974  
WUUS51 KILN 172115  
SVRILN  
OHC041-049-089-172215-  
/O.NEW.KILN.SV.W.0062.240417T2115Z-240417T2215Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
515 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...  
SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...  
LICKING COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...  
 
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 514 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SUNBURY TO NEAR HILLIARD, MOVING EAST AT 50  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. A 59 MPH WIND  
GUST WAS RECENTLY OBSERVED AT OHIO STATE AIRPORT.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS POSSIBLE. EXPECT WIND  
DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
COLUMBUS, NEWARK, DUBLIN, WESTERVILLE, REYNOLDSBURG, UPPER  
ARLINGTON, GAHANNA, HILLIARD, WORTHINGTON, BEXLEY, HEATH,  
GRANVILLE, PATASKALA, JOHNSTOWN, SUNBURY, HEBRON, UTICA, MINERVA  
PARK, GRANVILLE SOUTH, AND OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...  
I-70 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 127 AND 128.  
I-71 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 110 AND 126.  
 
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.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL OHIO.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3994 8250 4000 8322 4015 8305 4028 8275  
4027 8248 4025 8248 4024 8219  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 267DEG 45KT 4021 8288 4002 8323  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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