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At 553 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Nelsonville to near Lake Hope State Park to near Wellston, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Athens, Nelsonville, Glouster, Mcarthur, Albany, Lake Hope State Park, Chauncey, Hamden, Buchtel, Jacksonville, Trimble, Zaleski, Creola, Radcliffe, Allensville, and The Plains. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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Athens, OH; Jackson, OH; Meigs, OH; Perry, OH; Vinton, OH · 39.408°, -82.389°
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- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
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- Athens, OH; Jackson, OH; Meigs, OH; Vinton, OH
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At 553 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Nelsonville to near Lake Hope State Park to near Wellston, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Athens, Nelsonville, Glouster, Mcarthur, Albany, Lake Hope State Park, Chauncey, Hamden, Buchtel, Jacksonville, Trimble, Zaleski, Creola, Radcliffe, Allensville, and The Plains. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
At 529 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Logan to near Hocking Hills State Park to 11 miles west of Mcarthur, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Athens, Wellston, Nelsonville, Glouster, Mcarthur, Albany, Shawnee, Lake Hope State Park, Chauncey, Hamden, New Straitsville, Corning, Buchtel, Jacksonville, Coalton, Trimble, Zaleski, Hemlock, Creola, and Eagle Mills. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Southern Perry County in southeastern Ohio... Northern Jackson County in southeastern Ohio... Vinton County in southeastern Ohio... Western Athens County in southeastern Ohio... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 505 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Lancaster to near Kingston to North Folk Village, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Athens, Wellston, Nelsonville, Glouster, Mcarthur, Albany, Shawnee, Lake Hope State Park, Chauncey, Hamden, New Straitsville, Corning, Buchtel, Jacksonville, Coalton, Trimble, Zaleski, Hemlock, Creola, and Eagle Mills. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.