SVRILN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO... NORTHWESTERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO... SOUTHWESTERN LICKING COUNTY IN CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT.

* AT 402 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WESTERVILLE TO LAKE DARBY, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLUMBUS, NEWARK, WESTERVILLE, REYNOLDSBURG, GROVE CITY, UPPER ARLINGTON, GAHANNA, PICKERINGTON, BEXLEY, HEATH, GRANVILLE, PATASKALA, CANAL WINCHESTER, GROVEPORT, BALTIMORE, BUCKEYE LAKE, HEBRON, MINERVA PARK, MILLERSPORT, AND FAIRFIELD BEACH.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES... I-70 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 94 AND 132. I-71 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 91 AND 117.