816  
WWUS51 KILN 170241 RRA  
SVSILN  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
1041 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
 
OHC027-047-071-141-170315-  
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0128.000000T0000Z-250517T0315Z/  
FAYETTE OH-CLINTON OH-HIGHLAND OH-ROSS OH-  
1041 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT  
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FAYETTE...SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON...NORTHERN HIGHLAND  
AND WESTERN ROSS COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1041 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LEESBURG,  
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND  
DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
GREENFIELD, LEESBURG, NEW VIENNA, EAST MONROE, SAMANTHA, LYNCHBURG,  
SOUTH SALEM, NEW MARTINSBURG, PAINT CREEK STATE PARK, HIGHLAND, AND  
HILLSBORO.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL, SOUTH  
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN OHIO.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 
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 3922 8380 3937 8378 3945 8323 3924 8325  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 256DEG 43KT 3934 8358  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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