701  
WUUS51 KILN 201105  
SVRILN  
OHC049-201130-  
/O.NEW.KILN.SV.W.0092.260520T1105Z-260520T1130Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
705 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...  
 
* UNTIL 730 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 705 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER COLUMBUS,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
COLUMBUS, WESTERVILLE, REYNOLDSBURG, UPPER ARLINGTON, GAHANNA,  
WORTHINGTON, BEXLEY, PATASKALA, MINERVA PARK, OHIO STATE  
UNIVERSITY, EASTON, WHITEHALL, NEW ALBANY, GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS,  
OBETZ, VALLEYVIEW, MARBLE CLIFF, PORT COLUMBUS AIRPORT, HUBER  
RIDGE, AND CLINTONVILLE.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...  
I-70 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 94 AND 107.  
I-71 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 103 AND 119.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4000 8277 3987 8297 3997 8312 4013 8296  
4013 8276  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1105Z 229DEG 32KT 3996 8302  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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