A Wind Advisory for the same counties from 10 a.m. to midnight is also in place. The NWS said winds may go up to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected, and could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
The NWS said the chance of severe storms and heavy rain will be late Wednesday into Wednesday night.
[6:05 AM] Scattered to numerous storms are expected near/north of the Ohio River through the morning hours, with some small hail possible in the strongest storms. However, this activity should remain primarily non-severe in nature. Just loud with brief heavy downpours. pic.twitter.com/OHJQe8n9Wk
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) April 2, 2025
Damaging winds, gusty winds, tornadoes and flooding/flash flooding are the primary threats, according to the NWS. A secondary threat is large hail.
[5:25 AM] Although there will be some AM storms, the primary severe threat will evolve late this evening into tonight. Significant/damaging straight-line winds, as well as a few tornadoes, will be possible. Some large hail and instances of flash flooding are also possible. pic.twitter.com/FnmHHJAWkc
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) April 2, 2025
Rain showers with a possible thunderstorm may happen before 2 p.m., followed by a chance of rain showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m.
The NWS said additional waves of low pressure will cause more rounds of storms with heavy rain Thursday night into Saturday.
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