At 248 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Reading to near Vevay, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 45 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Locations impacted include. Cincinnati, Hamilton, Fairfield, Covington, Mason, Florence, Independence, Lebanon, Norwood, Forest Park, Erlanger, Fort Thomas, Newport, Sharonville, Monroe, Blue Ash, Loveland, Springdale, Reading, and Montgomery. This includes the following Interstates. I-71 in Kentucky between mile markers 67 and 77. I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 41. I-74 in Ohio between mile markers 9 and 19. I-75 in Kentucky between mile markers 169 and 191. I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 27. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for southeastern Indiana. northern Kentucky. and southwestern Ohio. To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 681 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA UNION IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY LEWIS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OHIO FAYETTE IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO ADAMS HIGHLAND IN SOUTHWEST OHIO BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO GREENE MONTGOMERY PREBLE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CAMP DIX, CARROLLTON, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, HAMILTON, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KETTERING, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, MANCHESTER, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PEEBLES, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SPRINGBORO, SUMMERSIDE, TOLLESBORO, VANCEBURG, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST UNION, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.