NW Athens County Severe Thunderstorm WARNING in effect until Sun, 3/30/2025, at 11:45PM, seek shelter if threatened by severe weather!

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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northwestern Athens County until 11:45PM Sunday, March 30, 2025.

At 10:52 PM, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bremen to 10 miles southwest of Hocking Hills State Park, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include… Chauncey, Nelsonville, Trimble, Glouster, Jacksonville, The Plains, Buchtel, and Burr Oak State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado, go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.