The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for central Ohio on Sunday, Sept. 21.
The alert is in effect until 5:30 p.m. for Fairfield County and southwestern Licking County. Wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour could occur in the storm and damage to trees and power lines could occur.
Locations impacted include Newark, Lancaster, Reynoldsburg, Pickerington, Heath, Granville, Pataskala, Canal Winchester, Baltimore, Buckeye Lake, Hebron, Millersport, Pleasantville, Harbor Hills, Granville South, FairfieldBeach, Beechwood Trails, Summit Station, Thornport, and Etna.
Strong thunderstorms are also expected in southeastern Franklin County and eastern Pickaway County. Wind gusts of up to 45 miles per hour could occur and pea size hail.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Severe thunderstorm warning issued for central Ohio
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