571  
WWUS81 KILN 180551  
SPSILN  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
151 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
OHZ073-080>082-180615-  
PIKE OH-HIGHLAND OH-ADAMS OH-ROSS OH-  
151 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ADAMS  
 
NORTHWESTERN PIKE...SOUTHEASTERN HIGHLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN ROSS  
COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM EDT...  
 
AT 151 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BELFAST, MOVING  
EAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. HAIL MAY CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO  
VEGETATION.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
HILLSBORO, MARSHALL, BAINBRIDGE, PIKE LAKE, KINCAID SPRINGS, BELFAST,  
ROCKY FORK POINT, HIGHLAND HOLIDAY, CYNTHIANA, EMERALD, SINKING  
SPRING, MAY HILL, KNOCKEMSTIFF, BERRYSVILLE, HIGHLAND COUNTY AIRPORT,  
ROCKY FORK LAKE, ELM GROVE, RAINSBORO, AND SERPENT MOUND.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL  
OHIO.  
 
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 3899 8366 3924 8363 3928 8309 3901 8311  
3901 8327 3900 8327  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0551Z 268DEG 34KT 3909 8358  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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