154  
WWUS81 KILN 201126  
SPSILN  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
726 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
OHZ046-055-056-065-201200-  
LICKING OH-FAIRFIELD OH-DELAWARE OH-FRANKLIN OH-  
726 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN  
FRANKLIN...NORTH CENTRAL FAIRFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE AND  
LICKING COUNTIES THROUGH 800 AM EDT...  
 
AT 726 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PATASKALA,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
COLUMBUS, NEWARK, WESTERVILLE, REYNOLDSBURG, GAHANNA, WORTHINGTON,  
HEATH, GRANVILLE, PATASKALA, POWELL, JOHNSTOWN, SUNBURY, BALTIMORE,  
BUCKEYE LAKE, HEBRON, UTICA, MINERVA PARK, MILLERSPORT, HANOVER, AND  
HARBOR HILLS.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...  
I-70 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 114 AND 135.  
I-71 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 119 AND 128.  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING.  
 
TO REPORT HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS, GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT  
WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, WHEN YOU CAN  
DO SO SAFELY.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4003 8219 3992 8239 3993 8246 3987 8247  
3981 8258 4016 8307 4034 8275 4028 8275  
4027 8248 4025 8248 4024 8224 4017 8219  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1126Z 230DEG 46KT 4000 8270  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...45 MPH  
 

 
 
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