If the sirens sound, the National Weather Service will have issued a Tornado Warning for the local area, FCEM&HS said.

Strong Winds Strong winds of 55 mph or more can cause significant damage even though no tornado is present. "Downbursts" are columns of air that slam to the earth and spread high winds in many directions. Downbursts can be just as damaging as tornadoes; if such conditions are present, take the same precautions as you would for a tornado.

The National Weather Service has issued tornado warnings for parts of Ohio as a storm system moving across most of the Midwest makes its way toward Columbus. The tornado warnings were focused on the southwestern part of the state.

The weekly test of tornado sirens in central Ohio has been called off for Wednesday due to pending severe weather. Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland

Central Ohio took a beating from Mother Nature for a couple hours Sunday night, but the worst of it moved out of the area after 11 p.m. Tornado warnings were issued in Franklin and other area counties,

A tornado warning has been issued for parts of Ohio, West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania. The National Weather Service says the warning includes parts of Eastern Belmont County in Ohio, parts of Marshall and Ohio counties in West Virginia, and parts of Greene and Washington counties in Pennsylvania.

As strong storms moved through Franklin County, a tree fell into a East Side home, trapping a juvenile inside, the Columbus Division of Fire said.

NWS warns of severe weather and heavy rain in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, with potential storms, gusts, and flooding risks.