720  
WWUS81 KILN 181350  
SPSILN  
 
TEST   
..SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
 
TEST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
950 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-181400-  
HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-  
CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-  
FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-  
HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KENTON, CELINA, WAPAKONETA, GREENVILLE,  
SIDNEY, BELLEFONTAINE, MARYSVILLE, DELAWARE, PIQUA, URBANA,  
SPRINGFIELD, LONDON, COLUMBUS, NEWARK, EATON, DAYTON, XENIA,  
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, CIRCLEVILLE, LANCASTER, HAMILTON, LEBANON,  
WILMINGTON, CHILLICOTHE, LOGAN, CINCINNATI, MILFORD, GEORGETOWN,  
HILLSBORO, WEST UNION, PIKETON AND PORTSMOUTH  
950 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
..THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY
 
 
TEST. TEST. TEST. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS  
ISSUED A TEST MESSAGE FOR THE OHIO STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL.  
 
THIS INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES IN OHIO AND IS VALID UNTIL 1000 AM EDT.  
 
THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE.  
 
THIS IS A TEST. REPEATING, THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE FOR THE OHIO  
STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL. THERE IS NO SEVERE WEATHER OCCURRING AT  
THIS TIME.  
 
THIS TEST MESSAGE IS PART OF THE ANNUAL OHIO TORNADO DRILL. IF THIS  
WAS AN ACTUAL SEVERE WEATHER EVENT, A SPECIFIC SEVERE WEATHER  
PRODUCT WOULD BE ISSUED WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE HAZARD. THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, THE OHIO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND  
THE OHIO COMMITTEE FOR SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS ENCOURAGE THE USE OF  
THIS TIME TO ACTIVATE AND REVIEW YOUR SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PLANS.  
 
REPEATING, THIS HAS BEEN A TEST TORNADO WARNING MESSAGE FOR THE 2026  
OHIO TORNADO DRILL. THIS CONCLUDES THE TEST.  
 
THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. REPEATING, THIS IS A TEST.  
 

 
 
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