The main threats Wednesday are heavy rainfall and strong to damaging winds, with a few tornadoes and severe hail also possible.

Several rounds of thunderstorms have moved through central Ohio, but a quick-moving cold front coming in behind them will send temperatures plummeting.

Skies will stay mostly cloudy across central Ohio. This comes with well above average temperatures as highs top off in the lower 70s. While the heat kicks up so will wind speeds. Gusts this afternoon may reach over 40 mph.

The weather is much calmer and slightly cooler, with clouds building and temperatures in the 40s.

LANCASTER − The recent spate of warmer weather was apparently a tease, as snow returned to central Ohio on March 2. The area was under a winter weather advisory for much of the morning, with the National Weather Service predicting 1 to 2 inches of snow and a high of 37 degrees.

Severe storms on Wednesday prompted flash flood warnings across several southern Ohio counties, including Ross County, as spring weather settles into the region

More severe weather is on the way for Columbus and the central Ohio region, according to the National Weather Service.

Storms producing tornadoes in Ohio often approach from the southwest. They can travel at speeds up to 70 miles per hour and contain winds estimated at over 200 miles per hour. Som

Severe storms arrived as forecast on the evening of March 10, whipping up high winds, enormous hailstones and tornadoes.

At 12:47 p.m. on Sunday, the National Weather Service issued a wind advisory valid from Monday 2 p.m. until Tuesday 2 a.m. for Middlesex, Monmouth, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Ocean, Cumberland,