble Cliff, Port Columbus Airport, Huber
Ridge, and Clintonville.
This includes the following Interstates...
I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 94 and 107.
I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 103 and 119.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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:
Franklin, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender: