Ohio Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/18/2026 00:54

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 3:54AM EDT until June 18 at 4:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 12:54am
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 1:15am
Description: 
At 353 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Marshall, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Chillicothe, Marshall, Bainbridge, Pike Lake, Kincaid Springs, Rocky Fork Point, Cynthiana, Highland Holiday, Sinking Spring, Rocky Fork Lake, Bourneville, Elm Grove, Rainsboro, Buchanan, Paint Creek State Park, Summithill, Knockemstiff, and Idaho.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM EDT for south central Ohio. 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. 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: 
Highland, OH; Pike, OH; Ross, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH