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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Wilmington, OH

August 7, 2026Licking County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2026, 10:05 AM EDT for Licking County, Ohio. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 7, 2026, 10:05 AM EDT (14:05 UTC)
Expired: Aug 7, 2026, 10:30 AM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Licking County, OH

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 7, 7:42 AM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 7:42 AM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 5:06 AM EDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 7, 8:29 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 7, 8:31 AM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 8:44 AM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 9:12 AM EDT, 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 9:37 AM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 10:03 AM EDT, 2 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 7, 6:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hamilton	45 min
Aug 7, 6:05 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	40 min
Aug 7, 6:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	37 min
Aug 7, 6:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Warren	36 min
Aug 7, 6:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Warren	32 min
Aug 7, 6:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	36 min
Aug 7, 7:05 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Highland	25 min
Aug 7, 7:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton, Warren	35 min
Aug 7, 8:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin, Pickaway	31 min
Aug 7, 9:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	33 min
Aug 7, 9:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	38 min
Aug 7, 10:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	27 min
Aug 7, 10:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	17 min
Aug 7, 2:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Greene	33 min
Aug 7, 2:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	28 min
Aug 7, 2:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Greene, Montgomery, Warren	38 min
Aug 7, 2:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler	35 min
Aug 7, 2:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	3 hr
Aug 7, 3:05 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	3 hr
Aug 7, 3:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Greene, Montgomery, Preble	2 hr
Aug 7, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	37 min
Aug 7, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Highland	31 min
Aug 7, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Highland	41 min
Aug 7, 3:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Hamilton	3 hr
Aug 7, 4:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams, Pike	35 min
Aug 7, 4:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Butler, Hamilton	3 hr
Aug 7, 4:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Highland, Pike	2 hr
Aug 7, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ross	31 min
Aug 7, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Brown	29 min
Aug 7, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams	29 min
Aug 7, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pike, Scioto	37 min
Aug 7, 5:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Brown, Clermont	108 min
Aug 7, 5:43 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Hamilton	2 hr
Aug 7, 5:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Pike, Scioto	3 hr
Aug 7, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Preble	51 min
Aug 7, 5:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	2 hr
Aug 7, 6:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Scioto	105 min
Aug 7, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler, Warren	38 min
Aug 7, 2:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Franklin	3 hr
Aug 7, 2:46 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Franklin	3 hr
Aug 7, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette	28 min
Aug 7, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Franklin, Union	45 min
Aug 7, 5:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fayette, Franklin, Union	119 min
Aug 7, 6:08 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Franklin	112 min
Aug 7, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Franklin	35 min
Aug 7, 7:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	25 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.