Ohio Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/21/2026 11:39

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 2:39PM EDT until July 21 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 21, 2026 - 11:39am
Expires: 
July 21, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description: 
SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Franklin County in central Ohio... Southern Delaware County in central Ohio... West central Licking County in central Ohio... Southeastern Union County in central Ohio... * Until 330 PM EDT. * At 239 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New California, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Columbus, Dublin, Westerville, Gahanna, Worthington, Pataskala, Powell, Minerva Park, Polaris, New California, New Albany, Shawnee Hills, US Route 33 at US Route 42, Huber Ridge, Center Village, Columbus Zoo, and Lewis Center. This includes I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 117 and 125.
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: 
Delaware, OH; Franklin, OH; Licking, OH; Union, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH