Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 11 at 11:46PM EDT until June 12 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 319 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 3 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
FRANKLIN
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
MADISON UNION
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BROOKVILLE, CAMDEN, CELINA, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, KENTON, KETTERING, LANDEN, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, OXFORD, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, AND XENIA.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 12:04AM EDT until June 12 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1203 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Elida to near Botkins to near Bradford, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Wapakoneta, Tipp City, Kenton, Ada, West Milton, Fort Shawnee, Covington, Arcanum, St. Paris, Cridersville, Bradford, Anna, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, and Pleasant Hill.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 66 and 118.
68° 68° slight chance likely Fri 80° Fri 80° chance 61° 61° Sat 85° Sat 85°
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
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