Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 3:36AM EDT until June 18 at 4:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 12:36am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 1:15am
Description:
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Pike County in south central Ohio...
Central Highland County in south central Ohio...
Southwestern Ross County in south central Ohio...
* Until 415 AM EDT.
* At 336 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hillsboro,
moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Chillicothe, Hillsboro, Marshall, Bainbridge, Pike Lake, Kincaid
Springs, Belfast, Rocky Fork Point, Highland Holiday, Cynthiana,
Russell, New Market, Sinking Spring, Knockemstiff, Berrysville,
State Route 136 at US Route 62, Highland County Airport, Rocky Fork
Lake, Bourneville, and Elm Grove.
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.
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM EDT for south central
Ohio.
Area Description:
Highland, OH; Pike, OH; Ross, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov