When more storms arrive after tornado watches
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Tornado warnings and watches were issued for multiple central Ohio counties on Thursday evening. All tornado warnings for the night have expired, but multiple counties remain under watches until 1 a.m.
The Delaware Police Department reported a tornado on the ground near Sunbury Road and Glenn Road around 9:20 p.m.
Some roadways were affected by the weather, with United States Route 42 closing north of Interstate 70 in Madison County spanning to the Union County line. Fallen trees also closed State Route 3 between Genoa and Sunbury.
The BST&G Fire District, which serves Berkshire, Sunbury, Trenton and Galena, reported downed wires and trees across the area Thursday night and encouraged drivers to stay off the roads.
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST:
- Tonight: Rain showers & storms, some strong before midnight, low 54
- Friday: Rumbles early, morning showers, cloudy, (daytime) high 54
- Saturday: Sunny skies, high 60
- Sunday: Some clouds, cooler, high 51
- Monday: Sct'd PM snow showers, high 40
TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT:
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until midnight for multiple central Ohio counties, including:
- Delaware
- Fairfield
- Fayette
- Franklin
- Hardin
- Hocking
- Licking
- Logan
- Madison
- Pickaway
- Ross
The following counties are under a tornado watch until 1 a.m.:
- Morgan
- Perry
FORECAST DISCUSSION:
Good Thursday evening,
Storms will taper off during the early morning hours as the cold front will drop south through our area. Temps will drop to the mid 50s by daybreak on Friday, and will generally stay in the lower to middle 50s through the day on Friday behind the front.
Showers should end by around midday as the front slowly slides south. Behind the front, skies will start to clear Friday night into Saturday. This will allow temps to fall to the mid to upper 30s Saturday morning, and bounce back to near 60 in the afternoon with sunny skies. A weak front will drop through Saturday night with a slight chance of showers, but it will bring cooler day Sunday with sunshine returning and highs in the lower 50s.
Sunday night another push of colder air will drop south, and this will bring in colder air to start next work and school week with temps nearly a dozen off the normal, near 40 for the high. In addition, some light precipitation will arrive by midday and through the afternoon and will fall as scattered snow showers. It will also be a breezy to blustery day on Monday with winds at 20mph at times with gusts to near 30, keeping wind chills in the 20s most of the day.
Tuesday expect clearing skies, a frosty start in the middle 20s, but with sunshine returning, we will have highs back in the middle 40s. We should climb back to normal on Wednesday with sunny skies and highs in the lower 50s. Thursday temps will push back above normal in the upper 50s with mostly sunny skies.
-Dave