Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Franklin County in central Ohio... Northwestern Fairfield County in central Ohio... Northeastern Pickaway County in central Ohio... Southwestern Licking County in central Ohio...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 238 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grove City, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Columbus, Lancaster, Reynoldsburg, Grove City, Upper Arlington, Gahanna, Pickerington, Bexley, Pataskala, Canal Winchester, Groveport, Baltimore, Buckeye Lake, Hebron, Millersport, Granville South, Ohio State University, Beechwood Trails, Easton and Summit Station. This includes the following Interstates... I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 98 and 128. I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 103 and 115.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LICKING, OH ... FAIRFIELD, OH ... PICKAWAY, OH ... FRANKLIN, OH

Instructions:

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. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.