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Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Fairfield, OH; Hocking, OH

Structured official-source report · Published Sep 19, 8:58 PM UTC · Updated Sep 19, 9:41 PM UTC
SIGNIFICANT · expired

Latest status

The strongest storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms. Please report previous wind damage or hail to the National Weather Service by going to our website at weather.gov/iln and submitting your report via social media.

Where it happened

Fairfield, OH; Hocking, OH; Pickaway, OH · 39.582°, -82.642°

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Fairfield, OH; Hocking, OH; Ross, OH

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Incident timeline

Sep 19, 9:41 PM UTC · nws

The strongest storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms. Please report previous wind damage or hail to the National Weather Service by going to our website at weather.gov/iln and submitting your report via social media.

Sep 19, 9:23 PM UTC · nws

The storm which prompted the warning will continue to threaten southeastern Fairfield and eastern Hocking County. Therefore, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for these areas until 545PM EDT. Please report previous wind damage or hail to the National Weather Service by going to our website at weather.gov/iln and submitting your report via social media.

Sep 19, 9:11 PM UTC · nws

SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Fairfield County in central Ohio... Hocking County in central Ohio... East central Ross County in south central Ohio... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 510 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lancaster to near Hocking Hills State Park to 8 miles east of Chillicothe, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Lancaster, Logan, Nelsonville, Bremen, Hocking Hills State Park, Hide-A-Way Hills, Starr, Londonderry, Murray City, Sugar Grove, Ilesboro, Gibisonville, Mooresville, Hideaway Hills, Lake Logan State Park, Haydenville, South Bloomingville, North Berne, Enterprise, and Union Furnace. 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.

Sep 19, 9:11 PM UTC · nws

SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Fairfield County in central Ohio... Hocking County in central Ohio... East central Ross County in south central Ohio... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 510 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lancaster to near Hocking Hills State Park to 8 miles east of Chillicothe, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Lancaster, Logan, Nelsonville, Bremen, Hocking Hills State Park, Hide-A-Way Hills, Starr, Londonderry, Murray City, Sugar Grove, Ilesboro, Gibisonville, Mooresville, Hideaway Hills, Lake Logan State Park, Haydenville, South Bloomingville, North Berne, Enterprise, and Union Furnace. 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.

Sep 19, 9:10 PM UTC · nws

At 510 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northwest of Hocking Hills State Park, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Lancaster, Logan, Hide-A-Way Hills, Laurelville, Sugar Grove, Buena Vista in Hocking County, US Route 22 at State Route 159, Gibisonville, Hideaway Hills, Lake Logan State Park, Clearport, Enterprise, and Rockbridge. 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.

Sep 19, 8:47 PM UTC · nws

SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Fairfield County in central Ohio... Western Hocking County in central Ohio... Eastern Pickaway County in central Ohio... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 447 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Circleville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Lancaster, Circleville, Logan, Bremen, Hide-A-Way Hills, Logan Elm Village, Royalton, Amanda, Stoutsville, Laurelville, Sugar Grove, Adelphi, Tarlton, East Ringgold, US Route 22 at State Route 159, Slate Run Metro Park, Clearport, North Berne, Aw Marion State Park, and Buena Vista in Hocking County. 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.

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