Warm Saturday in central Ohio brings strong storms, wind and hail

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM

A warm front lifted north midday across Ohio allowing the clouds will thin out, and temperatures soared into the 70s. Clusters of strong to severe storms feeding off the heat and humidity brought heavy rain, wind and hail.

The atmosphere cooled over central Ohio in the wake of storms, which should temporarily keep things more stable, with scattered showers and isolated storms the remainder of the evening.

Low pressure in the central Plains will move to northern Michigan early Sunday. A trailing cold front will cross Ohio after midnight with a few bands of gusty showers and storms late tonight, and a continuing risk of damaging wind gusts late tonight and early Sunday morning.

A wind advisory will go into effect Sunday morning for strong winds will behind the cold front around 40 mph, before diminishing. After some early showers, skies will clear in the afternoon.

Dry weather and seasonable temperatures will mark the beginning of the week. A southern disturbance will brush the Ohio Valley on Tuesday, with rain staying south of central Ohio. Another opportunity of rain will come with a series of systems moving across the Southern states, coupled with cooler weather.

• Saturday: Cloudy, breezy, humid, scattered strong storms. High 77, falling to mid-60s
• Tonight: Cloudy, humid, showers, storms. Low 64
• Sunday: Showers early, becoming windy, some sun p.m. High 66
• Monday: Partly sunny, breezy, cooler. High 49 (43)
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. High 48 (35)
• Wednesday: Clouds linger, few showers. High 50 (37)
• Thursday: Few showers. High 53 (38)
• Friday: Showers a.m., clearing. High 50 (34)