Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Central and West Central Ohio Until 2:30 AM

Alert Details

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of central and west central Ohio. The alert was issued at 1:48 AM EDT following radar indications and observed wind gusts in the area.

Affected Areas

The warning covers the following regions:

• West Central Ohio: Southeastern Champaign County, Southeastern Logan County, Central Greene County, and Clark County.
• Central Ohio: Western Union County and Madison County.

Impacted locations include Springfield, Fairborn, Xenia, Marysville, Urbana, London, Yellow Springs, Jefferson, Northridge, Plain City, West Jefferson, Cedarville, Enon, Richwood, South Charleston, Mechanicsburg, North Lewisburg, Choctaw Lake, Wilberforce, and Harmony. This also includes Interstate 70 in Ohio between mile markers 45 and 85.

What You Should Do

For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building immediately. To report severe weather, residents can visit the NWS website at weather.gov/iln or submit reports via social media when it is safe to do so.

Expected Conditions

The primary hazard associated with this storm is wind gusts reaching up to 60 mph. At 1:45 AM, a 58 mph gust was specifically reported at the Xenia Greene County Airport. Residents should expect damage to trees and power lines. The storms were last located along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of St. Paris to Wilberforce, moving northeast at 60 mph.

Timeline

The Severe Thunderstorm Warning is effective immediately and is scheduled to expire at 2:30 AM EDT on March 16, 2026.