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COLUMBUS Weather Tuesday starts cold but sunny. A warm stretch is coming mid-week before a major storm system brings heavy rain and thunderstorms to Central Ohio late Thursday into Friday. According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. Today, Tuesday March 24: Sunny and cold. High near 51 degrees. Wind calm in the morning, light … Read more
COLUMBUS No tornado hit Columbus. No tornado warning is in effect. The sirens you heard this morning were part of Ohio’s annual Statewide Tornado Drill. AccuWeather confirmed zero active weather warnings for Columbus as of 9:57 a.m. Wednesday. The National Weather Service shows no severe weather alerts for Franklin County today. Franklin County set off … Read more
By Jonathan Pierce | ColumbusFrontline.com | March 16, 2026 COLUMBUS, A Wind Advisory remains in effect for Franklin County until 8 a.m. Monday as a cold front pushes through central Ohio, turning morning rain showers into snow showers by afternoon and dropping temperatures to around 21 degrees overnight. The National Weather Service in Wilmington issued … Read more
COLUMBUS, Strong winds knocked out power for nearly 70,000 AEP Ohio customers in Franklin County Friday, part of a statewide outage that left more than 350,000 Ohio homes and businesses without electricity, according to AEP Ohio. Wind gusts of up to 80 mph were recorded across parts of central Ohio on Friday, snapping trees and … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Plumbing professionals in the Columbus area are urging homeowners to check their sump pumps after severe storms caused power outages across parts of central Ohio this weekend. Strong thunderstorms moved through the region Saturday and knocked out electricity for thousands of customers in Pickaway County and Fairfield County. Because most sump pumps … Read more
COLUMBUS – Power companies restored electricity to thousands of homes and businesses Saturday after strong storms caused outages across parts of central Ohio. Data from South Central Power Company shows that outages peaked at about 10,600 customers in Pickaway County and 3,400 customers in Fairfield County Saturday afternoon. Utility crews worked for several hours to … Read more
COLUMBUS — Charles Hughes still remembers the call from his son. It was May 2020, and floodwater from the Olentangy River was rising fast on the dead-end street near Broad Meadows Boulevard in Clintonville. Neighbors were throwing what they could into their cars. His son’s family waded through the water just to reach the driveway. … Read more
COLUMBUS — The National Weather Service in Wilmington issued a Flood Watch for Franklin County and several surrounding counties Wednesday morning, warning that heavy rain and thunderstorms could cause flooding through Thursday afternoon. The watch covers Franklin, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, and Clark counties including Downtown Columbus, Newark, Lancaster, Springfield, and Plain City. Flooding Is a … Read more
COLUMBUS — A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for Franklin County until 11:00 a.m. Monday as light snow and patchy fog create slick conditions across Central Ohio, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. Temperatures at John Glenn Columbus International Airport dropped to 22°F early Monday morning, with a wind chill making it … Read more
COLUMBUS — Some AEP Ohio customers in Columbus say their electric bills have doubled over the past two months, and they want answers. Residents in the Columbus area took to social media Friday to share their frustration. Multiple customers reported seeing bills nearly twice as high as the same period last year, even accounting for … Read more