Ohio Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/19/2026 17:25

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 8:25PM EDT until May 19 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 19, 2026 - 5:25pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Franklin County in central Ohio... Delaware County in central Ohio... Northwestern Licking County in central Ohio... Southeastern Union County in central Ohio... Northeastern Madison County in central Ohio... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 825 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dublin, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Columbus, Dublin, Westerville, Delaware, Upper Arlington, Gahanna, Hilliard, Marysville, Worthington, Pataskala, Powell, Johnstown, Sunbury, Plain City, Ashley, Minerva Park, New California, Polaris, Ohio State University, and Easton. This includes I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 111 and 138.
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; Madison, OH; Union, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH