THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 655 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FRANKLIN LICKING UNION
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN HARDIN LOGAN MERCER SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BELLEFONTAINE, CELINA, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, KENTON, LANCASTER, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, PICKERINGTON, SIDNEY, ST. MARYS, URBANA, AND WAPAKONETA.

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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hardin County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio...
* Until 415 AM EDT.
* At 325 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bluffton, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Kenton, Ada, Forest, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Patterson, Dola, Grant, Silver Creek, Jumbo, Huntersville, Walton, and New Hampshire.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...East Central Auglaize County in west central Ohio... North Central Champaign County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 600 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 306 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Bellefontaine, West Liberty, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Chippewa Park, Huntsville, Valley Hi, Mcmorran, Lewistown, Logansville, Bloom Center, Springhills and Lippincott.